Official English, Literature and Linguistics Applicants Thread 2026

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Are you applying to study English language, literature and/or linguistics at university this year?

Well this is the place for you!

Tell us about ...

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Specific course

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Universities you're applying to

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A level / IB / Higher / BTEC grades

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Any questions you have

Share as much detail as you're comfortable with. :smile:

You may also want to have a look at this HUGE LIST of other applicants threads for all the universities you're applying to.

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Reply 1

PG Study Chester

Hello everyone :hi:

Are you thinking of studying at the University of Chester and applying in 2026? It's a great university with a really super English department, but if you would like to see for yourself, why not come to our next Open Day?

The Open Day is on 18th October and is a brilliant way to see the University, meet the staff in the department as well as speak to the student services teams who are all on hand to answer your questions, anything from accommodation to finance, to years abroad and the Student Support team. Whatever you want to know, you will be able to find out the answer. As well as talking to staff you can also attend various information talks and have a student led tour of the campus and the university accommodation, so you can find out all about the University from the student's perspective. Open Days are an excellent way to gain a sense of how you feel at the University to help you to decide if it is somewhere that you would like to spend time studying for the next part of your academic journey.

If you are interested in finding out more, or would like to book to attend, just follow this link: Open Days | University of Chester.

Alternatively, please feel free to ask me anything and I'll try and help!
Hope to see you soon
Jess
PhD English
University of Chester

Reply 2

jessfjshsds

hello ! i'm jess and i sent my ucas application off on friday !

i'm applying to sheffield, newcastle, bristol, exeter and sussex for english/english literature ❤️

i sat my a-levels last year, so am applying with an achieved A in psychology and B in geography, but resitting biology next year, with a predicted B

earlier today i received an unconditional place at sussex :-)

Reply 3

PG Study Chester

Original post

by jessfjshsds

hello ! i'm jess and i sent my ucas application off on friday !
i'm applying to sheffield, newcastle, bristol, exeter and sussex for english/english literature ❤️
i sat my a-levels last year, so am applying with an achieved A in psychology and B in geography, but resitting biology next year, with a predicted B
earlier today i received an unconditional place at sussex :-)

Hello @jessfjshsds

Congratulations! This is brilliant news you must be sooo pleased! I’m an English literature student so if there is anything you want to know about English literature degree study, just ask!

Good luck with the remaining responses fromUCAS,

Jess
PhD English
University of Chester

Reply 4

leeloveslanguage

i've got offers to study linguistics with modern languages at queen mary, sheffield, manchester, leeds and birmingham already!! they're conditional but i don't really care, i'm more than capable of getting the grades.

anyone in particular here looking at russian as a foreign language?

Reply 5

University of Sheffield Students

Official Rep

Original post

by jessfjshsds

hello ! i'm jess and i sent my ucas application off on friday !
i'm applying to sheffield, newcastle, bristol, exeter and sussex for english/english literature ❤️
i sat my a-levels last year, so am applying with an achieved A in psychology and B in geography, but resitting biology next year, with a predicted B
earlier today i received an unconditional place at sussex :-)

Hey Jess, 👋

It's so great to hear you have applied for English Literature at Sheffield. That is the course I did for my undergrad and I can 100% endorse it. It is such a great course with so many amazing module options. You can even study creative writing, theatre and film on the course! The staff are also so friendly and supportive. 😄

I enjoyed the course so much I stayed on for my MA and now I am doing my PhD in English Literature there too!

Please do let me know if you have any questions about the course or perhaps the University of Sheffield more generally and I'll be happy to help. You can reach out to me here or via the chat to our students page here, where you can send a message directly 🙂

Good luck with your exams!

All best wishes,
Phoebe 😀
Student Ambassador - PhD in English Literature

All best wishes,
Phoebe 😀
Student Ambassador - PhD in English Literature

Reply 6

University of Sheffield Students

Official Rep

Original post

by leeloveslanguage

i've got offers to study linguistics with modern languages at queen mary, sheffield, manchester, leeds and birmingham already!! they're conditional but i don't really care, i'm more than capable of getting the grades.
anyone in particular here looking at russian as a foreign language?

Hi leeloveslanguage, 👋

So great to hear you have received an offer to study linguistics and modern languages at Sheff.

As I have previously mentioned to another comment, the English department at Sheffield is amazing and everyone is so friendly and supportive. I know a few people currently doing linguistics specifically and they love it!

In terms of the languages, I don't know anyone who has chosen Russian, but myself and some of my friends have studied a few of the other languages on other and I can honestly say the classes are so helpful! I did intermediate French and the teaching was amazing and we were given really helpful textbooks to supplement our learning in seminars.

If you have any questions about the English department, or Modern Languages, I would be more than happy to help. Otherwise, you can reach out to me or another student ambassador directly via our Chat to our Students page here.

All best wishes,
Phoebe 🙂
Student Ambassador - PhD in English Literature

Reply 7

based_J

I've got a conditional offer to study Eng Lit at Manchester, York and Exeter! Am waiting for offers from Oxford and Durham....!
Studying IB. Predicted grade 41/45

Reply 8

normaw

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post

by based_J

I've got a conditional offer to study Eng Lit at Manchester, York and Exeter! Am waiting for offers from Oxford and Durham....!
Studying IB. Predicted grade 41/45

Congrats and good luck for Oxford and Durham. :smile:

Reply 9

charitysoon

Hiii. I know this is out of context. Does anyone hear about English Language and Literature interviews?

Reply 10

normaw

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post

by charitysoon

Hiii. I know this is out of context. Does anyone hear about English Language and Literature interviews?

[I've moved you post to a more relevant thread]

It's unlikely you will be interviewed for this subject unless you've applied to Oxbridge. In which case you will find the link to an interview tracking spreadsheet in the first post of the 2026 official applicants threads for those unis.

Reply 11

charitysoon

I have applied to Oxford...

Reply 12

Sylviaha

Has anyone who is not an international student received English offers from Warwick or Durham?
I have seen Durham start giving offers, however, they are most likely to be given to international students