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Queen Mary London - admissions taking longer than 6 weeks

I applied to QMUL (MSc in Economics) at the end of June and provided all the documents minus a certified translation, which I added in July.
Everything was submitted except my referee's recommendation which was submitted on August 4th. It's 3+ weeks from the recommendation and more than a month and a half from the start of the application.
I've read they aim to respond between 4 to 6 weeks at the most, anybody else with a similar experience? I don't want to be pushy but I'll ask again this week (on top of this I got a 'congrats on your offer' email, only to be followed a few days later with a 'apologies for our mistake'... although I knew it was still decision pending, this was odd, to say the least).
Thanks.
Original post by nfeitoma
I applied to QMUL (MSc in Economics) at the end of June and provided all the documents minus a certified translation, which I added in July.
Everything was submitted except my referee's recommendation which was submitted on August 4th. It's 3+ weeks from the recommendation and more than a month and a half from the start of the application.
I've read they aim to respond between 4 to 6 weeks at the most, anybody else with a similar experience? I don't want to be pushy but I'll ask again this week (on top of this I got a 'congrats on your offer' email, only to be followed a few days later with a 'apologies for our mistake'... although I knew it was still decision pending, this was odd, to say the least).
Thanks.

Which year of entry? Most places won't have started considering 2025 entry yet. University timescales for applications are a nonsense, they usually take months and months.
Original post by threeportdrift
Which year of entry? Most places won't have started considering 2025 entry yet. University timescales for applications are a nonsense, they usually take months and months.

2024, this year. My application is to start next month.
Original post by nfeitoma
2024, this year. My application is to start next month.

Wow! Right at this minute I suspect they are probably recovering from the UG planning and sorting out the PG applications they have already had. I'd keep chasing them at least once per week, but you will be reliant on them still have a space. If you don't get in, it is quite likely to be numbers/timing rather than the quality of your application - just to be aware.
Original post by threeportdrift
Wow! Right at this minute I suspect they are probably recovering from the UG planning and sorting out the PG applications they have already had. I'd keep chasing them at least once per week, but you will be reliant on them still have a space. If you don't get in, it is quite likely to be numbers/timing rather than the quality of your application - just to be aware.

I see, I'll do that. I'm quite keen on Queen Mary so fingers crossed and thanks for the guidance.
Original post by username6288468
I applied to QMUL (MSc in Economics) at the end of June and provided all the documents minus a certified translation, which I added in July.
Everything was submitted except my referee's recommendation which was submitted on August 4th. It's 3+ weeks from the recommendation and more than a month and a half from the start of the application.
I've read they aim to respond between 4 to 6 weeks at the most, anybody else with a similar experience? I don't want to be pushy but I'll ask again this week (on top of this I got a 'congrats on your offer' email, only to be followed a few days later with a 'apologies for our mistake'... although I knew it was still decision pending, this was odd, to say the least).
Thanks.

Hello! I was wondering if you've gotten a response from QMUL yet? It's 2 days until welcome week and mine still says decision pending :/. I'm also applying for a masters and thought I'd get a reply since I applied at the beginning of August!
(edited 1 month ago)
There’s no harm in calling them to check on the status. They should have finalised all their decisions if welcome week is so close.

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