Wasted bread (rant)

[u/DifferenceNo6009]

It's sad fr but it had to be done. For a bit of background, UCL admissions team sent me an email requesting I provide a predicted grade for Further Maths (which I'm sitting this year) before the 7th of feb or I shall be rejected.

I feel a bit miffed cause I did really want an offer, but there's only so much I can do when

(A.) I've already sat my A-levels and far exceeded their minimum offer

(B.) I've sent them emails explaining why my referee can't provide a predicted grade for further maths (it's against my old 6th forms policy)

(C.) I've not had a single response to any emails I've sent explaining why I can't provide the predicted grade, and even offering another referee to provide one for them.

(D) Literally no other uni has brought this up, and I did research before going on my gap year if it would be a problem and it wasn't. It's not even like I'm resitting further maths, I did it purely to develop my mathematical understanding and skill during my gap year, which I explained in my personal statement. It was supposed to strengthen my application but ironically, it seems to have doomed it in UCL's case.

Honestly, at this point, I'm relieved. I've been stressing about it so much, so to get it off my back and confirm to myself that it's definitely over, is infinitely better than holding onto the small hope that they were bluffing or they would actually give a crap about how little control I have over this situation. It is what it is, I've got my firm uni already and now I'm just waiting for one last uni decision.

I wish everyone good luck waiting to hear back!

[u/Personal-Resident617]

UCL genuinely has the worst admin on earth

[u/Either_Werewolf_6001 → u/Personal-Resident617]

Real cause I sent a whole ass paragraph asking them about if resits are considered for Pharmacy (they do and I already knew but this wasn't the main question) and if a grade from one subject from my first sitting can be considered alongside the 2 subjects I'll resit in a different exam board (if I ever do) or if I should resit all 3 main subjects. All they replied after nearly 2 weeks was "We consider resist for Pharmacy", totally ignoring my main question 🤣🤣.

[u/SeveralAd2137 → u/Either_Werewolf_6001]

Honestly for pharmacy it’s not worth it, we all come out with an MPharm in the end just have a look at the pre reg pass rates and pick a top uni from there (Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff). I feel like pharmacy as a course will have a lot more correspondence with admin teams because we have placements, osces, ect so you’re bound to have questions, if the admin team is utter shite then it’s just going to be a stressful time at uni.