[alkantara]

Hello everyone

I am a student at Lancaster University doing Beng Mechanical engineering. I want to transfer to differrent university for personal reason. I already contacted the admission offices and finisihed my UCAS application for the same course, but Year 2 entry only.

My choices are
City University
Liverpool Uni
Sheffield
Quenn Mary
Manchester

Has anyone who did transfer tell what grades do universities normally ask? What is the chance to be accepted? Could i enter clearing if nobody give an offer?

My current overall is around 67-69%

Thanks for comments

[Minerva]

(Original post by alkantara)
Hello everyone

I am a student at Lancaster University doing Beng Mechanical engineering. I want to transfer to differrent university for personal reason. I already contacted the admission offices and finisihed my UCAS application for the same course, but Year 2 entry only.

My choices are
City University
Liverpool Uni
Sheffield
Quenn Mary
Manchester

Has anyone who did transfer tell what grades do universities normally ask? What is the chance to be accepted? Could i enter clearing if nobody give an offer?

My current overall is around 67-69%

Thanks for comments

Unis accepting students into the second year of a course will normally specify a mark to be achieved at the end of the year in your current uni.

I can't see why you wouldn't be eligible for Clearing if you get no offers, but you would have to contact unis individually because places for year two entry won't be listed. You would also have the option of applying through Clearing to start all over again, though this would have tuition fee implications.

[alexkol]

(Original post by alkantara)
Hello everyone

I am a student at Lancaster University doing Beng Mechanical engineering. I want to transfer to differrent university for personal reason. I already contacted the admission offices and finisihed my UCAS application for the same course, but Year 2 entry only.

My choices are
City University
Liverpool Uni
Sheffield
Quenn Mary
Manchester

Has anyone who did transfer tell what grades do universities normally ask? What is the chance to be accepted? Could i enter clearing if nobody give an offer?

My current overall is around 67-69%

Thanks for comments

Ok, I did the same thing
So, I know about Liverpool 65% overall, Manchester+Sheffield 65% overall with 65% in Maths, Thermo, Fluids, and probably sth else.
I do not know about the rest, though.
City+Queen Mary are not a good choice.
Anything else you need, don't hesitate to ask me

[alexkol]

*Forgot to mention, that I am not sure if Manchester will accept ur application, as they made me hurry up to consider my application, back in February

[trustmeoff]

Well I studied my first year in University of Glasgow but im not happy with my subject and want to change it. so can I apply for a different subject in the same university via UCAS?

[alexkol]

(Original post by trustmeoff)
Well I studied my first year in University of Glasgow but im not happy with my subject and want to change it. so can I apply for a different subject in the same university via UCAS?

Think so, better ask ur tutor or sbd from ur Uni

[bownessie]

(Original post by trustmeoff)
Well I studied my first year in University of Glasgow but im not happy with my subject and want to change it. so can I apply for a different subject in the same university via UCAS?

Don't apply through ucas yet. Talk to a tutor. In situations like yours you can probably make the transfer internally and, like my university, if you do it that way you might be eligible to pay old fees.

[trustmeoff]

(Original post by bownessie)
Don't apply through ucas yet. Talk to a tutor. In situations like yours you can probably make the transfer internally and, like my university, if you do it that way you might be eligible to pay old fees.

Well I studied during 2011-2012 period in glasgow,now im taking this year as gap year and will apply for 2013. another thing is that I'm planning to apply for a very different subject ( from biochemistry to architecture) Do you think I still have chance when I talk to tutors instead of applying via ucas? thanks

[Minerva]

(Original post by trustmeoff)
Well I studied my first year in University of Glasgow but im not happy with my subject and want to change it. so can I apply for a different subject in the same university via UCAS?

(Original post by trustmeoff)
Well I studied during 2011-2012 period in glasgow,now im taking this year as gap year and will apply for 2013. another thing is that I'm planning to apply for a very different subject ( from biochemistry to architecture) Do you think I still have chance when I talk to tutors instead of applying via ucas? thanks

If you've actually withdrawn from the university then yes you will have to re-apply via UCAS. What bownessie suggested is only possible if you are still on the student roll. However, a conversation with your tutor would be a good move in any case, because you'll need him/her to give you a reference.

[trustmeoff]

(Original post by Minerva)
If you've actually withdrawn from the university then yes you will have to re-apply via UCAS. What bownessie suggested is only possible if you are still on the student roll. However, a conversation with your tutor would be a good move in any case, because you'll need him/her to give you a reference.

Thanks a lot

[benom2]

I want to go on to study Biology, but most universities require A-level Biology or an equivalent qualification, which I do not have. If I were to read a different course, like Economics, would it be possible to transfer to Biology?

[alexkol]

(Original post by benom2)
I want to go on to study Biology, but most universities require A-level Biology or an equivalent qualification, which I do not have. If I were to read a different course, like Economics, would it be possible to transfer to Biology?

No=/
If you want to transfer, they may ask ur pre-university qualifications and they will look for a match with ur current modules, and there is no match in Economics and Biology modules=/

[Juno]

(Original post by benom2)
I want to go on to study Biology, but most universities require A-level Biology or an equivalent qualification, which I do not have. If I were to read a different course, like Economics, would it be possible to transfer to Biology?

Very probably not. A better option would be to look into taking biology, either through a night school or by self teaching and entering for the exams privately.

[bownessie]

(Original post by trustmeoff)
Well I studied during 2011-2012 period in glasgow,now im taking this year as gap year and will apply for 2013. another thing is that I'm planning to apply for a very different subject ( from biochemistry to architecture) Do you think I still have chance when I talk to tutors instead of applying via ucas? thanks

Ahhh... well if you are taking a gap year I am not sure tbh. You could try and do it internally and see what happens, the worst they can say is 'sorry, you need to apply through ucas like everyone else. And trust me... I switched from biology to history in my first year, universities are able to facilitate big switches. They aren't naive enough to think that everyone gets it right first time and that is why there is an extra year of funding for everyone, so if they get it wrong the first time, they have a back up.

[bestofyou]

Can I do this?

Will I get any offers?

Can the universities I apply to see I am at another university?

Do I need to drop out before I apply?

[alexkol]

(Original post by bestofyou)
Can I do this?

Will I get any offers?

Can the universities I apply to see I am at another university?

Do I need to drop out before I apply?

Off course you can do it and u will get offers, probably, but u need to say in which Uni u r currently on in ur Ucas application

[bestofyou]

(Original post by alexkol)
Off course you can do it and u will get offers, probably, but u need to say in which Uni u r currently on in ur Ucas application

In my PS or in my education details?

[alexkol]

(Original post by bestofyou)
In my PS or in my education details?

In your education details for sure and if you want you can talk about it in your PS, saying why you wanna transfer

[bestofyou]

(Original post by alexkol)
In your education details for sure and if you want you can talk about it in your PS, saying why you wanna transfer

uni of dundee isn't in the education list?

[bestofyou]

will the universities I apply to know I am alreadly enrolled at another uni if I do not drop out before applying?