Which TMUA date should I choose?
As you may know, the TMUA is now compulsory for the economics course, and I'm just wondering which date I should choose. October is very close and I wont have much time to revise for it (due to retests), and January fixes that issue, but as results take 1.5-2 months to come out, could this harm my application, as I would hand it in so late? I'm assuming that those who submit earlier have a better chance as there are much more places. Thanks.
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Original post by ascennn
As you may know, the TMUA is now compulsory for the economics course, and I'm just wondering which date I should choose. October is very close and I wont have much time to revise for it (due to retests), and January fixes that issue, but as results take 1.5-2 months to come out, could this harm my application, as I would hand it in so late? I'm assuming that those who submit earlier have a better chance as there are much more places. Thanks.
Original post by thegeek888
Are you also applying for Cambridge or Oxford? 😧
No neither of those 👍
Original post by ascennn
No neither of those 👍
Original post by thegeek888
Then sit the TMUA in January.
but isn’t the ucas deadline january 31st? the results for january TMUA comes out mid february. How will the university see my results as it won’t be in my application when i submit it?
Original post by Anonymous
but isn’t the ucas deadline january 31st? the results for january TMUA comes out mid february. How will the university see my results as it won’t be in my application when i submit it?
Original post by thegeek888
The results will be sent to the univerisities of your choice a few days after the test.
do universities make decisions on offers before the results are sent? Also where do I mention on my application that I have a pending TMUA exam result? will it be in my personal statement or an additional section for qualifications and exams where I state that i have done the TMUA exam in January?
Original post by Anonymous
do universities make decisions on offers before the results are sent? Also where do I mention on my application that I have a pending TMUA exam result? will it be in my personal statement or an additional section for qualifications and exams where I state that i have done the TMUA exam in January?
@DataVenia might know? 😧
Original post by Anonymous
do universities make decisions on offers before the results are sent? Also where do I mention on my application that I have a pending TMUA exam result? will it be in my personal statement or an additional section for qualifications and exams where I state that i have done the TMUA exam in January?
Original post by thegeek888
@DataVenia might know? 😧
LSE actually recommend here that you take the TMUA in October rather the January:
"Either sitting is acceptable for applicants to LSE but applicants are strongly encouraged to take the first sitting as this will allow the widest availability of time slots and locations."
I suspect that their motivation might also be that having the results earlier suits them better. Note, however, that either sitting is acceptable. So if you'd benefit from the extra time to prepare, then absolutely go for a January slot. (But be aware of what LSE say about the availability of those slots).
You will not be at a disadvantage if you take it in January, as long as your UCAS application is submitted ahead of the "equal consideration" deadline. That's simply because they're not allowed to treat an earlier applicant more favourably. Hence the term "equal consideration".
They'll handle this in one of two ways (and each uni might do this differently). Either they'll make no decisions on courses where the TMUA is a factor until the results from both the October and January sittings are available, or they'll limit the number of offers they make initially (i.e. to those who applied early and used the October sitting) in order that they can consider later applications equally.
They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant). That wouldn't make a lot of sense.
I assume you'd enter the TMUA within the qualifications section, if you can find a way to do it, although I'm not entirely sure on that. Sorry.
Have you tried to add it? Is it listed as a qualification? Or were you planning on adding it manually as "other"?
Original post by thegeek888
Then sit the TMUA in January.
Thanks 🙏🏾
Original post by DataVenia
LSE actually recommend here that you take the TMUA in October rather the January:
"Either sitting is acceptable for applicants to LSE but applicants are strongly encouraged to take the first sitting as this will allow the widest availability of time slots and locations."
I suspect that their motivation might also be that having the results earlier suits them better. Note, however, that either sitting is acceptable. So if you'd benefit from the extra time to prepare, then absolutely go for a January slot. (But be aware of what LSE say about the availability of those slots).
You will not be at a disadvantage if you take it in January, as long as your UCAS application is submitted ahead of the "equal consideration" deadline. That's simply because they're not allowed to treat an earlier applicant more favourably. Hence the term "equal consideration".
They'll handle this in one of two ways (and each uni might do this differently). Either they'll make no decisions on courses where the TMUA is a factor until the results from both the October and January sittings are available, or they'll limit the number of offers they make initially (i.e. to those who applied early and used the October sitting) in order that they can consider later applications equally.
They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant). That wouldn't make a lot of sense.
I assume you'd enter the TMUA within the qualifications section, if you can find a way to do it, although I'm not entirely sure on that. Sorry.
Have you tried to add it? Is it listed as a qualification? Or were you planning on adding it manually as "other"?
"Either sitting is acceptable for applicants to LSE but applicants are strongly encouraged to take the first sitting as this will allow the widest availability of time slots and locations."
I suspect that their motivation might also be that having the results earlier suits them better. Note, however, that either sitting is acceptable. So if you'd benefit from the extra time to prepare, then absolutely go for a January slot. (But be aware of what LSE say about the availability of those slots).
