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Okay after seeing a tonne of questions about getting into Medicine in the UK recently, I thought I'd just save everybody some time and make a questions thread with a little list of frequently asked Qs. Please read through these to see if your question is answered here! ...and if it's not been answered already, please feel free to ask it on this thread so we can keep all the information together for future students so they can more quickly access the info they need. Frequently Asked Questions! Regarding subjects and IB scores... 1.1 Do I need HL Chemistry? 1.2 What if HL Chemistry is not offered at my school? 1.3 Do I need HL Biology? 1.4 Do I need HL Maths? 1.5 How many…
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Since we have an Oxbridge thread, and I find some UCAS application processes quite confusing and questions-raising, I thought we might as well have a UCAS thread... All questions regarding UCAS should be addressed in this thread. And I want to start first. Does anybody else think that the 4000 characters limit is too little??? I have only written one paragraph explaining why I want to study in UK, haven't finished and have reached 616 characters. I don't think I could explain eeeeeverything that I'd like to include in my PS then. The mindmap indicates that the length is approximately 600 words, and I think it's very little! What font and size is used in UCAS apply fo…
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IB is hard, we all know it, and there's always the temptation to take subjects where it's easier to get a 7. I just base my switching of History HL to SL on that. However, there are some subjects in the IB (and also A-Levels that aren't relevant to us) that are considered "soft" and as a result, universities like Cambridge and LSE have openly spelled out their attitudes towards them (not positive). Other selective universities do not accept them either. This is the list of "soft" subjects that aren't recognized the same way as other IB subjects, according to http://timesonline.typepad.com/schoolgate/...a-level-s.html: • Business and Management • Design and Technology • I…
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Hello, I have to confirm my IB subjects very soon as I will be going to grade 10, right now my subjects are: HL: Business Management, Math AA, Design Technology, SL: Visual art, Chinese B, Language and literature. However, my strong suit is not in math, I would be more confident in doing a humanities subject. I am not sure if I should keep to these subjects because I want to study business management or commerce (but pretty flexible) in the UK but they do not all require math. However, at top unis the requirements are mostly math HL a grade 7/7 for majors like economics or finance. I want to aim for some top universities, despite my major, would it be worth it to choos…
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Hey, I live in a country where almost no university pays attention to your extracurriculars. There's only one that focuses a lot on your volunteering certificates and stuff like that from what I've heard. Because of this, I know very little about extracurriculars and want to know how important they are for applying to UK universities, and I'm not even sure I fully understand what extracurriculars are lol. Is it important to do volunteering work(there aren't a lot of opportunities with certificates in my country) or should I focus more on my hobbies? Also, how am I supposed to kinda prove to a university that I did an extracurricular activity? For example, I did skateboard…
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Hi all, I am currently an IB DP2 student that is super stressed about my predicted grades. Currently I am predicted a 39/45, basically just scraping past the minimum IB requirement for my desired subject (biomedical sciences at Oxford). I understand that applications to Oxford are really competitive, and I was wondering whether this predicted grade would affect my chances at getting admitted. I am juggling my chances of getting an interview if I get top marks in BMAT. Could anyone please advice me on how much Oxford looks at predicted grades? Thanks a lot.
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Hey I am a native English speaker and I was just wondering if UK universities such as Nottingham, Oxford or Cambridge would allow college applications of students with English taken as a second language (acquisition). FYI; I'll be leaning over my sciences courses (physics and maths) in UNI.
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Hi all. I am aiming for a career in medicine and would like to attend a good university in the UK or Europe. I had a question regarding the maths. Do I have to take HL math or will HL Chemistry, Bio and psychology suffice? Also do universities care if it is AA or AI math?
