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Official: University of St Andrews A100 2023 Entry

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Reply 600

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by wad2891
if im honest i think the chances for anyone left is low, but if you take into account strike days and the fact that some interviews were delayed due to finals, interviews may be going out for longer than last year!

Honestly, I feel the same way. I applied for A990 but have not seen anyone here or any other forums who have got an interview from st Andrews, so I keep telling myself that maybe they have not started interview a990 applicants. But a friend who applied last year told me that perhaps I just didn’t make it. I think that’s highly possible because what we see in these forums might not be representative of the full picture. Aberdeen said that they would send out about 350 offers by Jan 31, but only about 10-15 people here on TSR claim that they have received an offer, so many of us thought that perhaps they had delayed sending out the offers. in the end, Aberdeen sent out an email and confirmed that they dud indeed send out 350 offers. this just shows that there are many people who are not on these forums.

Reply 601

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by cokecolacrow
Honestly, I feel the same way. I applied for A990 but have not seen anyone here or any other forums who have got an interview from st Andrews, so I keep telling myself that maybe they have not started interview a990 applicants. But a friend who applied last year told me that perhaps I just didn’t make it. I think that’s highly possible because what we see in these forums might not be representative of the full picture. Aberdeen said that they would send out about 350 offers by Jan 31, but only about 10-15 people here on TSR claim that they have received an offer, so many of us thought that perhaps they had delayed sending out the offers. in the end, Aberdeen sent out an email and confirmed that they dud indeed send out 350 offers. this just shows that there are many people who are not on these forums.


True. Many doesn't use this forum. It's good to know Aberdeen send out all the 350 offers. They started the interview month late this time. so they might be doing interview until end of March I guess. For some applicants they gave only one week notice for interview. So its possible to get interview invitation until 3rd week of March

Reply 602

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by curiousappa
True. Many doesn't use this forum. It's good to know Aberdeen send out all the 350 offers. They started the interview month late this time. so they might be doing interview until end of March I guess. For some applicants they gave only one week notice for interview. So its possible to get interview invitation until 3rd week of March

Were you referring to St Andrews when you said that they started interview late and it’s possible to get interview invites until March?

Aberdeen has sent out majority of the offers, but they are going to interview 80 more people in March and will send out the remaining offers end of March

Reply 603

Hey! The A990 is an external application, through the university directly so hopefully you shouldve gotten a information session email if you had registered your interest. I just had my St Andrews interview for the A100 course last week and had asked about A990 as a back up. They interview for A990 in the summer months as it is a separate programme to the traditional medicine route. Hope that helps!

Reply 604

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by AsianNerd:)
Hey! The A990 is an external application, through the university directly so hopefully you shouldve gotten an information session email if you had registered your interest. I just had my St Andrews interview for the A100 course last week and had asked about A990 as a back up. They interview for A990 in the summer months as it is a separate programme to the traditional medicine route. Hope that helps!

So you mean they really haven’t started interviews for the A990 program yet?

Reply 605

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by cokecolacrow
So you mean they really haven’t started interviews for the A990 program yet?

Omg im so sorry i thought you meant the gateway programme! The A990 programme is similar to the A100 but they’re really weird with the way they get back. For me they got back with little to no notice, 5 days before my interview last Wednesday (8th Feb). All international students (which I also assume extends to Canadian students) are interviewed online for St Andrews. If you haven’t heard back, don’t be disheartened. I genuinely thought I wasn’t going to hear back at all and then on a random Thursday night at 5pm they got back to me with a date and time for my interview (you don’t get to choose, at least for the A100). If you’ve got any questions you should email [email protected] and they’ll get back to you with any specific questions :smile:

Reply 606

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by AsianNerd:)
Omg im so sorry i thought you meant the gateway programme! The A990 programme is similar to the A100 but they’re really weird with the way they get back. For me they got back with little to no notice, 5 days before my interview last Wednesday (8th Feb). All international students (which I also assume extends to Canadian students) are interviewed online for St Andrews. If you haven’t heard back, don’t be disheartened. I genuinely thought I wasn’t going to hear back at all and then on a random Thursday night at 5pm they got back to me with a date and time for my interview (you don’t get to choose, at least for the A100). If you’ve got any questions you should email [email protected] and they’ll get back to you with any specific questions :smile:

Thanks so much for the info. Appreciate it

Reply 607

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by AsianNerd:)
Omg im so sorry i thought you meant the gateway programme! The A990 programme is similar to the A100 but they’re really weird with the way they get back. For me they got back with little to no notice, 5 days before my interview last Wednesday (8th Feb). All international students (which I also assume extends to Canadian students) are interviewed online for St Andrews. If you haven’t heard back, don’t be disheartened. I genuinely thought I wasn’t going to hear back at all and then on a random Thursday night at 5pm they got back to me with a date and time for my interview (you don’t get to choose, at least for the A100). If you’ve got any questions you should email [email protected] and they’ll get back to you with any specific questions :smile:

I applied for a990 but have yet to hear back too!! did you get interviewed for a990? if you dont mind sharing what are your stats? thank you!😊

Reply 608

Any international applicant who has given an interview so far- how was your experience? Did you find it challenging?

Reply 609

Have RUK rejections been sent out??

Reply 610

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by Peterwill24
Have RUK rejections been sent out??


Haven't heard of any RUK offers either

Reply 611

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by docxo
Haven't heard of any RUK offers either


Offers will be out by Mid March I guess

Reply 612

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by docxo
Haven't heard of any RUK offers either


Same here, i had my interview mid January. I wonder when we will hear

Reply 613

Original post
by cokecolacrow
Honestly, I feel the same way. I applied for A990 but have not seen anyone here or any other forums who have got an interview from st Andrews, so I keep telling myself that maybe they have not started interview a990 applicants. But a friend who applied last year told me that perhaps I just didn’t make it. I think that’s highly possible because what we see in these forums might not be representative of the full picture. Aberdeen said that they would send out about 350 offers by Jan 31, but only about 10-15 people here on TSR claim that they have received an offer, so many of us thought that perhaps they had delayed sending out the offers. in the end, Aberdeen sent out an email and confirmed that they dud indeed send out 350 offers. this just shows that there are many people who are not on these forums.


Most Aberdeen offers will have gone to Scottish applicants. I think there are many more English people on here, most of the advice is focused on English applicants.

Reply 614

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by TCL
Most Aberdeen offers will have gone to Scottish applicants. I think there are many more English people on here, most of the advice is focused on English applicants.

Yes, you are right. The 10-15 people who claimed that they had received an offer from Aberdeen were mostly Scottish

Reply 615

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by cokecolacrow
Yes, you are right. The 10-15 people who claimed that they had received an offer from Aberdeen were mostly Scottish


Have you applied for the A100 program at St Andrews?

Reply 616

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by RM953
Have you applied for the A100 program at St Andrews?

I only applied for A990 at St Andrews. We are not allowed to apply for both at the same time, and I chose A990

Reply 617

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by cokecolacrow
I only applied for A990 at St Andrews. We are not allowed to apply for both at the same time, and I chose A990

did you hear back yet??🙈

Reply 618

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by jacqz
did you hear back yet??🙈


No, never heard from St Andrews except for the acknowledgement of my application a few days after I submitted my UCAS application.

Reply 619

Does anyone know the date of the latest interview from last year?

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