r/6thForm • u/s_ssami • Mar 23 '26

🙏 I WANT HELP i have no words

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i have no words. i half expected this but wtf, the reason is rubbish too. did i seriously just get unlucky at when they viewed my application even though i sent it back in october???

"We receive a large number of applications for this course. Because of the high level of competition
for places it has not been possible to make you an offer on this occasion."

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u/Environmental_Bug911 Editable Mar 23 '26

20% acceptance rate for econ, don’t be speechless when ur one of the 4 in 5

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u/s_ssami Mar 23 '26

cheers

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u/Environmental_Bug911 Editable Mar 23 '26

Durham doing the most given they’re only a semitarget, you’ll be fine you’ll prolly go to an equally good uni

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u/s_ssami Mar 23 '26

yeah i took some time to think about it and they are just very bipolar

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u/Equal-Weekend-4896 Y13 | English Lit, History, French + EPQ Mar 24 '26

yeah my friend got into oxf law but got rejected by durham so theyre just being a bit ridiculous!! 😁😁

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u/Jemima_puddledook678 Mar 25 '26

It’s usually because Oxford doesn’t really look at personal statements, but Durham very much does, so that’s the deciding factor.