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I’m an international applicant for Imperial College London’s MSc Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (2026 entry), and I’m currently in a very confusing admissions situation.

I received a conditional offer in March. One of the conditions was a minimum GPA.

There was subsequently a disagreement over how my bachelor's grades should be converted/calculated, and my case was sent to the department for reconsideration.

Then, few weeks ago, after 4 months of reconsideration, I finally received an official automated email from Imperial Admissions saying:

>“Congratulations on meeting all of your offer conditions. We are happy to confirm that your offer for Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (MSc 1YFT) starting in Autumn 2026-2027 is now unconditional.”

I understood this to mean that I had met my conditions and that my offer was now unconditional.

However, I later contacted Admissions because I hadn't received CAS information after a couple of weeks. Only then was I told that my case was still with the department for reconsideration.

The course-related processes are also apparently starting around 28 August, while the programme begins in late September, so the timing is becoming extremely stressful.

I want to understand whether this kind of administrative handling is normal, and whether there is anything I should do at this point (formal complaint, escalation to the Head of Admissions, etc.).

Has anyone experienced something similar with Imperial, particularly an automated “unconditional” notification followed by a rescinded/reconsideration status?

I honestly can't believe a prestigious university like imperial could send out offers by mistake and go on with the process without any notification or apology.

I’m honestly exhausted by the situation and would really appreciate some perspective.

Hi everyone,

I received a conditional offer for the MSc Advanced Materials Science and Engineering at Imperial, with the academic condition of achieving a final GPA equivalent to 3.2/4.0.

I graduated from my university just 3 days after receiving the offer, so my final academic record was essentially the same as when my application was assessed.

My university does not report GPA on the official transcript, so Imperial assessed my final academic results using their own conversion method. I initially believed I had met the condition, but after reviewing my final transcript, Admissions informed me that I had not.

Admissions told me that my final result was assessed as 78.79%, whereas the required level corresponding to 3.2/4.0 is 80%.

My application has now been under Departmental reconsideration for over 2 months, and I still haven't received a decision.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

• Did you eventually receive a positive decision?
• How long did the reconsideration take?
• Do I still have a realistic chance at this stage?

Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I received a conditional offer for an imperial MSc programme requiring a final GPA of 3.2/4.0.

I’m from a top university in Japan. My official transcript does not contain a GPA; it only shows letter grades (A+, A, B, C) and the grading scale. When applying, I reported a self-calculated GPA based on the information provided on the transcript.(A+=4, A=4, B=3, C=2)

The offer was issued only a few days before I graduated, so my academic record was already essentially complete at that point. My final results actually improved slightly compared with those available when I applied.

After submitting my final transcript, Admissions informed me that they were using my university’s official internal GPA calculation method. (A+=4, A=3, B=2, C=1) Under that system, my GPA falls significantly below the required 3.2 threshold, and my application has now been under Department Reconsideration for almost two months.

For context, a GPA above 3.2 under this system is extremely difficult to achieve. In my department, only around 6–10 students out of roughly 60 typically exceed that level.

At this stage, would you:

• Simply wait for the department’s decision?
• Send additional context about the grading system and transcript?
• Ask a professor to contact the department directly?
• Request a review of how the academic condition was applied in this case?

Has anyone experienced something similar?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.