Official History of Art Applicants thread 2025 Entry

My daughter has just had an offer from Courtauld on the BA - good luck everyone

congrats!! when did she apply? did the offer come in after 5pm? i’m trying to work out if they’ve finished giving out offers today or if it’ll pick up again tomorrow 🥲

congrats!! when did she apply? did the offer come in after 5pm? i’m trying to work out if they’ve finished giving out offers today or if it’ll pick up again tomorrow 🥲

Haven't heard anything yet either don't panic! They all come out at different times 😉

Good luck 🤞🏻 hope you get your offer soon!

My daughter has just had an offer from Courtauld on the BA - good luck everyone

Mine too. So pleased for you. Lots of decisions to be made as she also got accepted at UCL and Royal Holloway but Courtauld was the one she originally wanted.

Mine too. So pleased for you. Lots of decisions to be made as she also got accepted at UCL and Royal Holloway but Courtauld was the one she originally wanted.

Congrats! When did your daughter receive UCL? Last one I'm waiting for! 🤣

hi all, i got an offer from the courtauld a few days ago and im debating making it my insurance! part of me thinks it may be too high for an insurance since they need AAA. I'm not worried about achieving in As or A*s in English and Art but I normally get between B and A on maths ☹️ so I could very plausibly miss the A in maths. does anyone know if the courtauld would be more lenient at all on results day? assuming I get A*/As in my other two subjects (which are more relevant to the course anyway tbh compared to maths). thanks!

Well done for your daughter. The Courtauld is INFINITELY preferable to both UCL and Royal Holloway for HoA.

This is very likely to be the case but I'm slightly concerned there has been no communication from the Courtauld since her application and I also emailed a while back with an enquiry and never got a response. Even the offer wasn't direct but through UCAS. Concerns me slightly.

This is very likely to be the case but I'm slightly concerned there has been no communication from the Courtauld since her application and I also emailed a while back with an enquiry and never got a response. Even the offer wasn't direct but through UCAS. Concerns me slightly.

The Courtauld is IME quite likely to be a bit lenient on Maths, especially if you achieve an A* in English.
What offer do you want to firm? And what are the conditions?

Cambridge for A*AA which is only one grade abv courtauld if i choose it as insurance tbh. I also love leeds for the city and year in industry option + i have a very reduced offer of BBC for that so thats in consideration as well for insurance

Leeds is a very reduced HoA experience versus the Courtauld though. Just no comparison.

I understand the prestige and quality of the courtauld but am also taking into account personal factors like how much the city and uni resonated with me and living costs if london isn't feasible, it isn't feasible. i have also met some amazing alumni from there who had great things to say about the university and HoA experience. i am planning to do a masters so opportunities are still open!

I spoke to somebody who got rejected from Cambridge, went to Leeds instead and absolutely loved it. They are now doing their Masters at Cambridge, which they chose over the Courtauld. Only tangentially relevant, but interesting!