Undergraduate admissions - unsuccessful

Unsuccessful Applications

Once we receive your application, we evaluate the application holistically and considered applications fairly on the basis of standard entry requirements (which are detailed on the web site and in the prospectus).  If after evaluating your application we believe that you do not meet our entry standard, or if we feel that you would be unable to cope successfully with the demands of a degree programme, we will return an Unsuccessful decision to UCAS along with a short statement as to why your application was not successful.

An expanded explanation of the most common reasons why applications are unsuccessful are given in the table below.

UCAS Text	Fuller Explanation
Inadequate/inappropriate qualifications	You have listed your qualifications on the UCAS application but they do not fulfil our entry standard and you do not indicate that you are taking any further qualifications. OR You are currently taking qualifications but you either are not taking sufficient exams or your predicted grades are very low.
Your SG/Int2 Mathematics is below our entry requirement	Standard Grade Maths at 1 or Intermediate 2 Maths at A is a necessary requirement for entry to our BA programmes and from your application, it appears you do not fulfil this requirement
A pass in Higher English is required for entry	A pass in Higher English at Grade B is a necessary requirement for entry. You did not pass in S5 and are not taking the exam in S6.
A Higher pass in a language is required	For entry to our degree course in International Business and Modern Languages, a Higher pass at A (if you are taking one language) or BB (if you are taking two languages) is a necessary requirement
Did not attend interview/respond to correspondence	We contacted you either for further information  and you did not respond OR We contacted you to invite you to an interview. You did not attend and did not advise us of any reason.
You did not provide an academic reference	Your academic reference was missing and this is a necessary part of your application.  It is your responsibility to provide this.
Your qualifications are out of date	We require evidence of recent study so you will have to update your qualifications.

It is your responsibility to ensure the UCAS application provides a complete picture of your skills and abilities.  This is particularly important as one reason that your application may fail is that you did not supply us with sufficient information for a judgement to be made regarding your suitability for the programme.  For example, you must give full details of your previous education including any courses that you started but did not complete.  You also need to provide details of any courses that you are currently studying and include a Personal Statement and Academic Reference.

Our admissions web site outlines our admissions policy and lists the competitive entry standard for most qualifications. If you feel that your application has not been given due consideration under our admissions policy and wish to make representation to this effect, you are able to put your case in writing and send to:

Undergraduate Office
Strathclyde Business School
Sir William Duncan Building
130 Rottenrow
Glasgow
G4 0GE

Email:  sbs-advisor@strath.ac.uk

Please note:

• missing the required grades for entry is not a sufficient reason on its own to challenge our decision regarding your application;
• due to Data Protection, the University is unable to comment on any other applications and can only deal with your own application in any correspondence: comparison with another application is, therefore, not possible or permissible;

We will try to reply to all correspondence within 14 working days of receipt.