Applied for wrong masters course! What do I do? Help!

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Apple In My Pie

Apple In My Pie

I applied for a masters course but I’ve accidentally applied for a part time course (two years) and not the full time (one year) course. The course is the same and in the long run I suppose doesn’t matter - I just didn’t want to waste more time at university than I needed to if that makes sense. ive just looked on my admission form and both the applications are identical, nearly entirely filled out - one part time, one full time - how I managed it I don’t know 🙈 there’s a two week cooling off period for the course I’ve accepted and I was accepted by the uni on an unconditional basis. I emailed them as soon as I realised this evening but the university are being really slow in terms of correspondence anyway (need forms filled out by the uni when I start and have been waiting over a week for a response) - so I’m really anxious that I’m going to muck it up again Or miss the cut off.

I feel so stupid. Nobody ever explains these things to you at university. every year during my undergraduate degree I fucked something up and here I am again. I’m disabled and my academic mentor was so patronising to me (in a ‘how the hell did you get here you dippy cow’ sort of way - ok she didn’t say that but she thought it 😆) - the thought of messaging her again genuinely makes me want to cry 😬 I don’t know what to do! I’ve asked the uni if they can swap my application over somehow because they’ve accepted me anyway but I don’t know if they can do that - and the thought of waiting a while for them to respond is making me really anxious right now. The only logical thing I can think of is to cancel the acceptance and submit the other application form straight away? Or should I wait until the uni gets back to me? I feel like I’m overthinking this but I really don’t want to mess it up, I’ve missed uni and I have no one to go to for help otherwise!

I hate myself, I am so bloody inept 😭😆 I swear I’d lose my head if it wasn’t attached to my neck
 
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Nibzeebibzee

Ok take a deep breath. I know you must be very panicked right now, but I think you should wait until your Uni gets backs to you. If there are places still left on the full time course then it will be easy to swap you over. What time did you email your Uni about the mix up? You could get a response about this quicker then you would about your forms especially if you’re not due to start for another couple of weeks. I don’t think it’s any harm in messaging your academic mentor to get some advice on the situation, who cares what they think, says more about them than you if that’s the way they are. Are you able to check the closing date for applications on the Uni website? Might give you piece of mind if they are still open.
 
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Nibzeebibzee

Also if you can get a phone number for postgrad admissions on your Uni website, try calling them tomorrow and explain.
 
BettyCrocker

BettyCrocker

Just give them a call tomorrow to follow up on the email you’ve already sent?
Don’t stress - you’ll get it sorted.
 
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mcfeez

Don't panic! And don't withdraw your acceptance - call them up and inquire as to switching courses.
 
Apple In My Pie

Apple In My Pie

Hi - thanks everyone for being so kind 🥺 I feel so silly. I talked to the uni about it this morning, they said I should be able to get onto the full time course because I was accepted into the part time course and to re-apply. So I re-applied straight away. Now it’s just waiting for the application to be processed all over again... i was told that because it was so late I’d probably miss the first week 😬 I wish it was as easy as swapping them over! you’d think so wouldn’t you?
 
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