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Also, what IB grade is eligible for the "superstar grade" thing? I don't know what this means exactly though. My background: I couldn’t meet their standard requirement. I had to get 35 overall with 766 at HLs, however, I got 34 with 654 at HLs in the predicted grades in IB. So I decided to apply to different (lower level) universities this time. (which is 2022 Jan submission one.) However, my mind is still thinking like I want to get into KCL since it was my dream uni. But then I found that there is an application system called an adjustment. Then I wonder if there is still any possibility that I can get into there through adjustment (if I get ove…
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My IB predicted grades were 34, so I couldn't apply to those universities, which I wanted. However, I was wondering if I do much better in a real exam can I still get into those unis? (e.g. IB 43)
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I honestly wanted to go to kings college to study business and management... However, my predicted grades probably won't be high enough. In the uni entry requirement, I had to get 766 at HLs, but I will probably get 755 at HLs... I was also planning to apply to cass business school that also requires higher grades such as 18 points in HLs and 35 points overall including tok and ee... (HLs; 755, SL; 7 at business, 55) So what I want to say is, hopeless. That's it. I don't know what to do. I can't focus on studying anything at all almost 3 weeks after the d2 Mock exam, which judged me to get low grades... I honestly am lost and feel nothing and stressed, depressed and disa…
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Hello! Can anyone tell me uni ranking for comp sci major?? I also want to know which uni I can apply if I got 32-35 for anticipated grade. Thank you:))
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I checked the uni website and it said you have to get minimum 35 overall including tok and ee, with 766 from HLs. And I wonder why the requirement is slightly lower than other unis like ucl, lse, imprial, etc... So technically, is it possible to get the conditional offer with the grade like 445 from SLs but 766 from HLs and 3 points from TOK and EE so its exactly 35 in total? I'm aiming for business and management.
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I study ib, not a-level. And I take English B SL. On the uni website, it says that the requirement for English for business and management is either English B 7 or IELTS 7.0 with minimum 6.5 from each sections. Then here is the point. - I definitely can't get 7 from English B. (I think i can get maximum 6 or minimum 5.) - For the IELTS score, 7.0 is pretty hard to get as my current grade is 6.0 overall. (only speaking is 6.5 and others are like 5.5 or something) I know, in general, I should be able to meet these english requirement as otherwise I will struggle with uni life in the future. So, possibly, I will be able to get 7.0 before the uni entrance, which is…
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the uni web says that the candidate has to get 35 with 766 at HLs, including tok, ee. but as long as i assume, this is a minimum requirement, so i was wondering what grade is definite/safe to get offer from kcl business... like above 37? i know this also depends on the personal statement, but i just want to know the general view about this so that i can set my goal for my predicted grades. Does anyone know about this?
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The assumption for my predicted grade; HLs; Japanese A 7, Eco 6, Maths AI 6 SLs; Business 7, Chemistry 5 or 6, English B 6 TOK and EE; B or C and A i was thinking management at lse, but i realised its not business degree. its more like sociology or something. What do you think?
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So I have my LNAT exam pretty soon and I am unable to figure out a way to study for it. I have solved the mock tests on the site but are there any other sources through which I can study? Also it would be great if anyone who has given the exam recently can give some tips on it.
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My personal statement/reference/predicted grade combo, which got me an Oxford interview, has been shunned by Warwick despite 43 points predicted. Anyone with similar rejections despite enormous PGs?
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So guys, now that we go our results, how do we know whether we've been accepted. When do these Universities actually get our results? Thanks Oliver And just to be sure, I am talking about UK unis.
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So i'm nearing the end of T1 and my grades are as follows: 776- HL Lang Lit, Economics, History 777- SL Biology, Math AA, Spanish B (taking exam this year) If I maintained these grades to be predicted so, and also got three extra bonus points (thus a 44) and a good LNAT score, would I have a shot at Oxbridge? I'm afraid that my combo doesn't look too academic. And would it be wise to switch to a 4th HL? I'm acing SL Bio and might switch up. Thank you!
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if UK universities will still accept students/make conditional offers if I meet their overall point entry requirement (e.g. 36) but not their HL requirements? I'm planning to apply to Bath & I'm really hoping to get in but I'm not getting the scores I want rn for my HLs. I'm confident I can get above 36/the overall requirement but I'm not confident if I can meet the 766 HL mark So I was wondering if anyone knew if I could still apply there or have a chance at getting in if my HLs are standing at around 665/666? I'm hoping that after my Y12 mocks, I can make up for my grades rn and get 766 but I'm still not really confi…
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Hello, this is Joel from Korea. I am currently studying at Singapore. I am considering many majors for colleges, but I am most interested in studying law in UK. But I am doubtful because I am a Korean student and I am not a british citizen. What can I do with UK law degree as a Korean Citizen? What careers can I pursue? Thank you.
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I do not take the IBDP and I might be curious about the information if UK accepts IB Courses and/or IBCP students. I heard that Bradford university wants 6 in Math HL and Chemistry HL for Chemical Engineering or Chemistry (I'm currently taking HL math and HL chemistry)
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What top univirsities can i apply to in the UK with math SL?
