UCL entry requirements

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew the rate of people being able to be accepted into UCL as I've heard many talk about how hard it is getting into UCL, For example, on a forum I saw someone say that most people getting into UCL exceed the entry requirements, Furthermore, someone replied to me on another forum explaining that people who even are eligible to UCL's contextual criteria and achieve A*s are still unsuccessful in their application to UCL, does this only apply to stem degrees as they are highly competitive? or do UCL heavily rely on personal statements (I know that UCL is competitive but I haven't heard this discussion on any other russell groups such as KCL)

Reply 1

lafeem78321

2

Original post by reflective-these

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew the rate of people being able to be accepted into UCL as I've heard many talk about how hard it is getting into UCL, For example, on a forum I saw someone say that most people getting into UCL exceed the entry requirements, Furthermore, someone replied to me on another forum explaining that people who even are eligible to UCL's contextual criteria and achieve A*s are still unsuccessful in their application to UCL, does this only apply to stem degrees as they are highly competitive? or do UCL heavily rely on personal statements (I know that UCL is competitive but I haven't heard this discussion on any other russell groups such as KCL)

Is good to hear

Reply 2

reflective-these

OP

8

Original post by lafeem78321

Is good to hear

sorry what do you mean

Reply 3

Anonymous #1

Original post by reflective-these

sorry what do you mean

I am happy about university college

Reply 4

Anonymous #2

Original post by reflective-these

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew the rate of people being able to be accepted into UCL as I've heard many talk about how hard it is getting into UCL, For example, on a forum I saw someone say that most people getting into UCL exceed the entry requirements, Furthermore, someone replied to me on another forum explaining that people who even are eligible to UCL's contextual criteria and achieve A*s are still unsuccessful in their application to UCL, does this only apply to stem degrees as they are highly competitive? or do UCL heavily rely on personal statements (I know that UCL is competitive but I haven't heard this discussion on any other russell groups such as KCL)

You will always be accepted as long as you meet the criteria. Every subject is different and UCL may start accepting “the next best grades” to fill up any available spaces. On UCAS they have a new feature where for the course at that uni they tell you the height and lowest grade, plus the average grade. You can type in different grades and see what the acceptance percentage was too.

Reply 5

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

21

Original post by Anonymous

You will always be accepted as long as you meet the criteria. Every subject is different and UCL may start accepting “the next best grades” to fill up any available spaces. On UCAS they have a new feature where for the course at that uni they tell you the height and lowest grade, plus the average grade. You can type in different grades and see what the acceptance percentage was too.

The thread starter here is asking about being made an offer, not being accepted with grades once they have one.

Original post by reflective-these

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew the rate of people being able to be accepted into UCL as I've heard many talk about how hard it is getting into UCL, For example, on a forum I saw someone say that most people getting into UCL exceed the entry requirements, Furthermore, someone replied to me on another forum explaining that people who even are eligible to UCL's contextual criteria and achieve A*s are still unsuccessful in their application to UCL, does this only apply to stem degrees as they are highly competitive? or do UCL heavily rely on personal statements (I know that UCL is competitive but I haven't heard this discussion on any other russell groups such as KCL)

In all honesty you would probably be best to try and contact UCL about the offer rate and personal statement question. It's the kind of thing they might divulge during application webinars or open days.

Reply 6

random_matt

20

https://www.admissionreport.com/university-college-london

Reply 7

BubblesBB

13

Original post by reflective-these

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew the rate of people being able to be accepted into UCL as I've heard many talk about how hard it is getting into UCL, For example, on a forum I saw someone say that most people getting into UCL exceed the entry requirements, Furthermore, someone replied to me on another forum explaining that people who even are eligible to UCL's contextual criteria and achieve A*s are still unsuccessful in their application to UCL, does this only apply to stem degrees as they are highly competitive? or do UCL heavily rely on personal statements (I know that UCL is competitive but I haven't heard this discussion on any other russell groups such as KCL)

Some courses are more competitive than others. UCL is often over-subcribed and so they get to choose from sometimes a very large pool. The admission report .com website does provide a rough idea. You can also visit the "official UCL offer holders" forum found on here, for each year where there is a spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1APbQJsV-aFS8NDimU23waCfr3HyRIB_gOiA_okyxI50/htmlview?pli=1#gid=194357609 capturing responses from members here (their predicted grades and whether they received an offer or were rejected). Meeting the standard entry requirement does not guarantee an offer, just because they receive so many applicants (UCL does not go into Clearing either) and they get to choose.

I don't know if my UCAS personal statement was read by UCL but I had 4 other universities that I applied to and amongst them, 3 definitely said they read personal statements and use it as a tie-breaker.

(edited 4 months ago)

Reply 8

BubblesBB

13

Original post by Anonymous

You will always be accepted as long as you meet the criteria. Every subject is different and UCL may start accepting “the next best grades” to fill up any available spaces. On UCAS they have a new feature where for the course at that uni they tell you the height and lowest grade, plus the average grade. You can type in different grades and see what the acceptance percentage was too.

I thought this was pretty useless because the lowest offers would apply to contextuals, and unless you are contextual, this would hardly be a realistic offer. So the whole "average" is messed up.

UCL entry requirements

Quick Reply

Related discussions

Articles for you