Purposely getting rejected from a course

Original post

by glowing79

Just don’t accept the offer if you get one :smile:

No need to jeopardise the offer you actually want by doing anything silly.

Alternatively, you could just decline the interview request.

Reply 3

Original post

by Admit-One

Just don’t accept the offer if you get one :smile:

No need to jeopardise the offer you actually want by doing anything silly.
Alternatively, you could just decline the interview request.

So if I reject the interview request will I get rejected?
I can’t just withdraw it I need to get rejected and it to be unsuccessful
For personal reasons pls help

Reply 4

Original post

by LJMUStudentReps

Hi,
It’s understandable to be in that situation, but deliberately performing badly in an interview isn’t the best approach. Admissions staff may notice you’re not taking the interview seriously wasting their time, and it could reflect poorly on your other applications at the same university.
If you’re not interested in the course, the best option is usually to withdraw your choice on UCAS if a decision hasn’t been made yet, politely decline the interview, or reject the offer yourself after it’s made. This way, you won’t risk affecting your chances for the course you really want.
Tayba
Student Rep

well I need to get rejected
So if I reject the interview request will I get rejected?
but will it then say that the reason is because I rejected the interview request? bc I don’t want that

Reply 5

Original post

by glowing79

Theoretically if I’ve applied to a course I don’t want to actually do, and I got an interview for it - could I just do really badly in the interview and they’d reject me, even if I met the grade requirements and all other things
or could I just tell them I don’t want to do it so they reject me
I am applying to the same university for the course I actually want to do tho so I don’t want the university to reject me from the other course by doing something bad

Just withdraw from the course you don't want to do on UCAS Hub (ensure that you do not withdraw or cancel your whole application). You also need to just email that Uni and tell them you have done this, and you no longer want to be interviewed for that course They can then give that interview slot to someone else and you won't have messed up your relationship with that Uni.

Reply 6

Original post

by glowing79

Theoretically if I’ve applied to a course I don’t want to actually do, and I got an interview for it - could I just do really badly in the interview and they’d reject me, even if I met the grade requirements and all other things
or could I just tell them I don’t want to do it so they reject me
I am applying to the same university for the course I actually want to do tho so I don’t want the university to reject me from the other course by doing something bad

I can’t just withdraw it I need to get rejected and it to be unsuccessful
For personal reasons pls help

Reply 7

Original post

by glowing79

I can’t just withdraw it I need to get rejected and it to be unsuccessful
For personal reasons pls help

You can phone the Uni and ask them to reject you - they may or may not agree to this so it would probably help if you are very honest with them about the reason.

Reply 8

Original post

by glowing79

So if I reject the interview request will I get rejected?
I can’t just withdraw it I need to get rejected and it to be unsuccessful
For personal reasons pls help

If you decline to interview they won’t have any choice.

I’ll assume this is something family related so you can that you applied and were rejected.

Reply 9

Original post

by Admit-One

If you decline to interview they won’t have any choice.
I’ll assume this is something family related so you can that you applied and were rejected.

Will it say the reason on my application is that I declined the interview
And yes it is for family

Reply 10

Original post

by glowing79

Will it say the reason on my application is that I declined the interview
And yes it is for family

No it’ll just say rejected on UCAS. Internally they can mark the reason for it but it’s not communicated to UCAS.

Reply 11

Original post

by Admit-One

No it’ll just say rejected on UCAS. Internally they can mark the reason for it but it’s not communicated to UCAS.

Like you know how it says “unsuccessful “ and it can say “ show reason “ they wouldn’t put that I didn’t do the interview?

Reply 12

Original post

by McGinger

You can phone the Uni and ask them to reject you - they may or may not agree to this so it would probably help if you are very honest with them about the reason.

Really? well what if I do wanna go to that uni but for a different course so now rhey know what I’ve done

Reply 13

Stiffy Byng

You need to tackle the relationship with your family that underlies your question. Honesty is best in all things. Subterfuge and device are not good. Your family need to understand that your life choices are yours, not theirs.

(edited 3 months ago)

Reply 14

Original post

by Admit-One

No it’ll just say rejected on UCAS. Internally they can mark the reason for it but it’s not communicated to UCAS.

Several Universities where I have worked in Admissions would use Withdrawn for situations where emails go unanswered or interview invites are turned down etc.

Reply 15

Original post

by McGinger

Several Universities where I have worked in Admissions would use Withdrawn for situations where emails go unanswered or interview invites are turned down etc.

In that case it's going to depend how the uni flags it, and our thread starter would be better offer asking to be rejected, (but again, that doesn't guarantee the uni will flag it as a regular rejection and isn't going to use withdrawn).

More of a problem with the family feeling entitled to look at UCAS Hub.

Reply 16

Original post

by McGinger

Several Universities where I have worked in Admissions would use Withdrawn for situations where emails go unanswered or interview invites are turned down etc.

What do you mean?

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