OFFERS All applications submitted by 15 January 2022 will be considered by British universities (although we strongly recommend that you submit your application in good time before that, if this is possible, which is reflected in our internal deadlines). There is a late March application deadline for receipt at UCAS of applications for Art and Design courses, except those listed with a 15 January deadline. UCAS will acknowledge your application and will ask you to check that it has interpreted your application correctly. Your acknowledgement will include your application number as well as your password to enable you to log into the UCAS Track system to follow the progress of your application. It is advisable to keep a careful note of your application number and quote it if and when you need to contact UCAS. Decisions Decisions will then come from the universities in random order (most will have decided by the end of March in Year 13). These decisions, or offers, should start to arrive a few weeks after you apply (which in some cases can be as early as November) and are communicated to you via UCAS Track. If you have a long wait, it possibly means that you are a borderline candidate, but don’t read too much into it. Some popular universities give late offers as do many medical schools. Others have a policy of waiting until after the final deadline (15 January) to process all applications at once. Before they make final decisions, they may invite you to interview or they may offer you a place and invite you to an Open Day/Applicant Day. You will receive one of three decisions: • U = unconditional offer (these are relatively rare, but more recently seem to be being offered). You are in! No further qualifications are required, although it is very much in your interest to continue working towards achieving your predicted grades. •
C = conditional offer Still some work to do! If you accept the offer (say BBB or AAB) and you achieve the grades, then you are in.
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R = rejection Sorry – no place.
Replies You have to reply to any offer you receive, but not until you have all your decisions. This is all completed on-line. e.g. you may get an offer of BBB or 120 points. You may, however, receive a more specific offer e.g. BCC, but the B must be in Geography.
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