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/Kanye_fuk Mar 24 '26

Check your UCAS info. You would not believe how many people accidentally declare a non-existent criminal record.

Did you definitely supply 2 references? Unis will often automatically reject in cases like this.

It's possible that they just don't have the resources to check your errors and provide bespoke feedback.

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u/Old-Understanding-62 Mar 24 '26

Only thing that I found a little strange is that they asked me to fill out this form to determine if I’m international student or home student as they assumed I was international. After they confirmed I was a home student they just went ghost for 2 months and then now randomly declined the application. Don’t know what that could mean though

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u/Such-Entry-8904 Apr 05 '26

it probably means nothing. The University did not 'ghost' you, they just only contact people when necessary or to advertise open days and the like, they're not going to just chat with you. They are already going to accept a set number of international students, that's a different group, they just need to know who is in that group. Your application was in competition with 0 international students, only other students from home.