I've always assumed I'll be accepted onto my masters. However now that I've applied I'm very worried I'll be rejected! I'd be absolutely gutted if I was rejected I don't know what I'd do it's all I've daydreamed about - returning to education after 4 years in the working world. Does anybody out there know roughly how many people as a proportion are rejected onto a master's degree?

I think its very difficult to predict in terms of proportions, as it totally depends on the course and where you're applying, some places would be full now and others take applications until July. Try not to worry about it, you've submitted an application that I presume you're happy with, and all you can do now is wait. You'll probably have to wait up to 3 weeks for a response, but a lot are much sooner. Then you'll have an informal interview which could be in a group then individual, or just individual. Then they'll either tell you there or you'll get a letter shortly after.

People do get rejected, but as long as you are what the university is looking for you should be fine. Try not to be too nervous in the interview, they aren't trying to catch you out. And if you do get rejected (it happened to me), there is always a plan B, and it might be better for you. Just try not to over-think about it, don't put it on too high a pedestal, just be confident in your own abilities. The fact that you've been working for 4 years could be an advantage as well. Good luck!

Hey, you'll probably be fine. So long as you have the entrance requirements (usually just a 2.1 in whatever degree) you should be fine. I didn't even have an interview for my MSc, I just got an offer based on my exam performances to date and references, like many others. At the end of the day, you are paying a lot of money to do a masters, so in all likelihood they will want to take on as many people as they can. I guess it might be different if you were applying for a funded PhD, I would imagine that would require an interview and be more competitive.... Anyway, fingers crossed! KB