Applying for joint AND single honours

My personal statement is written for a joint honours course (languages/ linguistics), and 4/5 of my uni choices is that course. For my last choice, I want to apply for just linguistics. Would this work out? Because obviously a portion of my ps is dedicated to just modern languages, and I don’t want to be rejected because of that.

Am I able to apply for just linguistics as my 5th choice considering that?

My personal statement is written for a joint honours course (languages/ linguistics), and 4/5 of my uni choices is that course. For my last choice, I want to apply for just linguistics. Would this work out? Because obviously a portion of my ps is dedicated to just modern languages, and I don’t want to be rejected because of that.
Am I able to apply for just linguistics as my 5th choice considering that?

I'd contend that this may or may not actually work, depending on the nature of the linguistics course. Linguistics is quite distinct from language learning - if the linguistics course is very applied linguistics oriented and focused on e.g. SLA, translation issues, maybe sociolinguistics type stuff then probably an easier sell. If it's an extremely generative linguistic theory oriented course I think it might be harder to write an effective PS that also caters to the language courses, personally.

I'd contend that this may or may not actually work, depending on the nature of the linguistics course. Linguistics is quite distinct from language learning - if the linguistics course is very applied linguistics oriented and focused on e.g. SLA, translation issues, maybe sociolinguistics type stuff then probably an easier sell. If it's an extremely generative linguistic theory oriented course I think it might be harder to write an effective PS that also caters to the language courses, personally.

But they would already be writing a PS for Languages and Linguistics.

Yeah I can’t speak for UCL, I don’t know anything about their course. But the separate faculty thing doesn’t mean much because yes, they are different subjects, a lot of places have split faculties but still wouldn’t freak out about having one PS with both. I think it’s comparable to applying for Art/Art History - yes, these are different skill sets. But if it’s not Oxbridge, I would bet an Art PS wouldn’t immediately discount you from an Art History course.

Art and history of art are also entirely different fields and largely separate. You really are illustrating my point - there's common assumptions that due to interrelationships between two fields and the fact students of one may take the other (although not necessarily vice versa) they are significantly overlapping. This is in fact not the case for either linguistics/languages or art/history of art.
Again, as I said, it's not an impossible line to walk but one would have to be very thoughtful about how they constructed their PS if applying to a theoretical or experimentally aligned linguistics single honours degree somewhere and joint courses in languages and linguistics elsewhere.
As an aside I think any reputable history of art department would be put off by a personal statement principally discussing the applicant's art practice and influences.

I mean, as long as you still explain why you want to study ling well and show you are actually motivated, I reckon they should be fine with it ‘cos linguistics is a niche subject anyway, and languages degrees are deemed to be related. Mind if I ask what your choices are? I’m going for languages and linguistics too.

My personal statement is written for a joint honours course (languages/ linguistics), and 4/5 of my uni choices is that course. For my last choice, I want to apply for just linguistics. Would this work out? Because obviously a portion of my ps is dedicated to just modern languages, and I don’t want to be rejected because of that.
Am I able to apply for just linguistics as my 5th choice considering that?

hey thanks for your reply, I figured that I'm just gonna apply to 4 unis first and then figure out the 5th option later on. I'm definitely applying to Warwick and Cardiff and 2 from Leeds, Essex and Sheffield (severe indecisiveness). This is actually the first time I've met someone applying for the same course!! what are your choices if you don't mind me asking either?

that's so valid, its much easier that way lol
I know right! When I went to the Warwick open day there were only like 8 other people there interested, which could be a good or a bad thing 🥲 I do wonder how some courses stay going with so little people interested but I'm glad they do! I was also considering York, what made you choose it? Yep Warwick was great but ur other choices seem to be equally as good! I have the option of a few languages, but I'm most likely gonna do Spanish because I did it at gcse and really enjoyed it- what language are you going for?

My personal statement is written for a joint honours course (languages/ linguistics), and 4/5 of my uni choices is that course. For my last choice, I want to apply for just linguistics. Would this work out? Because obviously a portion of my ps is dedicated to just modern languages, and I don’t want to be rejected because of that.
Am I able to apply for just linguistics as my 5th choice considering that?

My personal statement is written for a joint honours course (languages/ linguistics), and 4/5 of my uni choices is that course. For my last choice, I want to apply for just linguistics. Would this work out? Because obviously a portion of my ps is dedicated to just modern languages, and I don’t want to be rejected because of that.
Am I able to apply for just linguistics as my 5th choice considering that?