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Reply 60

Applied: 10.10.25
Course: Philosophy/Theology
Predicted/achieved grades: A*A*A*, EPQ A*
Home / EU / International student: Home

University 1: Cambridge
Date received Acknowledgement: 11.10.25
Date received Interview invite:
Date received Offer / Rejection:

University 2: Durham
Date received Acknowledgement: 11.10.25
Date received Offer / Rejection:

University 3: St Andrews
Date received Acknowledgement: 11.10.25
Date received Offer / Rejection:

University 4: Edinburgh
Date received Acknowledgement: 11.10.25
Date received Offer / Rejection:

University 5: Manchester
Date received Acknowledgement: 11.10.25
Date received Offer: 13.10.25

Manchester only took 2 days to send an offer but it's a safety so I am hoping for Cambridge or Durham...

Reply 61

Applied: 13/10/25
Course: Sports Science, Coaching and Physical Education (or similar)
Predicted/achieved grades: AA D*
Home / EU / International student: Home

Loughborough University
Date received Acknowledgement: 14/10/25
Date received Offer / Rejection: Offer 24.10.25 🎉

University of Bath
Date received Acknowledgement:14/10/25
Date received Offer / Rejection

University of Exeter
Date received Acknowledgement: 14/10/25
Date received Offer / Rejection:

Surrey University
Date received Acknowledgement: 14/10/25
Date received Offer / Rejection: Offer 16/10/25 🎉

St Mary’s University - Twickenham
Date received Acknowledgement: 13/10/25
Date received Offer / Rejection: Offer 14/10/25 🎉

Reply 62

Is no one applying for nursing? Has anyone got offers for nursing?

Reply 63

Original post
by 5Oghale
Is no one applying for nursing? Has anyone got offers for nursing?

Don't worry, It’s really early for most standard applicants / schools, the people getting offers so far will often be the ones who have made an Oxbridge application or doing med/ vet science/ dentistry. Our school doesn’t even submit UCAS applications til after Christmas and it will be similar for many other peoples schools I’m sure.
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by 5Oghale
Is no one applying for nursing? Has anyone got offers for nursing?


As the above poster has said, most students won't have applied yet. Also, offers take longer for healthcare courses as you need to be interviewed first. There is a chat thread for this year's nursing applicants that you might like to join:

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7621639

:smile:

Reply 65

Anyone applied for physics ?? Or Edinburgh/St Andrews and heard back ?

Reply 66

Original post
by jhgbiuob
Anyone applied for physics ?? Or Edinburgh/St Andrews and heard back ?

Not me but I know someone who applied physics and has a Warwick offer

Reply 67

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by normaw
2026 entrants, this is your thread!
(Unless you're applying for Medicine, in which case your thread is here )
Post here when you have sent off your UCAS application and when you have more news, please update us by making a new post in the thread.
Remember, you can find chat threads for every university and course in the applicant threads directory.
All the best for your applications!
And do remember that universities can take until April/May to make a decision.

No news doesn't mean bad news. :yep:
To get you started, you can use the following template (ignore the interview section if it doesn't apply to you):
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Date received Offer / Rejection:
University 2
Date received Acknowledgement:
Date received Interview invite:
Date received Offer / Rejection:
University 3
Date received Acknowledgement:
Date received Interview invite:
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University 4
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General TSR rules (read before posting in this thread):

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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.


Applied: 08/10/2025
Course: Music
Predicted/achieved grades: IB predicted total of 43 points, with 776 in highers
Home / EU / International student: home

University of Cambridge (Selwyn)
Date received Acknowledgement: 09/10/2025
Date received Interview invite:
Date received Offer / Rejection:

Durham University
Date received Acknowledgement: 09/10/2025
Date received Offer / Rejection:

University of Bristol
Date received Acknowledgement: 09/10/2025
Date received Offer / Rejection: Offer (22/10/2025) 34 points total, 17 points in highers, 5 in music

University of Birmingham
Date received Acknowledgement: didn't receive one?
Date received Offer / Rejection: Offer (10/10/2025) 32 points total, 665 highers including music

University of Manchester
Date received Acknowledgement: 08/10/2025
Date received Offer / Rejection: Offer (17/10/2025) 35 points total, 665 highers
Original post
by normaw
Lots more to add to this week's roundup (as at 19 Oct):

Two days:
Cardiff (biology)

Three days:
Uni of Sheffield (psychology)
Surrey (MEng)
Warwick (natural sciences)

Four days:
Aberystwyth (biochemistry)
Bristol (maths)
Worcester (biochemistry)
Uni of York (English lit/classics)

Five days:
Manchester (economics)
Southampton (English/creative writing)
Surrey (biochem)

Seven days:
Uni of Bristol (music)
UEA (film studies/English lit)
Manchester (nat sci/chemistry)


Keep those updates coming. :biggrin:

Your weekly update:

One day:
Manchester (phil/theol)
St Mary's Twickenham (sports science)
Ulster (journalism/media/crim)

Two days:
Birmingham (music)
Cardiff (biology)

Three days:
Birmingham (chem)
Manchester (phil/theol)
Sheffield (psychology)
Surrey (MEng)
Surrey (sports science)
Warwick (natural sciences)

Four days:
Aberystwyth (biochem)
Bristol (maths)
QMUL (biomed)
Worcester (biochem)
York (English lit/classics)

Five days:
Manchester (economics)
Southampton (English/creative writing)
Surrey (biochem)

Six days:
York (nat sci/biochem)

Seven days:
Bristol (music)
Manchester (nat sci/chem)
UEA (film studies/English lit)

:smile:

