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UAL (CSM) - product and industrial design

i applied to ual (csm) for product and industrial design back in december and submitted my portfolio in early january, it's been almost 4 months and they still haven't got back to me. has anyone else who applied to the same course got any updates on their application or interview requests yet???

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Reply 1

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by myuyuo
i applied to ual (csm) for product and industrial design back in december and submitted my portfolio in early january, it's been almost 4 months and they still haven't got back to me. has anyone else who applied to the same course got any updates on their application or interview requests yet???

Hi, I applied in december for this same course and also submitted my portfolio in early Jan, so I had been waiting for the same amount of time. I finally only heard back last week and got an email for an interview, which I did yesterday! The interviewer assured me they just take a long time to go through the applications and the wait time doesn't mean anything, so I'm sure they'll get back to you soon.

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I'm the exact same and applied the same time as you, I've heard nothing either

Reply 3

I also applied in January for CSM product and industrial design and did not hear back from them till then. I have got all my other offers, this is the last course I am waiting for.

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by amaara_a
Hi, I applied in december for this same course and also submitted my portfolio in early Jan, so I had been waiting for the same amount of time. I finally only heard back last week and got an email for an interview, which I did yesterday! The interviewer assured me they just take a long time to go through the applications and the wait time doesn't mean anything, so I'm sure they'll get back to you soon.

I got an interview invite a couple days ago as well! I’m going to book mine for next week. How did yours go??

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by myuyuo
I got an interview invite a couple days ago as well! I’m going to book mine for next week. How did yours go??

Glad you’ve heard back! My interview went quite well, it was chill. I was worried because I’d heard mixed experiences from people, but the interviewer was really friendly. He asked questions specific to my portfolio, then general questions about why I want to do the course etc, and some others. There weren’t any set questions as I had expected, a lot of them were just based on our discussion.

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by amaara_a
Hi, I applied in december for this same course and also submitted my portfolio in early Jan, so I had been waiting for the same amount of time. I finally only heard back last week and got an email for an interview, which I did yesterday! The interviewer assured me they just take a long time to go through the applications and the wait time doesn't mean anything, so I'm sure they'll get back to you soon.


did you get an interview with that sweet white man as well?

Reply 7

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by lailargx
did you get an interview with that sweet white man as well?

I also had the guy for my interview last week, he was so nice, and I just got my offer yesterday!
Have you heard back yet?

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by amaara_a
Glad you’ve heard back! My interview went quite well, it was chill. I was worried because I’d heard mixed experiences from people, but the interviewer was really friendly. He asked questions specific to my portfolio, then general questions about why I want to do the course etc, and some others. There weren’t any set questions as I had expected, a lot of them were just based on our discussion.

Thanks so much for the info, my interview is tomorrow wish me luck!! Have you heard back from them yet?

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by Anonymous
I also had the guy for my interview last week, he was so nice, and I just got my offer yesterday!
Have you heard back yet?


i got my offer this week as well, im not sure if i want to firm it tho… bc everything will be expensive 😭😭

Reply 10

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by lailargx
i got my offer this week as well, im not sure if i want to firm it tho… bc everything will be expensive 😭😭

So real T-T which other unis are you considering?

Reply 11

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by lailargx
did you get an interview with that sweet white man as well?

yes I think so, he was really nice

Reply 12

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by myuyuo
Thanks so much for the info, my interview is tomorrow wish me luck!! Have you heard back from them yet?

good luck, i'm sure your interview will be great!! i heard back straight away as he offered me a place in the interview, it was really surprising : )
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Reply 13

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by lailargx
i got my offer this week as well, im not sure if i want to firm it tho… bc everything will be expensive 😭😭

same...living in london is so expensive, and I'm not sure if it's worth it

Reply 14

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by amaara_a
good luck, i'm sure your interview will be great!! i heard back straight away as he offered me a place in the interview, it was really surprising : )

My interview was great and he offered me a place verbally as well!! Do you think you’re going to firm/insure?

Reply 15

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by myuyuo
My interview was great and he offered me a place verbally as well!! Do you think you’re going to firm/insure?

That’s amazing!!! I think I will insure it, I’m not sure of it cost-wise and just the school itself. What about you?

Reply 16

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by myuyuo
i applied to ual (csm) for product and industrial design back in december and submitted my portfolio in early january, it's been almost 4 months and they still haven't got back to me. has anyone else who applied to the same course got any updates on their application or interview requests yet???

Hey, I sent my portfolio in on the last day of submission (Feb 10th) and just head back a couple of days ago (April 9th) with an unconditional offer, no interview. I think because I already did my A levels last summer and applied on a Gap year they weren't concerned with having an interview with me. But from people I know who already go there (1st years) they say interviews take a really long time as the academic team take their time when reviewing portfolios.

Reply 17

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by amaara_a
That’s amazing!!! I think I will insure it, I’m not sure of it cost-wise and just the school itself. What about you?

I’m not too sure either 😭 I’ll probably insure it as well tho, where else have you got offers from?

Reply 18

I applied and submitted my portfolio on the deadline and haven’t heard anything back yet. Probably not getting the offer now since I didn’t choose any art or design related course for my IB diploma.

Reply 19

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by myuyuo
I’m not too sure either 😭 I’ll probably insure it as well tho, where else have you got offers from?

I applied to a few different courses, but I think I’ll end up choosing between UAL, Loughborough or Leeds. You?

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