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3. Applying to University
Seminar Session
Apply 1
Applying to University

4. Introduction What is UCAS? Applying via UCAS Offers and decisions
UCAS dates and deadlines
What is Clearing?
What is Adjustment?
After acceptance
Tutorial – Building Your App

5. Universities and Colleges Admission Service
What is UCAS?
Universities and Colleges Admission Service
Further
Education
Higher

6. Applying via UCAS UCAS Choice 1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Choice 4 Choice 5
£12.00
£23.00

7. Offers and decisions Offers Decisions Unconditional Conditional Reject
(From universities)
Decisions
(Made by you)
Unconditional
Conditional
Reject
Firm
Insurance
Decline

8. UCAS dates and deadlines
SEPTEMBER M T W F S 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
UCAS Opens
Early in the academic year

9. UCAS dates and deadlines
OCTOBER M T W F S 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 31
UCAS Closes
Oxford / Cambridge and medical related

10. UCAS dates and deadlines
JANUARY M T W F S 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
UCAS Closes
For all other courses
(Can apply up to 30th June but recorded as ‘late’)

11. UCAS dates and deadlines
MARCH M T W F S 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 31
Reject by Default
Applications received by 15th January, must have received a decision from their universities

12. UCAS dates and deadlines
MAY M T W F S 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 31
Decline by Default
Applications made by 15th January, must have made a firm, insurance or decline decision by this date

13. UCAS dates and deadlines
AUGUST M T W F S 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Clearing
Opens on release of A-Level results
(third Thursday in August)
until end of September

14. What is Clearing? A second chance with lower grades or no place!
Available from mid-July
May need to be flexible
Will need to search personally
Can explore new courses
Places published via UCAS

15. What is Adjustment? A chance to look around with higher grades!
Must have a ‘firm’ place
Within five days of confirmation
Register intention to adjust
Original place will be held
Don’t forget ‘wider’ issues

16. After acceptance Confirmation is shown on UCAS
and
Confirmation is issued by the university
Details on how to enrol will be sent to you
by post or
Then the fun starts!!

17. Tutorial ‘Building Your App’ Activity 1 – Start Your UCAS App
Activity 2 – Finish Your UCAS App

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