Unsure on what to choose

I have applied for animal behaviour and conservation and the zoology with foundation year at MMU and have received my offers, but I have also applied for wildlife conservation with zoo biology for Salford which I also received. I’m unsure of what course and university would be best, Salford gave me a conditional offer and MMU have gave me a conditional offer to achieve a DDM but those grades will be a complete struggle for me to achieve but MMU is where I had my heart set out on. Do I just pick the foundation year for MMU and then Salford as back up or just go for both options as MMU?

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Person who made this - It’s meant to say MMU gave me an unconditional offer but don’t think I can edit it once sent anonymously 😭

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Manchester Metropolitan University

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by Anonymous

I have applied for animal behaviour and conservation and the zoology with foundation year at MMU and have received my offers, but I have also applied for wildlife conservation with zoo biology for Salford which I also received. I’m unsure of what course and university would be best, Salford gave me a conditional offer and MMU have gave me a conditional offer to achieve a DDM but those grades will be a complete struggle for me to achieve but MMU is where I had my heart set out on. Do I just pick the foundation year for MMU and then Salford as back up or just go for both options as MMU?

Hi!

First of all, congratulations on all of your offers! 😊

First of all, I'd always advise you to take your time at this stage. If you've received all of your offers back on UCAS, you have until May 6th to reply to them, which gives you plenty of time to read each conditional offer carefully, contact the admissions teams for any questions you have, attend the applicant visit days for all of your courses, and to potentially get a better idea of how achievable certain grades and entry requirements are.

Once you have attended your visit days for both institutions and have hopefully gotten a feel for each campus and each course, you will find it easier to narrow your options down to two. If you are dead-set on Manchester Met, you may wish to choose both of our offers, with the higher tariff option as your Firm, and the lower tariff option as your Insurance. If you would still like to keep your options open, you might instead choose Salford as your Firm/Insurance, depending on the conditions of their offer. You might also want to consider things other than the entry requirements, such as any accommodation guarantees etc. when choosing which offers to accept.

Ultimately, this is a very personal choice for you, but I hope I've given you a good idea of what to consider. I'll also reiterate what I said earlier, which is to take your time. Don't feel the need to rush into a decision right now, and do as much research on the courses and universities you have offers for before deciding.

If you have any further questions, I'm more than happy to help! 🙂
Louie

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by Anonymous

I have applied for animal behaviour and conservation and the zoology with foundation year at MMU and have received my offers, but I have also applied for wildlife conservation with zoo biology for Salford which I also received. I’m unsure of what course and university would be best, Salford gave me a conditional offer and MMU have gave me a conditional offer to achieve a DDM but those grades will be a complete struggle for me to achieve but MMU is where I had my heart set out on. Do I just pick the foundation year for MMU and then Salford as back up or just go for both options as MMU?

Hey!

Huge congrats on receiving offers from both of us! I definitely echo the sentiments Louie has mentioned already in this thread - take your time on making a decision, and definitely visit offer holder days to get an idea as to what being a student with each of us might be like. It really is a very personal decision and your feelings on elements outside of your course (university vibe, location, opportunities, accommodation etc) are all really important, and only you will know what matters most to you. its also worth visiting to speak to current students and academics who teach on the programmes - that'll give you a good idea as to if you get along well with the staff that'll be teaching you!

As someone who studied Zoology here at Salford, I'd also recommend looking at the content of both of our degrees and see if you favour one over the other - we might teach slightly different content, or teach in slightly different ways, so it'd be a good idea to compare both courses and see which content calls to you the most. I found this was the best way to start to find my preferences when I was applying for university/making my firm/insurance choice decisions, as you can make sure that you're going to be happy with the course content and not feel like you've missed anything you want to learn about! If you do have any queries about our course let me know - our Zoology and Wildlife courses share a number of modules, so I'm more than happy to have a chat about the course and how I found the Wildlife elements!

In terms of a practical decision - I agree with Louie on keeping both of our offers, with one of us as your firm, one as your insurance. Some students may go for the higher tariff option as their firm and a lower option as their insurance, or may go for a firm choice that they think is achievable and aligns with their predicted grades. It's completely up to you on which route you take, but if you change your mind on who you'd like to go to on Results Day you can always give the both of us a ring to discuss your options and we can talk you through things!

No matter which of us you end up going to, I'm sure you'll have a fab time, as these kinds of courses are really, really enjoyable to study (speaking personally!), and Manchester is a great student city. Good luck with your decisions - let us know if you have any queries!

All the best,
Becky
University of Salford Rep

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