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Hi, I am an IB student from Hong Kong studying HL Physics, Computer Science, and Geography, and SL Mathematics Analysis and Approaches, English A Language and Literature, and Chinese B. I'm expecting a final score of 42/45 points. Are there any competitive universities in the UK that allow students to apply to the school/department/faculty of Engineering without declaring a speciality (such as civil, aeronautical, etc.)? Do my qualifications allow me to apply? Note that I do not study HL Maths. Thank you!
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I'm possibly going to study law in the UK and I'm currently going into the first year of DP. My current subjects are: HL - Bio, English A & Psych. SL - Chem, Maths AI, Spanish AB. I'm worried that if I don't want to do law, I won't have any uni majors and careers left. My backup plans are molecular biology/genetics etc and possible psychology. I most likely can't change my subjects unless i take bio SL and Chem HL which I wouldn't prefer. Please advise on what to do.
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Hi everyone! hope you're all having a lovely day. I'm currently a Year 11 student moving into IBDP (Class of '22) and I'm planning to major in Psychology in the future. My current chosen subjects are Psychology, Biology and Geo at HL level, and Math AI, Chinese B SL Fast-Track and English Lang & Lit at Standard Level. I've looked through many websites for UK unis and I have yet found any specific math requirement? (whether or not I need to take Math AI HL or if it's okay to take Math AI SL) and I was wondering whether or not someone on here could help me with that! If you have any idea of whether or not it's required to take Math AI HL or SL for psych in u…
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Hi All, I just took my IB diploma in the November 2019 session in SINGAPORE and I got 32/45 points. Not a bad score but not great either (I was hoping for a 35/36). I'm looking to study Business Management in either the UK or Canada. Can anyone please advise me on good universities that I could get in with my grades? Any help would be greatly appreciated. My grades are as follows: Business HL - 7 English A Lang/Lit HL - 6 Biology HL - 3 Math SL - 4 Spanish B SL - 5 Geography SL - 5 EE/TOK - 2 points
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Hi Guys, I am right now choosing my insurance for ucas and can not make the final decision. I hold the offers for management course in both bath and KCL. I choose Warwick as firm choice... However, when it comes to insurance, I wanna choose bath since the course is great, but the condition is as high as Warwick's... For KCL, seems that management is not their strong subject...and I am not sure if I would go there when i miss my firm's condition.... Anyone has any suggestion??? A lot of thanks:)))))
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Hello, I am about to turn down LSE and King's College London. This is for studies such as Politics, IR, History, War Studies and furthermore International Development. I would rather study law in my own country, and I also dont believe London is a city that suits me. I dont like big cities at all, and is very determined to go to a rather small place with outdoor (hiking, skiing etc...) oppurtinities, both Summer and Winter. This is not a brag about turning down good unis, as the opposite reason is why I am starting this topic: Is it a dumb choice to turn down LSE / King's? I am fairly confident that I will met the conditional offers quite comfortably with a bit of wo…
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Hi. I dream of becoming an Astrobiologist... I was wondering which universities in the UK have astrobiology programs? And what final score I should have to get into them? If anyone is studying Astrobiology, and can provide any information about the career, it would be a great help. I already know a fair bit, but it would be nice to know more from somebody in the situation;)) Best Regards Petrea
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hey! I applied to KCL international management course Bsc a month ago and haven't received any reply from them up till now. I got conditional offer from uni of manchester, warwick, and bristol. still waiting for KCL and Bath. My predicted is 38 with HL- 666 including TOK/EE Please tell whether I have chances of getting in or not.
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hey! I applied to KCL international management course Bsc a month ago and haven't received any reply from them up till now. I got conditional offer from uni of manchester, warwick, and bristol. still waiting for KCL and Bath. My predicted is 38 with HL- 666 including TOK/EE Please tell whether I have chances of getting in or not.
