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I haven’t heard back from admissions, should I be worried?

I applied to Keele University for a Masters degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy back in November 2024; as of right now I haven’t heard anything back, I even emailed admissions about a month ago to try to get an update, and all they said was they would send a chase to the school. At this point I’m stating to assume I haven’t got in, should I be worried? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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by megankk01
I applied to Keele University for a Masters degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy back in November 2024; as of right now I haven’t heard anything back, I even emailed admissions about a month ago to try to get an update, and all they said was they would send a chase to the school. At this point I’m stating to assume I haven’t got in, should I be worried? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Call them first thing on Monday for an update.
Not especially unusual for Masters applications.

You can always call the academic dept directly as it sounds like they’re the ones reviewing it rather than central admissions.

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Did you hear back yet?

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by Hiihateyou
Did you hear back yet?


Yes, I finally heard back a week or so ago to schedule an interview, which I had on Tuesday. As far as I know they just take a while to get through everyone’s applications.

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by megankk01
Yes, I finally heard back a week or so ago to schedule an interview, which I had on Tuesday. As far as I know they just take a while to get through everyone’s applications.

How did it go? I actually just got my invite to interview yesterday.

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by Hiihateyou
How did it go? I actually just got my invite to interview yesterday.


I think it went okay, it’s a group interview and it’s mostly about how we all communicated with each other. Good luck for your interview!

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I had my interview a couple of weeks ago. Did anyone know how long to wait before I am notified of a result?

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by Redpanda0
I had my interview a couple of weeks ago. Did anyone know how long to wait before I am notified of a result?


They said to me they would get back to us by latest 6th June, but it would likely be before that.

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by megankk01
They said to me they would get back to us by latest 6th June, but it would likely be before that.

Yeah they said the same for our interview group. Hopefully they get back to us before that.😅

Reply 10

hey everyone!

I applied before the cut-off date and got an interview invite on Monday 14th April. I've logged on to the portal but no interview dates are available. Not sure what to do?

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by umerhaha
hey everyone!

I applied before the cut-off date and got an interview invite on Monday 14th April. I've logged on to the portal but no interview dates are available. Not sure what to do?


Give the admissions team a call next week and ask when more interview dates will be released.

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by umerhaha
hey everyone!
I applied before the cut-off date and got an interview invite on Monday 14th April. I've logged on to the portal but no interview dates are available. Not sure what to do?

Hey again everyone!

Quick update, I had to switch devices to be able to access the interview slots available. It was some sort of a technical glitch. I'm booked for 6th May. I'm looking for some guidance and support from people who've taken the interview this year or in the recent past. Any pointers would be much appreciated ☺️

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by umerhaha
Hey again everyone!
Quick update, I had to switch devices to be able to access the interview slots available. It was some sort of a technical glitch. I'm booked for 6th May. I'm looking for some guidance and support from people who've taken the interview this year or in the recent past. Any pointers would be much appreciated ☺️

You don’t need any guidance, or to prepare anything, so don’t worry, just be yourself. Obviously people can’t share any questions but it’s nothing to worry about at all. There are lots of people in the interview, as you will already know from seeing the number of slots available, so lots of the time is spent listening to the interviewers tell you about the course and the interview and listening to the other interviewees.
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Reply 14

Anyone here who is considering MSc PC counselling from the university of Aberdeen? Would love to connect.

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by megankk01
I think it went okay, it’s a group interview and it’s mostly about how we all communicated with each other. Good luck for your interview!

Did you get a place?

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by Redpanda0
Yeah they said the same for our interview group. Hopefully they get back to us before that.😅

Did you get a place?

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by Hiihateyou
Did you get a place?

Hi, yes i did but I'd already chosen to go elsewhere by then 🙂

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by Hiihateyou
Did you get a place?


yes thankfully! how about you?

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by megankk01
yes thankfully! how about you?

Yes, I was given an offer about 6/7 weeks ago 🙂 Are you accepting?

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