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Quick question-would appreciate your opinions!

Hey,

I am a mature student, currently studying on an Access to HE course at Birkbeck College, UOL...

I have applied to Harris Manchester college to read Law and so far only received an acknowledgment (like most of us here I guess :smile:

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Anw, my tutor has suggested sending in an updated reference to them sometime next week, before they send out their interview/rejection letters, and asked to me email the admissions tutor at the college to ask whether they would accept it..

So I did and got an email approximately few hours later stating that they would be "very pleased to have an updated reference etc."

I will admit that this has given me (probably false) hope, as I have arrived to the reasoning that if they would have already put my application aside as worthless (a definite no-no in other words), they wouldnt bother asking for that second reference...I know this is just an assumption, maybe even a silly one, but I would love it if people would give me their honest opinions on this...

Thanks :smile:

P.S. You can probably tell I am very very worried over all of this :confused:

Reply 1

hobnob

Hmm, to be honest, I wouldn't read too much into this if I were you.

Reply 2

talon1579

But if you don't send it, you'll never know. How old are you, if you don't mind me asking?

Reply 3

Derek_the_Sheep

It's just a polite way of saying "OK, send us the updated reference, then." Don't read anything into it.

DtS

Reply 4

eve_22

talon1579

But if you don't send it, you'll never know. How old are you, if you don't mind me asking?

22...will be 23 when starting uni next year (hopefully)

Reply 5

Jez_249

Yeh, if they've said you should send one in... they might think.... 'idiot... or sumin like that' but it wont affect you at all cause its the refernce they're looking at :biggrin:

Jez

Reply 6

eve_22

Jez_249

Yeh, if they've said you should send one in... they might think.... 'idiot... or sumin like that' but it wont affect you at all cause its the refernce they're looking at :biggrin:

Jez

Ok I will admit I didnt get your point :smile:

Reply 7

talon1579

You are not exactly ancient!

I do wish you luck with your application. I'm Talon1579's Mum and you are half my age!

To be serious, surely the Uni will appreciate your life experience and you can be more certain about your career path than an 18 year old who hasn't done much yet. They will look at your committment to studying, which you are currently proving by studying on an access course rather than being spoon-fed A levels at school.

Being a little cynical now, I should think that they are more likely to accept you or try to accept you so that your acceptance will increase their numbers of students who have entered Uni by less conventional means i.e. not directly from private schools.

Be positive. I've heard that they don't like arrogance and you don't come over like that either.

Reply 8

hobnob

talon1579

Being a little cynical now, I should think that they are more likely to accept you or try to accept you so that your acceptance will increase their numbers of students who have entered Uni by less conventional means i.e. not directly from private schools.

As far as I'm aware, Harris Manchester isn't exactly renowned for its massive intake of people "directly from private schools", though. :s-smilie:

Reply 9

talon1579

I guess I meant Oxbridge in general.

Reply 10

hobnob

talon1579

I guess I meant Oxbridge in general.

Well, anyway, that in itself won't affect their decision.

Reply 11

eve_22

talon1579

Thank you for the encouraging words! I really appreciate them, specially at this anxiety filled time of waiting...

Harris Manchester is a mature student college, as you may already know, and that was one of the reasons I applied there in the first place...I am trying to be hopeful, as this is something that I really want to do...However, I am aware that I am competing against many highly intelligent people...That's probably the reason for all the reading between the lines when it comes to admission office emails etc. :smile:

Reply 12