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Hello, I'm in my second month of year 13 currently. I think my average predicted score for the IB diploma is around 28-32. And I have no idea where to apply. I'm currently based in Dubai, but I would like to settle down in either UK or Canada. Where do you think I should apply to for an undergraduate program in business. possibly even econ but my sl math scores are the greatest. My current predicted grades are (I haven't taken the transcript but I asked my teachers for the grades): HL Business Management - 6 HL English Language & Literature - 5 HL ITGS - 5 SL Math - 4 SL French Ab Initio - 5 SL ESS - 5 Haven't finished the TOK essay …
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Hello, I'm an IB student finishing IB this year. I've came across this decision on which advice would be highly appreciated. I had a wish to study medicine at UK, but actually missed the deadline of UCAT tests. (yes I'm that stupid) And truly all universities I wanted to apply to require UCAT. My question is how bad it would be to take a gap year and than try to enter medicine at UK university? I would obviously work on volunteering or jobs at clinics to spend the gap year usefully. I'm just scared of how badly could it decrease my chance of getting a place at a university after a gap year? Thank you so much for any opinions or advices
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Hello everyone, I'm stuck in quite a bit of a dilemma here. I currently do the IB Diploma programme and within it, I do the these subjects: HL: Business Management, History, English A Language & Lit SL: Spanish a.b, Chemistry, Mathematics And here's the problem: I would like to pursue a Finance degree at uni in 2020 and many of the top unis require me to have Math HL in order to be considered and well, as you can see, I study Math SL. So I looked at unis like the London School of Economics among others but have found a Financial Economics course at St. Andrews university in Scotland. I know that this uni is very high accredited in the UK but that may be just for c…
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As an international student, can I get into a Uk uni, with a regular IELTS instead of UKVI?
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I want to study theoretical physics in the UK, and I am having trouble figuring out a best fit university for my predicted score. My predicted score hasn't been published yet...but my grades seems to pointing towards a 35 which includes a 7 (physics HL), 6 (maths HL), 5 (Buisness HL), 6 (french ab initio) and 5 (english SL), with B in EE and C in TOK... so in total 37 point. But when I search up.. universities with the course I want to consider... I do have a range of options, satisfying the 37 point mark, but when I look at the HL, requirement, it says you must have 766, or 666. Which is quite impossible for me to get... cuz I am absolutely weak at buisness HL, and ther…
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When do semesters begin for undergrads in UK universities?
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So I really underperformed in my IB exams and I tried calling places but they only base it of entry requirements. I feel like at this time, it's early clearing so they only accept students who've made the entry requirements but later on during the real "clearing" time in mid-August when the A-level results come out, will universities be more lenient with entry requirements? Like if there are to have more vacancies, could top Russell Universities just fill out vacancies regardless of any grades? For now, I'm looking at a course in Sheffield University and I am two points low(if I get my exams remarked then one), do you reckon they may offer me a place?
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I got two conditional offers from UCL and I accepted them for my firm choice (chemical engineering) and insurance choice (pharmacy). I didn’t meet the requirements of that offers as I got 4 in Maths HL but I have already emailed UCL asking them whether they’d still consider my application. Do you know how much can it take for them to respond and how big are the chances that they will accept me???
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Hi, so it is 5th July and apparently, in the UK it is around 4-5 in the morning but are the clearing courses catalog published from UCAS out yet?
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I just need to rant, I got rejected from the University of Edinburgh, my dream uni with a 42 776 higher level. At first, I was disappointed, but when i found out that my close friend got into the exact same course as I wanted to on a 34! HE GOT IN ON A 34 AND I GOT REJECTED ON A 42!!! its a broken system, a broken unethical system that rewards those who are willing to pay more. What's the point in having the government set up price ceilings for universities if they're just going to offer places to people who are willing to accept the people who are going to pay more, at the expense of the more qualified students. Im absolutely livid
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Most UK universities put up their entry requirement in UCAS and the IB points that they put up includes the TOK, EE & the actual exam. If I use my predicted score to start my applications, that doesn't include EE or TOK, would I still be able to apply and get an offer with a predicted score few points lower than what is required by the university.
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I was thinking of 5 university options; Durham, Noting-ham, Birmingham, King's Colledge and Aberystwyth universities. These unis seems pretty mid-range, do all these unis offer unconditional offers. If not, which universities in the uk do?
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I will be doing the PAT examination for Oxford next year on October 2019, as a DP 2 student. **currently I am in DP 1. Would PAT examinations be difficult to deal with as IB physics and math student? By the time I am in DP2, I myself would be familiar with a lot of rigorousness of the physics and math hl course, would that help me out for my PAT exams??
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I am returning back here after a long time to seek some advice. I am looking for universities with a 3.2 GPA (American) that offer scholarships to EU nationals. Anyone in a similar position or has been studying/studied with a great program that they'd recommend? Cheers!
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Hello, I have heard that for UCAS, if you apply for a MEng course and fail to meet the offer requirements, then universities will give you an offer for a BEng, if your score would meet the BEng requirements. Is that true? Thanks!
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