You will not be at a disadvantage if you take it in January, as long as your UCAS application is submitted ahead of the "equal consideration" deadline. That's simply because they're not allowed to treat an earlier applicant more favourably. Hence the term "equal consideration".
They'll handle this in one of two ways (and each uni might do this differently). Either they'll make no decisions on courses where the TMUA is a factor until the results from both the October and January sittings are available, or they'll limit the number of offers they make initially (i.e. to those who applied early and used the October sitting) in order that they can consider later applications equally.
They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant). That wouldn't make a lot of sense.
I assume you'd enter the TMUA within the qualifications section, if you can find a way to do it, although I'm not entirely sure on that. Sorry.
Have you tried to add it? Is it listed as a qualification? Or were you planning on adding it manually as "other"?
Thank you very much, that’s very helpful. I wasn’t aware of equal consideration so thanks for letting me know. I’ll take the test in January then, as I’ll have more time to prepare for it.
Original post by ascennn
Thank you very much, that’s very helpful. I wasn’t aware of equal consideration so thanks for letting me know. I’ll take the test in January then, as I’ll have more time to prepare for it.
Good plan.
Original post by DataVenia
Good plan.
Sorry one more question quickly, i’ve searched and the equal consideration deadline seems to be the 18th of January, and the TMUA sitting is on the 8th/9th of January. If results are sent out 1.5/2 months later how am I supposed to apply? Do universities receive your results earlier?
Original post by ascennn
Sorry one more question quickly, i’ve searched and the equal consideration deadline seems to be the 18th of January, and the TMUA sitting is on the 8th/9th of January. If results are sent out 1.5/2 months later how am I supposed to apply? Do universities receive your results earlier?
This UCAS cycle the equal consideration deadline is 29 January 2025 (source). It does move around each year, so I'm guessing the date you found was for a prior year.
You apply without knowing your TMUA results (in the same way that you apply without knowing your A level results). They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant).
So they'll sit on your application until late February or early March - i.e. whenever they get the TMUA results. Only then will they have all the information to make offer decisions.
Original post by DataVenia
This UCAS cycle the equal consideration deadline is 29 January 2025 (source). It does move around each year, so I'm guessing the date you found was for a prior year.
You apply without knowing your TMUA results (in the same way that you apply without knowing your A level results). They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant).
So they'll sit on your application until late February or early March - i.e. whenever they get the TMUA results. Only then will they have all the information to make offer decisions.
You apply without knowing your TMUA results (in the same way that you apply without knowing your A level results). They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant).
So they'll sit on your application until late February or early March - i.e. whenever they get the TMUA results. Only then will they have all the information to make offer decisions.
but what if i’m doing the TMUA as an additional test just to boost my application for economics. It is not a requirement for any of the universities i plan to apply to but i figured doing an external math entrance exam could give me a competitive edge. If it’s not required by the uni then is it still fine to do the exam in January? Will the university still wait for my result to come to make a decision?
Original post by Anonymous
but what if i’m doing the TMUA as an additional test just to boost my application for economics. It is not a requirement for any of the universities i plan to apply to but i figured doing an external math entrance exam could give me a competitive edge. If it’s not required by the uni then is it still fine to do the exam in January? Will the university still wait for my result to come to make a decision?
If it's not a requirement, but is still something which could influence their offer decision, then I would expect them to wait until the TMUA results are available before making that offer decision.
If you want to be sure, you'd sit the TMUA in October, such that you could include the result in your UCAS application.
Original post by DataVenia
LSE actually recommend here that you take the TMUA in October rather the January:
"Either sitting is acceptable for applicants to LSE but applicants are strongly encouraged to take the first sitting as this will allow the widest availability of time slots and locations."
I suspect that their motivation might also be that having the results earlier suits them better. Note, however, that either sitting is acceptable. So if you'd benefit from the extra time to prepare, then absolutely go for a January slot. (But be aware of what LSE say about the availability of those slots).
You will not be at a disadvantage if you take it in January, as long as your UCAS application is submitted ahead of the "equal consideration" deadline. That's simply because they're not allowed to treat an earlier applicant more favourably. Hence the term "equal consideration".
They'll handle this in one of two ways (and each uni might do this differently). Either they'll make no decisions on courses where the TMUA is a factor until the results from both the October and January sittings are available, or they'll limit the number of offers they make initially (i.e. to those who applied early and used the October sitting) in order that they can consider later applications equally.
They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant). That wouldn't make a lot of sense.
I assume you'd enter the TMUA within the qualifications section, if you can find a way to do it, although I'm not entirely sure on that. Sorry.
Have you tried to add it? Is it listed as a qualification? Or were you planning on adding it manually as "other"?
"Either sitting is acceptable for applicants to LSE but applicants are strongly encouraged to take the first sitting as this will allow the widest availability of time slots and locations."
