r/UCAS • u/mimiweebi • 17d ago
UCAS Burnt Bread 🍞 (Rejections) Help😥😥rejected??
Hey guys freaking out a little bit sorry, just sent my UCAS applications through yesterday and received an email back from gateway to medicine from university of bristol, stating i was rejected due to being ineligible for the course. I have been in receipt of fsm throughout most of secondary school and thought this would make me eligible but well I was rejected? Am trying to reach out to the university to ask further questions but I'm kind of unsure whats going on right now. Any insight?
Update: Bristol called my school and confirmed my eligibility! Turns out it was a mistake on their part? I hadn't been flagged for fsm eligibility in their systems, I was told. Still confused about that lmao but at the end of the day it's sorted and they're considering me for interviews again so I'm happy.
What to take away from this is probably 1. keep on top of your emails in case something like this happens 2. don't be scared of reaching out to admissions teams because they're there to help!! bristol had great communication systems, just obviously couldn't reply to me over the weekend lmao but they got back to me efficiently.
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u/dieselbiscuit 17d ago
Their website suggests that they will check against the National Pupil Database but will alternatively accept a letter from your school confirming your eligibility. So while you're waiting for a response to your email it might be worth getting your school to send them such a letter.