At UCL and want to change course- chances???

Hi all!

Ok so basically Im studying poltics and eastern european studies at UCL and yeah I didn't do too well this year and they have asked me to resit it again or on a part time basis.

BUT i don't want to. I've had an anagnorisis and realised that English is what I want to do! I've emailed the admission tutor etc and they have said very flatly that they can't

But I was wondering whether there were any other ways to get onto this course this year, as there must be some students who dont meet thier offer etc and if I beg perhaps??

Please advise!

You could apply through extra to get into some unis however you may not get UCL standard unis.

No, I dont want to leave UCL. Period

Hi all!

Ok so basically Im studying poltics and eastern european studies at UCL and yeah I didn't do too well this year and they have asked me to resit it again or on a part time basis.

BUT i don't want to. I've had an anagnorisis and realised that English is what I want to do! I've emailed the admission tutor etc and they have said very flatly that they can't

But I was wondering whether there were any other ways to get onto this course this year, as there must be some students who dont meet thier offer etc and if I beg perhaps??

Please advise!

Hi all!

Ok so basically Im studying poltics and eastern european studies at UCL and yeah I didn't do too well this year and they have asked me to resit it again or on a part time basis.

BUT i don't want to. I've had an anagnorisis and realised that English is what I want to do! I've emailed the admission tutor etc and they have said very flatly that they can't

But I was wondering whether there were any other ways to get onto this course this year, as there must be some students who dont meet thier offer etc and if I beg perhaps??

Please advise!

I'm sorry but there's no way you can get into English. Myself being a student who did one year of a degree at UCL and decided to switch, I have met and talked to a lot of people who decided to switch their degrees. ALMOST ALL OF THEM WANTED TO DO ENGLISH. Seriously, I don't know what it is about that subject but everyone wants to do it.

My flatmate who is currently doing UCL Law went through the whole process of applying for English and he ended up getting rejected. The English department have a very small allowance for students transferring from other departments, something like 4 at most, and they will have already filled that by now (the deadlines for applying are the same as the UCAS deadlines).

The English department is VERY oversubscribed, there is absolutely no way anyone can get into English for the next year if they haven't already been offered a place.

I'm sorry but you need to find another degree at UCL. Believe me I know how you feel, as I said I too decided to switch degrees after a terrible first year (I was doing Russian last year and hated it, wanted to switch to Economics but wasn't allowed, am now doing Information Management).

Sorry

Also unrelated, but wasn't I next to you in the ID card queue at Freshers? I remember meeting a girl called Ayesha who was doing Politics (I remember because I have a friend called Ayesha doing Politics in the 2nd year)???

lol is that mean you did a year of Russian and then another first year of Management again?

Eh? No, I did Russian and Management for a year, and then did Information Management. Only one half module the same, but the syllabus changed after the first year so it wasn't the same the second time round.

ahh now I see
so you directly transferred into the 2nd year of IMB?

I'm sorry but there's no way you can get into English. Myself being a student who did one year of a degree at UCL and decided to switch, I have met and talked to a lot of people who decided to switch their degrees. ALMOST ALL OF THEM WANTED TO DO ENGLISH. Seriously, I don't know what it is about that subject but everyone wants to do it.

My flatmate who is currently doing UCL Law went through the whole process of applying for English and he ended up getting rejected. The English department have a very small allowance for students transferring from other departments, something like 4 at most, and they will have already filled that by now (the deadlines for applying are the same as the UCAS deadlines).

The English department is VERY oversubscribed, there is absolutely no way anyone can get into English for the next year if they haven't already been offered a place.

I'm sorry but you need to find another degree at UCL. Believe me I know how you feel, as I said I too decided to switch degrees after a terrible first year (I was doing Russian last year and hated it, wanted to switch to Economics but wasn't allowed, am now doing Information Management).

Sorry

Also unrelated, but wasn't I next to you in the ID card queue at Freshers? I remember meeting a girl called Ayesha who was doing Politics (I remember because I have a friend called Ayesha doing Politics in the 2nd year)???

is transfering from english to law just as impossible? even if it was done before I started/very near the beginning?

unfortunately I guess so mate. Courses like Economics, Law, Medicine, and English are very competitive and oversubscribed every year. Psychology, History and Architecture are hard to get in as well.

I'm sorry but there's no way you can get into English. Myself being a student who did one year of a degree at UCL and decided to switch, I have met and talked to a lot of people who decided to switch their degrees. ALMOST ALL OF THEM WANTED TO DO ENGLISH. Seriously, I don't know what it is about that subject but everyone wants to do it.

My flatmate who is currently doing UCL Law went through the whole process of applying for English and he ended up getting rejected. The English department have a very small allowance for students transferring from other departments, something like 4 at most, and they will have already filled that by now (the deadlines for applying are the same as the UCAS deadlines).

The English department is VERY oversubscribed, there is absolutely no way anyone can get into English for the next year if they haven't already been offered a place.

I'm sorry but you need to find another degree at UCL. Believe me I know how you feel, as I said I too decided to switch degrees after a terrible first year (I was doing Russian last year and hated it, wanted to switch to Economics but wasn't allowed, am now doing Information Management).

Sorry

Also unrelated, but wasn't I next to you in the ID card queue at Freshers? I remember meeting a girl called Ayesha who was doing Politics (I remember because I have a friend called Ayesha doing Politics in the 2nd year)???

Oh hey! Patrick right? Haha, gosh yeah i really want to change but like you said, chances are slim!!!! Whats information management like by the way??

Information Management's fairly good, I'm enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would

I'm sorry but there's no way you can get into English. Myself being a student who did one year of a degree at UCL and decided to switch, I have met and talked to a lot of people who decided to switch their degrees. ALMOST ALL OF THEM WANTED TO DO ENGLISH. Seriously, I don't know what it is about that subject but everyone wants to do it.

My flatmate who is currently doing UCL Law went through the whole process of applying for English and he ended up getting rejected. The English department have a very small allowance for students transferring from other departments, something like 4 at most, and they will have already filled that by now (the deadlines for applying are the same as the UCAS deadlines).

The English department is VERY oversubscribed, there is absolutely no way anyone can get into English for the next year if they haven't already been offered a place.

I'm sorry but you need to find another degree at UCL. Believe me I know how you feel, as I said I too decided to switch degrees after a terrible first year (I was doing Russian last year and hated it, wanted to switch to Economics but wasn't allowed, am now doing Information Management).

Sorry

Also unrelated, but wasn't I next to you in the ID card queue at Freshers? I remember meeting a girl called Ayesha who was doing Politics (I remember because I have a friend called Ayesha doing Politics in the 2nd year)???

Hi all!

Ok so basically Im studying poltics and eastern european studies at UCL and yeah I didn't do too well this year and they have asked me to resit it again or on a part time basis.

BUT i don't want to. I've had an anagnorisis and realised that English is what I want to do! I've emailed the admission tutor etc and they have said very flatly that they can't

But I was wondering whether there were any other ways to get onto this course this year, as there must be some students who dont meet thier offer etc and if I beg perhaps??

Please advise!