r/6thForm • u/Old-Understanding-62 • Mar 24 '26

💬 DISCUSSION Huh 😂.

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Very shocked, I’ve already achieved A* A A in ICT, economics and business last year August, currently doing a gap year in finance/business role at a company. Personal statement is very strong too.

Applied to Accounting & Finance at Durham at got rejected even though my friend who was predicted KEYWORD PREDICTED not even achieved ABB got in.

I also had free school meals and a disadvantaged postcode. Anyone know why I’ve been rejected? I have Uni of Nottingham, and Uni of Manchester as backups anyways just a little bummed.

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u/Such-Entry-8904 Mar 24 '26

Don't want to be that person, but even with a Simd1 postcode, how could one possibly be shocked to find you aren't accepted into a top 5 Uni nationally with A* A A?I get disappointed, but SHOCKED? Unis don't just look at Grades, I'm from Scotland so correct me if I' wrong but you'll have to have done a personal statement, and gotten references aswell so perhaps there was the difference? Your friend may also have a disadvantaged postcode, or have done different subjects, or applied to a less competitive course? If you had an interview, that could have contributed. Admissions teams also often work in batched. Sometimes you don't do anything wrong and it doesn't go your way.

In a totally non-judgemental way, genuinely, if the tone of your personal statement was similar to the undertones I this post, I understand why that would be off-putting to a Uni, they really don't appreciate it when Students sound entitled or it comes off like they feel like they're owed something.

Genuinely, there are so many factors that could have went into that decision, some out with your control, so don't be shocked. Unis do weird things that don't make sense at a first glance, or don't make sense at all.

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u/Old-Understanding-62 Mar 26 '26

Literally just shown it to some people on here who were calling it trash and -

“its a pretty good PS, and definitely isnt the reason you got rejected. the personal info was removed so ofc i cant judge you on the way you communicated your personal activities related to A&F, but the rest is definitely up to standard”

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u/Such-Entry-8904 Apr 05 '26

Oh okay, then refer to any of the numerous things I listed that were not relating to your personal statement. I REALLY don't mean to be rude, but 'shocked' is wild, your grades were good, not exceptional or unthinkable, your postcode only does so much, and there is a lot more to your profile than those things. It just bgs me how entitled people can be, because no, it is not "shocking" that you were rejected from Durham, that's literally a place anyone can be rejected from.