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Application feedback - rejection

Hi, I saw somewhere that you can ask certain unies for feedback on your application and why you got rejected... does anyone know how to do that and I I can ask Oxford for specific feedback on my application?

Reply 1

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by Anonymous
Hi, I saw somewhere that you can ask certain unies for feedback on your application and why you got rejected... does anyone know how to do that and I I can ask Oxford for specific feedback on my application?

*and if I can ask

Reply 2

yes you can ask for feedback, I did last year. I had to email the admissions team for the college I applied to I think it might be on your rejection email where and when you can ask for feedback. You should get back feedback by Jan/Feb time.

Reply 3

Yes you can ask the College for feedback when you have been notified of the outcome of your application. Some Colleges might give generic feedback such as the standard of applicants was very high this year... etc.
Usually there is a six week window to request feedback after receiving the outcome letter.

Reply 4

Thank you both! I sent them an email and received back an automatic reply, I think I missed the deadline to ask for the feedback…

Reply 5

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by Anonymous
Thank you both! I sent them an email and received back an automatic reply, I think I missed the deadline to ask for the feedback…

It should be in your email which was the last date to request feedback. usually they only give back feedback after offers have come out (today!) so there might still be a chance they'll respond. I just checked online and it says deadline is before 15th Feb of the year after application was made.

Reply 6

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by Anonymous
It should be in your email which was the last date to request feedback. usually they only give back feedback after offers have come out (today!) so there might still be a chance they'll respond. I just checked online and it says deadline is before 15th Feb of the year after application was made.

Oh thank you for checking for me! I imagine if you know about today being offer day you applied to Oxford also this year? Did you get an offer?

Reply 7

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by Anonymous
Oh thank you for checking for me! I imagine if you know about today being offer day you applied to Oxford also this year? Did you get an offer?

nope got rejected again but at least i went through interviews this time round. i am disappointed but hoping i get an offer from another good uni

Reply 8

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by Anonymous
nope got rejected again but at least i went through interviews this time round. i am disappointed but hoping i get an offer from another good uni

Oh I'm sorry, but it's still amazing to get an interview from Oxford! What did you apply for out of curiosity? I'm sure you'll get offers from other universities you applied to if you got through to the interview for Oxford

Reply 9

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by Anonymous
Oh I'm sorry, but it's still amazing to get an interview from Oxford! What did you apply for out of curiosity? I'm sure you'll get offers from other universities you applied to if you got through to the interview for Oxford
chemistry at trinity. well last year i applied for biochem at worcester and got rejected pre interview. so far i have an offer from warwick (unconditional) and durham (conditional) since im doing maths in my year out. only thing is i'm waiting for imperial which can take till march and i need to book my exams by february and i'm worried ill book my exams for no reasons and waste money if i don't even get into imperial. i think my interview went really well though so praying i get in. in a way i'm glad i didn't get into oxford because the whole time i was wondering if i would really like imperial more.

Reply 10

also just a heads up the feedback may not be great. when I asked last year they gave me feedback that wasn't even mine and didn't respond when i told them
(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 11

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by brasamical
Rejected pre-interview from Worcester, did they tell you why by any chance? I also got rejected pre-interview by them and I felt like they were prioritising applications from the Three Counties. What did the feedback from Worcester say?

No it was basic and it just said there was high competition and things like that. Tbf my personal statement was pretty bad so I’m not surprised

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