Reply 69

Original post
by normaw
Your weekly update:
One day:
Manchester (phil/theol)
St Mary's Twickenham (sports science)
Ulster (journalism/media/crim)
Two days:
Birmingham (music)
Cardiff (biology)
Three days:
Birmingham (chem)
Manchester (phil/theol)
Sheffield (psychology)
Surrey (MEng)
Surrey (sports science)
Warwick (natural sciences)
Four days:
Aberystwyth (biochem)
Bristol (maths)
QMUL (biomed)
Worcester (biochem)
York (English lit/classics)
Five days:
Manchester (economics)
Southampton (English/creative writing)
Surrey (biochem)
Six days:
York (nat sci/biochem)
Seven days:
Bristol (music)
Manchester (nat sci/chem)
UEA (film studies/English lit)
:smile:

Anyone received offers for Modern Languages? In particular, Spanish or Spanish & Arabic? Thanks

Reply 70

Original post
by Andrew_10_-
Applied: 9/10/25
Course: Chemistry
Predicted/achieved grades: A* A* A*
Home / EU / International student: Home
University Of Oxford
Date received Acknowledgement:
Date received Interview invite:
Date received Offer / Rejection:
Imperial College London
Date received Acknowledgement: 10/9/25
Date received Interview invite:
Date received Offer / Rejection:
University Of Bath
Date received Acknowledgement: 10/9/25
Date received Interview invite:
Date received Offer / Rejection:
University Of Bristol
Date received Acknowledgement: 10/9/25
Date received Interview invite:
Date received Offer / Rejection:
University Of Warwick
Date received Acknowledgement: 11/9/25
Date received Interview invite:
Date received Offer / Rejection:


I can’t edit my post but I just received an offer from Warwick for chemistry AAA for MChem.

Reply 71

Reposting updates:

Applied: 14/10/2025
Course: Chemical Engineering MEng (some with industry year)
Predicted/achieved grades: AABB (achieved 2025)
GCSEs: 999999888875
Home / EU / International student: Home

University of Sheffield ChemE MEng
Date received Acknowledgement: 15/10/2025
Date received Offer: 22/10/2025 (unconditional)

University of Edinburgh ChemE MEng
Date received Acknowledgement: 15/10/2025
Date received Offer / Rejection:

Newcastle University ChemE MEng + Year in Industry
Date received Acknowledgement: 15/10/2025
Date received Offer: 24/10/2025 (unconditional)

University of Surrey ChemE MEng + Year in Industry
Date received Acknowledgement: 15/10/2025
Date received Offer: 17/10/2025 (conditional based on certificates being handed in)

University of Leeds (substituted Aston on 24/10/2025 based on everything going well)
ChemE MEng
Date received Acknowledgement: 27/10/2025
Date received Offer / Rejection:

Reply 72

Original post
by Sha24
Anyone received offers for Modern Languages? In particular, Spanish or Spanish & Arabic? Thanks

i've received offers from manchester and exeter for french and arabic! exeter offered me BBC even though the entry requirements were ABB as well so i think not many applied for arabic there so u could hear back soon!

Reply 73

Original post
by adakkh
i've received offers from manchester and exeter for french and arabic! exeter offered me BBC even though the entry requirements were ABB as well so i think not many applied for arabic there so u could hear back soon!

Wow! Congrats! Where else did you apply? Are you contextual? Epq maybe made difference for Exeter? What was Manchester’s offer?

Reply 74

Original post
by Sha1972
Wow! Congrats! Where else did you apply? Are you contextual? Epq maybe made difference for Exeter? What was Manchester’s offer?

thank you!! No, I'm not contextual and I haven't done an EPQ so their offer is still pretty crazy, and manchester's offer was for ABB so same as the entry requirements! I've also applied for Oxford, Durham and Edinburgh :smile:

Reply 75

Original post
by adakkh
thank you!! No, I'm not contextual and I haven't done an EPQ so their offer is still pretty crazy, and manchester's offer was for ABB so same as the entry requirements! I've also applied for Oxford, Durham and Edinburgh :smile:

That is crazy! Virtually the same Unis bar Oxford. What are your predicted grades? How quickly did those offers come in? Sorry for all the questions….

Reply 76

Original post
by Sha1972
That is crazy! Virtually the same Unis bar Oxford. What are your predicted grades? How quickly did those offers come in? Sorry for all the questions….

haha dont worry!! My predicted grades are A*A*A and i applied on the 14th October, Manchester sent me the offer on the 21st and then Exeter yesterday

Reply 77

Original post
by adakkh
haha dont worry!! My predicted grades are A*A*A and i applied on the 14th October, Manchester sent me the offer on the 21st and then Exeter yesterday
Congrats again!! How you ranking them? Assuming Oxford first…

Reply 78

Original post
by Sha1972
Congrats again!! How you ranking them? Assuming Oxford first…

yes oxford first and durham is second! My third choice is either Exeter or Manchester but I didn't go to an open day for Exeter so if i don't get an oxford offer I'll decide on where it ranks after going to the offer holder days- then edinburgh last as I wasn't that impressed by the language stuff there just I wanted to put five unis down :smile:

Reply 79

Original post
by adakkh
yes oxford first and durham is second! My third choice is either Exeter or Manchester but I didn't go to an open day for Exeter so if i don't get an oxford offer I'll decide on where it ranks after going to the offer holder days- then edinburgh last as I wasn't that impressed by the language stuff there just I wanted to put five unis down :smile:
Ah interesting on your thoughts about Edinburgh, didn’t get to go on open day so if offered then will go. Exeter’s Arabic dept is supposed to be eccellent for Arabic and good contact hours.
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