Really want to do this but not sure if it is allowed?

So like i want to put down Reading and Loughborough as my final two uni choices, Reading want BBB and Loughborough want ABB, so i can i put Reading as my first choice and then Loughborough as my second choice? And then if i do get the grades for Loughborough then i can reject Reading and go for Loughborough? Can this be done?

Please help!

Thanks

Reply 1

Vulpes

Original post by diesha

On your UCAS form, if you put Reading as the firm choice and achieve ABB, you will have to go to Reading. On the other hand, if you put Reading as your Insurance option and Loughborough as your firm: if you miss the grades for Loughborough, you can still go to Reading provided you have met their offer.

Reply 2

Darkbling

You may want to put loughborough as your first choice then work your way down, so if you dont get ABB, then go Reading. You will get an offer from both if you got ABB, and if you got BBB then Reading will.

Reply 3

totopink

Why would you not put loughborough as your first if that's the one you want to go to?
If you don't get the grades for loughborough then you'll still have reading to go to. It just seems logical to put loughborough as first.

Reply 4

Potally_Tissed

Original post by Darkbling

Just to clarify - if you meet the conditions for your firm choice then your insurance choice is gone, even if you met the conditions for it. Once you've got into your firm choice then you don't have an insurance any more, the only way to go there would be to get released from your firm choice (this can take a few days) and reapply to your insurance choice through Clearing.

Reply 5

diesha

Original post by totopink

Because i am more likely to get BBB and hence i want my firm to be BBB but it's like a just in case i get ABB then i still have Loughborough? If ya get me?

Reply 6

IlexBlue

Original post by diesha

Because i am more likely to get BBB and hence i want my firm to be BBB but it's like a just in case i get ABB then i still have Loughborough? If ya get me?

I don't think you understand the concept of an insurance choice...

Reply 7

c471

Original post by diesha

Because i am more likely to get BBB and hence i want my firm to be BBB but it's like a just in case i get ABB then i still have Loughborough? If ya get me?

you dont understand how the system works.

put loughborough as first, reading insurance.

This means if you achieve:

ABB -> loughborough
BBB -> reading

less -> neither

Put reading and you get

ABB-> reading
BBB -> reading
less-> nothing
you are guarenteed a place at either your firm or insurance providing you meet the requirements for one. There is no problem putting loughborough as your firm even if you expect to end up with your insurance. This will have no impact.

putting the higher offer as your insurance, you essentially will NEVER attend that uni unless through clearing.

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 8

Potally_Tissed

Original post by diesha

Because i am more likely to get BBB and hence i want my firm to be BBB but it's like a just in case i get ABB then i still have Loughborough? If ya get me?

No, if you got ABB and your firm is Reading then you meet your firm offer and your insurance choice of Loughborough is gone. You don't get to choose if you meet the offer for both your firm and your insurance, your firm becomes unconditional and your insurance choice is no more.

Reply 9

bossman42

Wait... WHAT :confused:

I thought you can pick a uni out of your 5 choices (if grades met)... Isn't this right? :biggrin:

Reply 10

ForTheWin

Original post by IlexBlue

I don't think you understand the concept of an insurance choice...

ha agreed

Reply 11

Anna150

Original post by diesha

Because i am more likely to get BBB and hence i want my firm to be BBB but it's like a just in case i get ABB then i still have Loughborough? If ya get me?

I get what you mean but you're looking at it completely backwards. Why wouldn't you put reading as your firm and then loughborough as insurance? That acheives exactly what you want?

Reply 12

JoMo1

Original post by bossman42

Wait... WHAT :confused:

I thought you can pick a uni out of your 5 choices (if grades met)... Isn't this right? :biggrin:

No, once you get all your offers through, if you have 2 or more offers you pick a firm and an insurance. If you meet the offer for your firm, you go there, if you miss it but meet your insurance, you go to the insurance, if you miss both... probably should've done more work.

There is an issue with accommodation for insurance places at some universities, but it's a bull**** reason to start gaming the system. You are in the 100% normal situation the system was designed to sort out... you put the university you like most as your firm, and the one you like less as your insurance, that's all there is to it. No thinking, no weird game theory, just that.

Reply 13

Cll_ws

Original post by diesha

Because i am more likely to get BBB and hence i want my firm to be BBB but it's like a just in case i get ABB then i still have Loughborough? If ya get me?

If you want to go to Loughborough most then you put that first.
If you end up getting BBB you'll go to Reading regardless of whether it's your first or second choice.
If you get ABB, then you can only go to Loughborough if you have it as first choice, as you'd be locked into your Reading offer if that was your first choice.

So if you put Reading first, there's no way you're going to Loughborough. If you put Loughborough first, then you might get into Loughborough, if not you'll go to Reading - it's win/win putting Loughborough first choice.

Reply 14

bossman42

Original post by JoMo1

Hmm you cleared that a bit, but it still baffles me why do we put 5 choices then if in reality we only have 2 o.0

Reply 15

username306617

Original post by bossman42

Hmm you cleared that a bit, but it still baffles me why do we put 5 choices then if in reality we only have 2 o.0

You have 5 choices to apply to.
Then you have up to 5 choices to accept depending on how many offers you get.
So once you get your offers back you chose the one you really want to go to
this is your FIRM
then you get to put another one as a back up in case you don't get the grades for your firm, this is your INSURANCE.