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Official Politics and/or International Relations Applicants Thread 2026

Are you applying to study politics and/or international relations at university this year?
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Reply 1

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by normaw
Are you applying to study politics and/or international relations at university this year?
Well this is the place for you!
Tell us about ...

Specific course

Universities you're applying to

A level / IB / Higher / BTEC grades

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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Please don't ask for or post group chat links along with any social media contact details both in this thread and via PM. Such posts will be caught by our automatic system and removed.

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Be kind and supportive to each other.

Applying for politics and IR at UCL Edinburgh Birmingham Manchester and Exeter. Offers from Manchester, Birmingham and Exeter already - anybody heard from UCL or Edinburgh yet? Predicted AAA* economics politics and history.
(edited 3 months ago)

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Applied for politics and ir with study abroad only at Bristol which I got an offer from, the rest of my choices were anthropology/philosophy! Predicted A*AA

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by Bvccgsb
Applying for politics and IR at UCL Edinburgh Birmingham Manchester and Exeter. Offers from Manchester, Birmingham and Exeter already - anybody heard from UCL or Edinburgh yet? Predicted AAA* economics politics and history.

received offer from Edinburgh today…happy days!

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by Bvccgsb
received offer from Edinburgh today…happy days!
when did you apply and I’m still waiting on Edin, what was your offer (contextual or not)? thanks!

Reply 5

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by normaw
Are you applying to study politics and/or international relations at university this year?
Well this is the place for you!


Tell us about ...

Specific course

Universities you're applying to

A level / IB / Higher / BTEC grades

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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Applied for IR @ Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff and Reading. Studying Politics, Media and English Literature with A*AB predicted. 5/5 offers received, several being contextual, firmed Leeds (ABB) and insured Reading (BCC) :smile:

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