I hold an offer for a degree from a uni - my only offer. My 1st choice rejected me. Now my 1st choice is in clearing. The reason I would prefer my 1st choice is financial (location) - it would save me £1000's and as a mature student my finances are a big factor. If my 1st choice say no again then that's fine because I have an unconditional elsewhere and I will make the best of it, but it would make my life a lot easier to go to my 1st choice and since they have places...I want to try.
I don't want to reject my unconditional offer just to try my luck in clearing with my preferred uni because if my 1st choice rejects me (again) I will have nothing and that is not an option at all.
So my questions are:
Do I HAVE to reject my offer in order to approach a clearing uni?
Can I call my preferred uni tomorrow rather than on Thurs 18th when the A-levels come out (since I know my grades already and I know that the unis is in clearing)?