How competitive is UCL admissions?

In comparison to Oxbridge/Imperial - which I know takes far more than simply the grades to receive an offer, how competitive are UCL admissions in general and for specific courses? I'm applying from the US and I have the minimum grades for their Earth Science course which I applied to back in September but I'm not sure if that's all it takes or if there's a lot more to it. Imperial rejected my pre-interview although I had the grades and people told me that for the course having the grades and paying more as an international should be enough to at least get an interview so I'm concerned about UCL.

In comparison to Oxbridge/Imperial - which I know takes far more than simply the grades to receive an offer, how competitive are UCL admissions in general and for specific courses? I'm applying from the US and I have the minimum grades for their Earth Science course which I applied to back in September but I'm not sure if that's all it takes or if there's a lot more to it. Imperial rejected my pre-interview although I had the grades and people told me that for the course having the grades and paying more as an international should be enough to at least get an interview so I'm concerned about UCL.

Hi sweetheart!! So I applied for health sciences October 4th and I’m also yet to hear anything back and it’s been well over 3 months. I had a meeting with admissions today and due to equal consideration they tend to wait till all the applications are in before making a majority of the offers. Most people who have offers right now are those with VERY high predicted grades. I did some research and your course doesn’t get many applicants and has an acceptance rate of around 80%!! 🎉 If you meet the requirements u have nothing to worry about ) Abroad students are considered highly so I think you’ll be okay.

I did some more digging and in 2022 one of the first earth science offers was given on the 2nd of february, another on the 22nd of february. So just hold on c: keep us posted!!

As someone who also applied to earth sciences for UCL with predicted grades AAA, i'm not sure if i'll get an offer based on my actual a levels being geography film and drama - the website says two sciences preferred so i'm not massively hopeful haha do you think i have a shot? This was so helpful!

Hi sweetheart!! So I applied for health sciences October 4th and I’m also yet to hear anything back and it’s been well over 3 months. I had a meeting with admissions today and due to equal consideration they tend to wait till all the applications are in before making a majority of the offers. Most people who have offers right now are those with VERY high predicted grades. I did some research and your course doesn’t get many applicants and has an acceptance rate of around 80%!! 🎉 If you meet the requirements u have nothing to worry about ) Abroad students are considered highly so I think you’ll be okay.

I did some more digging and in 2022 one of the first earth science offers was given on the 2nd of february, another on the 22nd of february. So just hold on c: keep us posted!!

I have the requirements in Chemistry and Biology (A* equivalent), plus the Standardized overall test that we take in the US by quite a bit (basically the equivalent of another A*). I'm also predicted the math score (A*) but I called and they told me that if I was made an offer it would be unconditional since I have the requirements. However, I was also told that having the requirements for the course would at least get me an interview at Imperial and I didn't even get that so I'm a bit more worried about UCL.Basically, my grades right now are the equivalent of (A* A A) with another predicted on the way but I know things are very different internationally and anything can happen, especially since they take a long time. It'll be tough to wait so is there anything I can do? If not I have no problem sitting tight.

I am in the exact same situation, I have applied to earth sciences at UCL and my subjects are Biology, Psychology and German. Unfortunately psychology isn't considered a science at UCL unlike many other universities. My predicted is A*A*A but I'm hoping to achieve A*AA. I haven't heard back from UCl yet nor know of anyone who has for earth science. I Asked at the open day and thr admissions tutor told me that I still have a chance of getting in depending on how many people apply and those who have 2 sciences will get priority depending on their grades I think. But it is a very niche course so hopefully they have enough places for people without 2 sciences.