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Automatic rejection if you applied to two sciences

Has anyone else had a problem with applying for two sciences? I applied for biochemistry and for biology, and was e-mail saying i would be randomly rejected for one, becase of administraion purposes :-s. got a rejection for biochemistry today (which was my first choice) but nothing for biology yet :-s

anyone else had this problem? I'm really hacked off about wasting a choice, wasting my time, and having to change courses if they do accept me for biology!!

Reply 1

M_E_X

14

Ouch, that sucks! Maybe ring them up and explain the situation to them, I'm sure they'd at least be happy to reject you for biology and consider you for biochem instead. At least that way you're being considered for your first choice!

Reply 2

FTC199

13

i dont know if this is the same but last year i applied for medicine and for maths (as my 5th choice). i got an offer for medicine and then 3 days later was rejected for maths so it might be the same thing, however, they did not send me the same email.

Reply 3

PinkFlamingo19

Thats not good, I am sure you are not allowed to sorta be biased against for applying for two courses at one uni.
When I applied last year through UCAS, I applied at Exeter for History and International Relations and History as single honours and got offers for both. If anything it merely shows your commitment, and they may think you are more suitable for one or the other so you should have the opportunity to be assessed for both by your application. I would maybe ring UCAS and ask? Which uni was it?

Reply 4

User203443

Nope. I did this when i applied (I applied for Chemistry and Physics, a big mistake but we won't dwell on the past). I got accepted for both chemistry and physics courses.

Reply 5

Rainfaery

12

Ramble

Nope. I did this when i applied (I applied for Chemistry and Physics, a big mistake but we won't dwell on the past). I got accepted for both chemistry and physics courses.

Could this be because they are different faculties, though? Neither of them would know you applied to the other, while the OP applied for biology and biochem, so the same admissions tutors would look at both applications.

Reply 6

FTC199

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Rainfaery

Could this be because they are different faculties, though? Neither of them would know you applied to the other, while the OP applied for biology and biochem, so the same admissions tutors would look at both applications.

if it is the same university then they will be able to see all the applications from that person to that uni, which is why my maths rejection came in so suddenly after my medicine offer

it may be that the biology/biochemistry departments have a policy on this though which would be why the OP was rejected by one

Reply 7

Rainfaery

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FTC199

if it is the same university then they will be able to see all the applications from that person to that uni, which is why my maths rejection came in so suddenly after my medicine offer

it may be that the biology/biochemistry departments have a policy on this though which would be why the OP was rejected by one

Ah, okay. I just thought it could perhaps be because of the different faculties. And yeah, it probably is just the biology people, then. Weirdos.

Reply 8

flowerpot803

OP

yeah, it was because they're in the same faculty and the course wasn't full last year or something, so they're only allowed to give one offer per candidate. I just wished they'd told me something before i bothered applying for two courses! If i get rejected for bio, i'm gonna raise hell, because they've seriously limited my options now :frown:

Reply 9

terpineol

14

I think the first year modules for both biochem and biology are the same anyway, so if you get one you can change honors to the other.

To all intents and purposes you are applying twice for the same course in terms of logistics, as such if they give you two offers it will put the estimations of how many will be in the year out.

It would also explain why chemistry and physics is ok, while both are in the same faculty.

As for medicine with maths as a reserve, if the mats dept knew you got an offer for med, or were informed that you had by the medical faculty, why make you an offer when it is obviously a last resort?

Reply 10

FTC199

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terpineol

As for medicine with maths as a reserve, if the mats dept knew you got an offer for med, or were informed that you had by the medical faculty, why make you an offer when it is obviously a last resort?

i know, maths was my favourite subject at school though and IMO st andrews was the only place to do the course, although i kind of wished i had had the guts to apply for the MMath course and not just the BSc

Reply 11

meekan

I applied for Geography, Geoscience, and Geography with french and got into all three, all in the same faculty, and in the science faculty as well. All were Bsc :s-smilie:

Reply 12

ER4CH

where abouts in scotland r u frm and what did you get at higher??

Reply 13

flowerpot803

OP

I'm not Scottish, but I got 4 A's at As-level and 8A*s, 3A*s at GCSE.

But its ok, i got an offer for Biology in the end :smile:

I was just worried I'd wasted two offers if I didn't get an offer! Hopefully St Andrew's will mention it in the prospectus next year so people don't get caught out!

Reply 14

sophie_c

10

Hmm that's really weird! I applied for 4 different science courses at St Andrews (all bio related) - because I didn't want to go anywhere else - ...and got unconditionals for them all :s-smilie:

But yeh, in 1st year the modules are the same for whatever path in Biology you want to take, so it doesn't really matter what you get accepted for at this point, as it's easy to change and choose the direction you want to go in once you get here and get further into your studies. In 1st semester there is only 1 biology module, that everyone wanting to do anything biology related must take - Cell Biology and Genetics. Then in 2nd year there are 2Biology modules (Molecular Biology, and Biology of Organisms), Molecular Biology is (generally) a requirement for going on to do any Biology modules in 2nd year (i know a few people who are excused from this due to wanting to go along the Sustainable Development pathway as SD has lectures at the same time as Mol Bio). So basically, in 1st year it doesn't strictly matter what you applied for, but we're all still at the "Biology" stage, and will begin to specify from 2nd year onwards, and even moreso 3rd year.
Other than that, if you do end up coming, if you're wanting to go Biochemistry route (even if you're just down (ATM) to be doing Biology, I'm pretty sure you'll need to do some Chemistry modules in 1st year too, but i'm sure you're advisor will explain all that to you :wink:

Good luck!!!! :smile:

Reply 15

El_Matador

I really wish they'd make this clearer on the prospectus and the website.

It was lucky I came to TSR otherwise I would've wasted a valuable UCAS choice.

Reply 16

Quick-use

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Original post by El_Matador

I really wish they'd make this clearer on the prospectus and the website.

It was lucky I came to TSR otherwise I would've wasted a valuable UCAS choice.

I agree

Reply 17

jwd22

It does not matter that you were rejected for one and accepted for the other... So long as you fulfil the prerequistes (i.e. AS in chemistry) of the modules you wish to take, then you will be able to select them during advising in September.

Here is a link to the course catalogue... http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/coursecatalogue/ug/

There is not one for next year (yet) ... but use it for reference.

For example; if you have been accepted for Biology (but not 'B.Sc(Hons) Biology and Chemistry') then you can just tell your adviser in September that you want to take Chemistry Modules. You do not choose your degree title until forth year (although your choices do affect what you will be eligible to graduate in.)

So really, for Scottish Universities (unless it's an application for law or medicine) then you are admitted to the university and it does not matter what your course is. So don't worry about it.

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Automatic rejection if you applied to two sciences

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