I suspect that their motivation might also be that having the results earlier suits them better. Note, however, that either sitting is acceptable. So if you'd benefit from the extra time to prepare, then absolutely go for a January slot. (But be aware of what LSE say about the availability of those slots).
You will not be at a disadvantage if you take it in January, as long as your UCAS application is submitted ahead of the "equal consideration" deadline. That's simply because they're not allowed to treat an earlier applicant more favourably. Hence the term "equal consideration".
They'll handle this in one of two ways (and each uni might do this differently). Either they'll make no decisions on courses where the TMUA is a factor until the results from both the October and January sittings are available, or they'll limit the number of offers they make initially (i.e. to those who applied early and used the October sitting) in order that they can consider later applications equally.
They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant). That wouldn't make a lot of sense.
I assume you'd enter the TMUA within the qualifications section, if you can find a way to do it, although I'm not entirely sure on that. Sorry.
Have you tried to add it? Is it listed as a qualification? Or were you planning on adding it manually as "other"?
If you were to be submitting your UCAS application on the October deadline, but the oxbridge course you were applying to did not require the TMUA but other courses you apply to did (ie maths at warrick or imperial), could you still take the TMUA in january or would it have to be in October?
Original post by ilst
If you were to be submitting your UCAS application on the October deadline, but the oxbridge course you were applying to did not require the TMUA but other courses you apply to did (ie maths at warrick or imperial), could you still take the TMUA in january or would it have to be in October?
You can sit in October or January, although October has the advantage of more time slots (apparently).
As Warwick say here:
"We will only accept the results from one test in each admissions cycle, but you can choose whether you sit the test in October or January.
There is no advantage to sitting the test in the first or second sitting. However, we strongly encourage you to register for test sitting 1, where possible, to have access to the widest choice of time slots in your chosen location."
Imperial say exactly the same thing here:
"We will only accept the results from one test in each admissions cycle, but you can choose whether you sit the test in October or January.
...
There is no advantage to sitting the test in the first or second sitting. However, we strongly encourage you to register for test sitting 1, where possible, to have access to the widest choice of time slots in your chosen location."
The fact that the text is identical (to my eye) suggests that it's standard boilerplate text that the unis have been asked to use.
Original post by DataVenia
LSE actually recommend here that you take the TMUA in October rather the January:
"Either sitting is acceptable for applicants to LSE but applicants are strongly encouraged to take the first sitting as this will allow the widest availability of time slots and locations."
I suspect that their motivation might also be that having the results earlier suits them better. Note, however, that either sitting is acceptable. So if you'd benefit from the extra time to prepare, then absolutely go for a January slot. (But be aware of what LSE say about the availability of those slots).
You will not be at a disadvantage if you take it in January, as long as your UCAS application is submitted ahead of the "equal consideration" deadline. That's simply because they're not allowed to treat an earlier applicant more favourably. Hence the term "equal consideration".
They'll handle this in one of two ways (and each uni might do this differently). Either they'll make no decisions on courses where the TMUA is a factor until the results from both the October and January sittings are available, or they'll limit the number of offers they make initially (i.e. to those who applied early and used the October sitting) in order that they can consider later applications equally.
They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant). That wouldn't make a lot of sense.
I assume you'd enter the TMUA within the qualifications section, if you can find a way to do it, although I'm not entirely sure on that. Sorry.
Have you tried to add it? Is it listed as a qualification? Or were you planning on adding it manually as "other"?
"Either sitting is acceptable for applicants to LSE but applicants are strongly encouraged to take the first sitting as this will allow the widest availability of time slots and locations."
I suspect that their motivation might also be that having the results earlier suits them better. Note, however, that either sitting is acceptable. So if you'd benefit from the extra time to prepare, then absolutely go for a January slot. (But be aware of what LSE say about the availability of those slots).
You will not be at a disadvantage if you take it in January, as long as your UCAS application is submitted ahead of the "equal consideration" deadline. That's simply because they're not allowed to treat an earlier applicant more favourably. Hence the term "equal consideration".
They'll handle this in one of two ways (and each uni might do this differently). Either they'll make no decisions on courses where the TMUA is a factor until the results from both the October and January sittings are available, or they'll limit the number of offers they make initially (i.e. to those who applied early and used the October sitting) in order that they can consider later applications equally.
They won't make decisions ahead of the TMUA results being available (for courses where it's relevant). That wouldn't make a lot of sense.
I assume you'd enter the TMUA within the qualifications section, if you can find a way to do it, although I'm not entirely sure on that. Sorry.
Have you tried to add it? Is it listed as a qualification? Or were you planning on adding it manually as "other"?
can you submit your ucas appplication before the january tmua sitting?
Original post by Anonymous
can you submit your ucas appplication before the january tmua sitting?
Yes. You'll probably want to list the TMUA in the application as "pending", so universities know you're taking it. Unless you take it in October, obviously.
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