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Official Anthropology Applicants Thread 2024

Are you applying to study anthropology at university this year?
Well this is the place for you!


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Reply 1

Anyone applied to anthropology? if so where and what r ur stats

Reply 2

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by ame3em
Anyone applied to anthropology? if so where and what r ur stats

Yep! Applied to:

Bristol Anthropology BA
Bristol Anthopology with Innovation MArts
Durham Anthropology BA
Exeter Anthropology and Archaeology BA
Winchester Anthropology BA

My predicted are A*AA and my GCSEs were all 8s and 9s. So far I've got offers for both the Bristol courses, Winchester and Durham!! I'm pretty set on Bristol, and will probably take just the Anth BA, as that's what I'm most interested in. I find the Bristol course to be the broadest, whereas I learnt that Exeter's anth is just social and cultural anth.

Reply 3

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by ame3em
Anyone applied to anthropology? if so where and what r ur stats


i’ve applied about half anthropology and half linguistics courses. my gcses are 77777778899 and i’m predicted AAAA.
i have applied for (anthro only):
university of manchester, linguistics and social anthropology (offered ABB)
edinburgh university, linguistics and social anthropology
durham university, anthropology and sociology

Reply 4

I'm an international applicant and applied for:
Edinburgh, Social Anthropology
UCL, Anthropology
SOAS, Social Anthropology
LSE, Social Anthropology
Manchester, Social Anthropology
My predicted are A*AAA (not very strong compared to other Chinese applicants😅 but I spent lots of time on my personal statement).
Edit: 5/5! Firmed LSE and insured UCL😄
(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 5

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by ame3em
Anyone applied to anthropology? if so where and what r ur stats

hey yeah ive applied to
Sussex BA anthropology and language (spanish)
Birmingham BA social athropology
Plymouth BA anthropology
Bristol BA anthropology
Oxford brooks BA social anthropology
my top choices are sussex (ABB) and birmingham (AAB)
my predicted is ABB and im at BBB at the moment lol

Reply 6

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by ame3em
Anyone applied to anthropology? if so where and what r ur stats

I’ve applied Anthro at:
UCL
Exeter

Social Science:
King’s

Law at:
UCL
King’s

A Levels predicted: A*A*A*A
GCSES: 99999988877

Reply 7

Has anyone heard back from edinburgh social anth as a home student??

Reply 8

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by ame3em
Has anyone heard back from edinburgh social anth as a home student??
still waiting 🥲

Reply 9

does moral and political philosophy link to anthropology in any way?

Reply 10

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by lunaaaaaaaa12345
does moral and political philosophy link to anthropology in any way?
in terms of modules, a lot of unis have crime and politics ones as part of their anthropology courses. i linked to those types of things on my personal statement

Reply 11

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by ame3em
Anyone applied to anthropology? if so where and what r ur stats

hii i’ve applied for social anthropology at lse, soas and uom, my other choices were social science (rhuol)and global health and social science (kcl).
i’ve had offers from all but lse
my predicted were a*aa english langlit, sociology and psychology:smile:

Reply 12

Just got an offer from edinburgh!!

Reply 13

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by ame3em
Just got an offer from edinburgh!!


exciting well done!! what are your predicteds if you don’t mind me asking? i’m still waiting for anthropology and linguistics

Reply 14

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by funny-liquid
exciting well done!! what are your predicteds if you don’t mind me asking? i’m still waiting for anthropology and linguistics

Thank you!! 3 A*s and A in EPQ, Hoping you get an offer soon🤞🤞

Reply 15

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by ame3em
Just got an offer from edinburgh!!

I just got one for straight anth aswell :smile:

Is Edinburgh your first choice?

Reply 16

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by zleggz
I just got one for straight anth aswell :smile:
Is Edinburgh your first choice?


did you apply with similar grades? getting stressed that my As aren’t gonna get me in lol

Reply 17

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by zleggz
I just got one for straight anth aswell :smile:
Is Edinburgh your first choice?

Nope, Durham, but i’ve put it as my insurance. What about you?

Reply 18

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by ame3em
Nope, Durham, but i’ve put it as my insurance. What about you?

I got into Cambridge for HSPS so that's my firm, but Edinburgh is also my insurance :smile:

Reply 19

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by funny-liquid
did you apply with similar grades? getting stressed that my As aren’t gonna get me in lol

eek sorry I'm predicted A*s !! I'm sure it'll be fine though, they care more about PS for anthropology :smile:

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