Submitting Personal Statement for Joint Degree alongside Pure Subjects

Hello,

I am hoping to apply for pure econ for uni but I came across a course I was interested which was econ and management at one university I want to apply for. My question is if my personal statement is primarily centred around economics and has a minor part about management will this disadvantage me when applying to the joint course. I'd of course like to prioritise speaking about economics for the sake of the other 4 universities I'm applying for but still want to be considered for the joint course, as I know you can only send one version of your statement via UCAS. Should I perhaps include in my reference that I am mainly applying for pure econ hence why I've spoken mainly about it?

Any help would be appreciated!

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Original post by helpmewithschool

Hello,
I am hoping to apply for pure econ for uni but I came across a course I was interested which was econ and management at one university I want to apply for. My question is if my personal statement is primarily centred around economics and has a minor part about management will this disadvantage me when applying to the joint course. I'd of course like to prioritise speaking about economics for the sake of the other 4 universities I'm applying for but still want to be considered for the joint course, as I know you can only send one version of your statement via UCAS. Should I perhaps include in my reference that I am mainly applying for pure econ hence why I've spoken mainly about it?
Any help would be appreciated!

Hey!

So, you’ve got an interesting situation going on with the contextual offer and student loan stuff. Here’s how you can look at it:

First off, for the contextual offer, it’s based on factors like your postcode, school, or background info, so if you’re eligible through your mum’s address, that’s totally fine to use that for your uni application. They usually don’t look at who financially supports you for that—it’s more about the area you live in and how that might impact your education.

Now, when it comes to student loans, they usually look at household income to determine how much maintenance loan you’re eligible for. If your dad is your main provider and you spend a good chunk of time with him, it makes sense to use his income when you apply for your student loan. You’ll just need to make sure the Student Loans Company (SLC) understands that he’s the one financially supporting you, and you’ll use his details for that part of the process.

So, basically, you could use your mum’s address for the contextual offer and then use your dad’s income for the student loan application. The important thing is making sure everything is clear and matches up when you submit the info for student loans—they’ll want to see that your dad is your main source of financial support, which seems to be the case.