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    Changing Firm choice to declined offer?
    Is it possible to change your firm choice on UCAS to an offer that you declined? The reason that I am wanting this change is the offer that I accepted conditions are "Scottish Qualifications Authority Higher Grade B - Mathematics and Grades ABC"

    When I accepted this offer I understood that it was just the Higher B in maths and an A and a C in other subjects that I had to get but now that I am re reading it I realise that it is in fact ABBC that I need to achieve and I don't believe I will get this in my exams so I want to change to an offer with lower entry requirements. Is this possible?
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    Re: Changing Firm choice to declined offer?
    If it's within 7 days of choosing, then yes this is possible. If it's only just over 7 days you might get lucky as there's a bank holiday (in England, maybe not in Scotland as your bank holidays differ, but don't remind UCAS of that).
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    Re: Changing Firm choice to declined offer?
    (Original post by Juno)
    If it's within 7 days of choosing, then yes this is possible. If it's only just over 7 days you might get lucky as there's a bank holiday (in England, maybe not in Scotland as your bank holidays differ, but don't remind UCAS of that).
    Unfortunately not, It was a number of weeks ago that I chose the offers.
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    Re: Changing Firm choice to declined offer?
    (Original post by Camsh)
    Unfortunately not, It was a number of weeks ago that I chose the offers.
    You can call up the declined uni and ask if they will take you through Clearing when it opens but it's extremely unlikely.
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    Re: Changing Firm choice to declined offer?
    (Original post by tooosh)
    You can call up the declined uni and ask if they will take you through Clearing when it opens but it's extremely unlikely.
    To do this would I have to decline my Insurance choice as well?
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    Re: Changing Firm choice to declined offer?
    (Original post by Camsh)
    To do this would I have to decline my Insurance choice as well?
    They may ask you to pull out of the cycle until Clearing. But it's such an unlikely possibility they'd say yes anyway.
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    Re: Changing Firm choice to declined offer?
    (Original post by tooosh)
    They may ask you to pull out of the cycle until Clearing. But it's such an unlikely possibility they'd say yes anyway.
    Okay, Thanks for the help. I will give them a call after the bank holiday.
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