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Bird college reserve list

Hi, my daughter has been placed on the reserve list for a ba at Bird college, we are wondering if anyone knows of anyone that has come off the reserve list in previous years and knows what the chances are of actually getting the place on the ba course ? She also has a place for a foundation at Italia conti but the dream is a ba obviously.

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Hi @normaw
Could you please move this to the correct forum?
Thank you very much in advance 😊

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by Trickia
Hi @normaw
Could you please move this to the correct forum?
Thank you very much in advance 😊

Done :smile:

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by Trickia
Hi @normaw
Could you please move this to the correct forum?
Thank you very much in advance 😊


Oops sorry new to this

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by Grifwell
Oops sorry new to this


No worries that's why we are here to help hopefully you will get a response! And that's very impressive of your daughter 🎉

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by Trickia
No worries that's why we are here to help hopefully you will get a response! And that's very impressive of your daughter 🎉


Thankyou 😊

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by Grifwell
Hi, my daughter has been placed on the reserve list for a ba at Bird college, we are wondering if anyone knows of anyone that has come off the reserve list in previous years and knows what the chances are of actually getting the place on the ba course ? She also has a place for a foundation at Italia conti but the dream is a ba obviously.


Hello ☺️ well done to your daughter a foundation offer at Continand waitlist for the BA at Bird is a brilliant achievement.

I'm afraid I don't have any experience on the waitlist for Bird but there is a very active chat on here called 2025 UK Drama School Auditions, so if you pop your question on there I am sure there will be others who can advise x

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No experience of the reserve list for Bird but my daughter has a BA offer for MT that she plans to reject and I know of a few others who are doing the same so there maybe some movement yet.

My daughter got offered Foundation for TL but they emailed 6 days later and said they would put her on the reserve list for BA so there is clearly lots of movement happening already. I think with such a large intake for Bird your YP does have a good chance of it perhaps turning into an offer

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by Cascot83
No experience of the reserve list for Bird but my daughter has a BA offer for MT that she plans to reject and I know of a few others who are doing the same so there maybe some movement yet.
My daughter got offered Foundation for TL but they emailed 6 days later and said they would put her on the reserve list for BA so there is clearly lots of movement happening already. I think with such a large intake for Bird your YP does have a good chance of it perhaps turning into an offer


Ah fantastic thankyou so much for your reply it's really helpful, I can't find any information anywhere about how many pepper generally get in from a reserve list and it's so difficult to think she may have to wait till June just to be rejected

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by Glitterstrand
Hello ☺️ well done to your daughter a foundation offer at Continand waitlist for the BA at Bird is a brilliant achievement.
I'm afraid I don't have any experience on the waitlist for Bird but there is a very active chat on here called 2025 UK Drama School Auditions, so if you pop your question on there I am sure there will be others who can advise x


Thankyou so much I will go and have a look and thankyou for your lovely comment I will tell her ! She’s had a few rejections too so it’s really nice to have finished her auditions on a high 😊

Reply 10

The infamous Bird reserve list! I know several who were offered a place as late as August plus some who were never offered the BA but were offered the diploma with a DaDa.

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by welcometotherock
The infamous Bird reserve list! I know several who were offered a place as late as August plus some who were never offered the BA but were offered the diploma with a DaDa.


As late as August !! Oh gosh that’s such a long wait ! And so hard to not be able to book accommodation etc

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by Grifwell
Hi, my daughter has been placed on the reserve list for a ba at Bird college, we are wondering if anyone knows of anyone that has come off the reserve list in previous years and knows what the chances are of actually getting the place on the ba course ? She also has a place for a foundation at Italia conti but the dream is a ba obviously.

I had a friend last year on the waitlist for bird and she got in!!!

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by abeilleq
I had a friend last year on the waitlist for bird and she got in!!!


Thankyou 😁keeping everything crossed !

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by Grifwell
Hi, my daughter has been placed on the reserve list for a ba at Bird college, we are wondering if anyone knows of anyone that has come off the reserve list in previous years and knows what the chances are of actually getting the place on the ba course ? She also has a place for a foundation at Italia conti but the dream is a ba obviously.


We also know someone who was on the waitlist for Bird last year and was offered a place in May

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by Melissa577
We also know someone who was on the waitlist for Bird last year and was offered a place in May


Ah fantastic thankyou

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by Grifwell
Hi, my daughter has been placed on the reserve list for a ba at Bird college, we are wondering if anyone knows of anyone that has come off the reserve list in previous years and knows what the chances are of actually getting the place on the ba course ? She also has a place for a foundation at Italia conti but the dream is a ba obviously.

Mine is also on it. They said end June before letting us know, but obviously UCAS deadline for accepting offers was before that, so my daughter accepted an offer elsewhere. Not quite sure what she'll do if she gets an offer from Bird, or even what's possible once she's accepted another. I assume she could still change her mind at any time? Did you daughter accept an offer elsewhere?

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by MumSW
Mine is also on it. They said end June before letting us know, but obviously UCAS deadline for accepting offers was before that, so my daughter accepted an offer elsewhere. Not quite sure what she'll do if she gets an offer from Bird, or even what's possible once she's accepted another. I assume she could still change her mind at any time? Did you daughter accept an offer elsewhere?


Hi just wondering if and when you received an update on reserve list from Bird? My daughter had just been added too it for this year and I’m really curious as to when you heard xx

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by Klj77
Hi just wondering if and when you received an update on reserve list from Bird? My daughter had just been added too it for this year and I’m really curious as to when you heard xx

Hi. They said it would be end June or possibly July, but it was actually earlier. I think it was mid June, but might have been a bit before. It was a decline though. Hope that helps xx

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by Klj77
Hi just wondering if and when you received an update on reserve list from Bird? My daughter had just been added too it for this year and I’m really curious as to when you heard xx

Last year, I believe they over offered on their BA and were caught out by how many accepted, so everyone on the waitlist were rejected all at once in June. Therefore, they have more than usual in the current 1st year. However, I think they are being more cautious this year. I doubt that will happen again but don't think you'll hear before June.
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