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why haven’t i gotten a contextual offer for KCL?

i have the standard offer for KCL which i’m kinda confused about. i’m comparing to my sister, who got a contextual offer for pharmacy last year for KCL. whereas i have the standard offer for geography. the financial situation for our family and location hasn’t changed. but if i’m trying to look on a more individual level, it just convinces me that i “deserve” the contextual more than her.

she went to a private school for secondary, whereas i went to an underperforming one. she didn’t apply to any supercurriculars which indicate “disadvantaged” whereas i applied to sutton trust and UNIQ. so… little lost on that

Reply 1

Have you checked the specific criteria for this year - Unis do change the criteria, and/or the data-sets they use for identifying postcodes etc. If you still think this is a mistake, contact KCL and calmly explain why you think you do qualify for a Contextual offer. If appropriate they can then simply change your offer conditions.

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by raypest101
i have the standard offer for KCL which i’m kinda confused about. i’m comparing to my sister, who got a contextual offer for pharmacy last year for KCL. whereas i have the standard offer for geography. the financial situation for our family and location hasn’t changed. but if i’m trying to look on a more individual level, it just convinces me that i “deserve” the contextual more than her.
she went to a private school for secondary, whereas i went to an underperforming one. she didn’t apply to any supercurriculars which indicate “disadvantaged” whereas i applied to sutton trust and UNIQ. so… little lost on that

are you on free school meals? because i applied to kings too and i've been wondering if i'll get a contextual (if i even get an offer at all!!), and i was relying on fsm criteria to qualify me. i go to private school on a bursary for college so i havent got my hope high tbh

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by McGinger
Have you checked the specific criteria for this year - Unis do change the criteria, and/or the data-sets they use for identifying postcodes etc. If you still think this is a mistake, contact KCL and calmly explain why you think you do qualify for a Contextual offer. If appropriate they can then simply change your offer conditions.

yeah, unfortunately this year they changed the criteria and made it stricter and who was eligible for contextual

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by Anonymous
are you on free school meals? because i applied to kings too and i've been wondering if i'll get a contextual (if i even get an offer at all!!), and i was relying on fsm criteria to qualify me. i go to private school on a bursary for college so i havent got my hope high tbh

don't know if you've gotten an offer at all yet, butttt im pretty sure they changed their criteria for contextual and FSM is on the list i think

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