Alexis19999 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:46 am
Can you post the refusal letter here?
I cannot convert the refusal letter into PDF so imma type down the reasons:
1. I am not satisfied that you have provided a credible rationale for your choice of course. You intend to study International Foundation in Humanities and Law. However, when asked what your future plans are and how this course will help you to achieve it, you stated you want to do a "degree in Media at X uni". You have not satisfactorily demonstrated how your chosen course relates to your future plans and this leads me to doubt the credibility of your application.
(According to the transcript, the question actually was "What are your intentions after finishing this course *the foundation course*"; I was also asked "How will this course help you with your future plans?" to which I have provided a very detailed answer, unlike what the ECO claimed.)
2. You were unable to explain your choice of institution. You stated that you chose X over Y uni "because the weather in Y is extreme. Those are the only options I considered." The UK has an equable climate with no geographical area experiencing regular extreme weather and this is therefore not a credible reason.
(In the interview, I specifically said that I chose the X over Y University for three reasons: the weather, the overall ranking, and the course module. However, they only included the reason for climate and claimed that I did not have credible reasons. I have never been to the UK before so I can only search online and ask previous students to get information about the weather. The ECO based on his own experience and disregarded the fact that I have never been to the UK before to force his judgment on my situation which is very subjective and unjustifiable.)
3. It is not reasonable to expect that a genuine student would not consider more than two institutions, given the high cost of studying in the UK.
(This is absolutely irrational. I set my goal in the very first place: to have an education in Media and follow a Foundation course and I found two institutions that offer both: X and Y uni *both have high ranking in Media*. Besides, there is no regulation that says a student should choose more than two options. If the ECO has any doubt, he should at least brought that up in the interview so that I could have the chance to defend myself.)
4. When asked what advantages your chosen institution had over others you stated: "X uni has been highly ranked and recently it's been ranked 15th and top 10 for Media". This answer does not relate to the course of education for which you are applying.
Additionally, open source checks confirm that X is, in fact, ranked 18th overall and 26th for Media. Y uni is ranked 13th for Media which is higher than your chosen institution, this leads me to further doubt the credibility of your application.
(I specifically cited the source for my research but they used the result from another source that they did not even mention to prove me wrong. I will study Humanities and Law but this is a foundation program and it will help me to make my progress into the major of my choice: Media, which does relate to the answer. They mentioned the higher ranking for Media of Y uni and once again, doubt the credibility of my application while ignoring all the other reasons that I provided.)
So what do you think? Are there any chances that the decision would be overturned? I am truly upset because I believe this result is really unfair since I did prepare very carefully for the interview.