Chances in UCAS adjustment?

I'm looking at trying to go through adjustment in August, because I've got much better coursework results than I was expecting when I made my application. I'm now looking at coming out with AAA with a firm wanting ABB. I love my firm, but I'm realising that I'm probably better off at a Russell Group (York is my ideal) or something else if I'm gonna come out with AAA.

I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of adjustment, and what are my chances of getting into a really good university through it? I would've assumed that all good ones fill up their places in the applications. Emailed a few places and got replies ranging from 'no chance' to 'we've filled up our spaces as of now - unlikely but you're welcome to try'.

My course is English and History joint honours if that helps, though I'm considering being flexible in terms of taking either single honours if it means I could go to somewhere really good that I love.

Edit: I may just come out with ABB and then this whole thread will be redundant. Oh well.

Last year more people than ever, 552, gained places through adjustment. The previous year it was 377.

This compares with 415,340 main scheme places, 9,537 Extra places and 51,169 clearing places.

I went through adjustment last year, it was really easy. On the ucas box online that has all your offers, there should be a little box that you tick to say you're willing to try for adjustment. then on results day I had to ring up all the unis I was interested in and see if they had places. It can take a long time, exeter kept me waiting for 30 mins on the phone then said they had no places.

then I rang up KCL (where I am now) and asked them did they have spaces. They said they would consider my application and then rang back about 4 hours later confirming my place. Tis easy as pie.

These sorts of anecdotes was what I was looking for; thanks
So, from your experiences, would you say that many top unis have spaces?

I'm wary of all these statistics, simply because it's all down to circumstance. There's no way of knowing which universities were involved in that - it could have been the same ones that would've ordinarily accepted people through clearing, and are thus known to be easier to get in to. My question was specific to the top universities.

What conclusions do you draw from these statistics?

When you enter a uni via adjustment, how hard is it to sort student finance and accommodation out?

I'm looking at trying to go through adjustment in August, because I've got much better coursework results than I was expecting when I made my application. I'm now looking at coming out with AAA with a firm wanting ABB. I love my firm, but I'm realising that I'm probably better off at a Russell Group (York is my ideal) or something else if I'm gonna come out with AAA.

I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of adjustment, and what are my chances of getting into a really good university through it? I would've assumed that all good ones fill up their places in the applications. Emailed a few places and got replies ranging from 'no chance' to 'we've filled up our spaces as of now - unlikely but you're welcome to try'.

My course is English and History joint honours if that helps, though I'm considering being flexible in terms of taking either single honours if it means I could go to somewhere really good that I love.

Edit: I may just come out with ABB and then this whole thread will be redundant. Oh well.

I went through adjustment last year, it was really easy. On the ucas box online that has all your offers, there should be a little box that you tick to say you're willing to try for adjustment. then on results day I had to ring up all the unis I was interested in and see if they had places. It can take a long time, exeter kept me waiting for 30 mins on the phone then said they had no places.

then I rang up KCL (where I am now) and asked them did they have spaces. They said they would consider my application and then rang back about 4 hours later confirming my place. Tis easy as pie.

Hi, I got an offer from durham for accounting and finance which requires AB only. I got rejected by other 4 unis. I am predicted A*AA and i am pretty confident that i can achieve higher grades than my offer so i would like to go thru the adjustment to hunt for a better uni.

As i got one offer only, i dont have any insurance, is it ok for me to go thru adjustment without an insurance? and the little box u mentioned abt ticking it for adjustment, it only show up after ur results day rite? coz i cant find any box atm...I am an international student, on the result day i will not be in the UK. so can i email them instead? or on the phone is the best idea?

Sorry for too many questions...thank you sooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!

Not going to lie; I doubt any uni better than Durham is going to be in Adjustment.

I really wanna go to warwick but i was rejected by warwick. So i hope i can try warwick again through the adjustment. Durham is a nice uni but its too far away for me.

Hi, I got an offer from durham for accounting and finance which requires AB only. I got rejected by other 4 unis. I am predicted A*AA and i am pretty confident that i can achieve higher grades than my offer so i would like to go thru the adjustment to hunt for a better uni.

As i got one offer only, i dont have any insurance, is it ok for me to go thru adjustment without an insurance? and the little box u mentioned abt ticking it for adjustment, it only show up after ur results day rite? coz i cant find any box atm...I am an international student, on the result day i will not be in the UK. so can i email them instead? or on the phone is the best idea?

Sorry for too many questions...thank you sooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!

I really wanna go to warwick but i was rejected by warwick. So i hope i can try warwick again through the adjustment. Durham is a nice uni but its too far away for me.

I'd be amazed if Warwick were in adjustment for accounting and finance.

In 2010 at least, Warwick was actually one of the top universities for giving places through Adjustment I don't know what courses it was for though.

This gives me hope. Where did you find this out? Is there data on this anywhere?