Still waiting to hear if you are to be interviewed?

[funkyteenangel]

well i got a rejection letter from imperial today. wasnt really all that bothered to be honest, prolly wlda been if i hadnt got accepted n e where else. i am lil curious as to why i have been rejected tho. i think its maybe cos i do art as my 3rd alevel but i cld b rong

[billster]

Hey FTA, i got a rejection letter from IC today too! I knew straight away from the size of the envelope :evil: I don't think they would reject anyone for doing artsy subjects, otherwise they would've specified in their entrance requirements 3 Science A-levels. Incidentally, apart from Bio and Chem, i do Fine Art, German and i did English Lit/Lang last year. One would think that their being a specialist science college would mean that they had a preference for students with more science subjects at A-level; on the other hand, one of the reasons i applied was because an IC student i know told me they were giving preference to applicants with a broader range of A-levels because they wanted to change their image of being an institution of male anoraks and science swots (a sweeping generalisation and down right false portrayal, I’m sure!). I’ve been very tempted to phone and ask precisely why they’d thought it was okay to string me along so far only to cruelly crush my hopes at the end – but that’s just me being melodramatic! I’m not too fussed, though I would be quite peed-off if I were offer-less.

[funkyteenangel]

Originally Posted by billster

Hey FTA, i got a rejection letter from IC today too! I knew straight away from the size of the envelope :evil: I don't think they would reject anyone for doing artsy subjects, otherwise they would've specified in their entrance requirements 3 Science A-levels. Incidentally, apart from Bio and Chem, i do Fine Art, German and i did English Lit/Lang last year. One would think that their being a specialist science college would mean that they had a preference for students with more science subjects at A-level; on the other hand, one of the reasons i applied was because an IC student i know told me they were giving preference to applicants with a broader range of A-levels because they wanted to change their image of being an institution of male anoraks and science swots (a sweeping generalisation and down right false portrayal, I’m sure!). I’ve been very tempted to phone and ask precisely why they’d thought it was okay to string me along so far only to cruelly crush my hopes at the end – but that’s just me being melodramatic! I’m not too fussed, though I would be quite peed-off if I were offer-less.

well i prefer UCL to imp but it was kinda annoying b rejected anyway.. neway i did call em up in the summer n ask them if art was ok to do, and they said yes. but then again, they do get a hella lotta applicants so i guess wen it comes down to art vs say physics, theyd prolly go 4 the physics. i was thinking of phoning too, but i prolly wont. so have u n e other unis to hear from? im still waiting for kings and barts. i really want to get into kings so i'll b gutted if i get rejected... and as everyday passes that becomes more likely a prospect

[billster]

FTA

T'would be a lie if i were to say the prospect of studying in South Ken didn't really appeal to me, but nevermind! You have an offer from UCL -- so do i! I also have an offer from GKT, having been rejected by Oxford. Good luck with King's and Bart's!

[funkyteenangel]

Originally Posted by billster

FTA

T'would be a lie if i were to say the prospect of studying in South Ken didn't really appeal to me, but nevermind! You have an offer from UCL -- so do i! I also have an offer from GKT, having been rejected by Oxford. Good luck with King's and Bart's!

mm dont really like south ken- way too near home n the V&A!!! so what's gna b ur firm - ucl or kings? ur lucky u got an offer from kings - wish i was u!!

[billster]

I take it King's is your first choice (fingers crossed on getting in)? I really do not know, King's is a single 10-15mins train journey away, and whilst i do plan on living out for the first year, i know someone who studies at UCL and she's really having an excellent time there. I'm not really feeling the idea of all the biomedical science and medicine students being concentrated at London Bridge, although i like the feeling and appearance of the King's campus at London Bridge better; it has a real open and friendly atmosphere - something not immediately apparent at UCL. UCL has a better selection of SSMs (i'd like to do BSL and continue with my art - possibly at the Slade School!) but King's lets its students do non-science intercalated degrees.. so it's a really tough call. At the moment i'm inclined to prefer UCL, but i think i'll know for sure once i've been to the GKT post-offer open day.

Good luck!

Bill

[funkyteenangel]

Originally Posted by billster

I take it King's is your first choice (fingers crossed on getting in)? I really do not know, King's is a single 10-15mins train journey away, and whilst i do plan on living out for the first year, i know someone who studies at UCL and she's really having an excellent time there. I'm not really feeling the idea of all the biomedical science and medicine students being concentrated at London Bridge, although i like the feeling and appearance of the King's campus at London Bridge better; it has a real open and friendly atmosphere - something not immediately apparent at UCL. UCL has a better selection of SSMs (i'd like to do BSL and continue with my art - possibly at the Slade School!) but King's lets its students do non-science intercalated degrees.. so it's a really tough call. At the moment i'm inclined to prefer UCL, but i think i'll know for sure once i've been to the GKT post-offer open day.

Good luck!

Bill

yup king's is my first choice but knowing my luck i'll prolly get rejected :lol: i'll be moving out 2, whereever i go cos i live in london but its j 2 far from my hse, and 'sides livin out is more fun - no parental rule!! :wink: yeh i def prefer the atmosphere at kings - but i guess thats cos its smaller so more cosy. btw i know im gonna sound really thick but what are SSMs??

[Mr Enigmatic]

at st georges they stand for special study modules, and i'm guessing they mean the same at gimperial.