HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??
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HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??
I got two conditional offers from university. I have firmed and insuranced them last month.
I'm regretting it now, I should have chosen university with low grades/points because I dropped one A-level subject and now i might not make the conditional offer. Obviously now the university is going to reject me.
My question are
-could I enter the clearing?
-should i notify the universities? if so, mayb the university will sent me a rejection so i can enter the clearings right away?? because I found the university which have a decent ucas grades/points and where i am confident that I can make the entry points which i should have done in the first place
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- what should i do help?
Last edited by Deiidara; 22-05-2012 at 00:13. -
Re: HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??
You have to tell them if you change what A-levels you're going to do. Even if you make the points they can reject you on results day on grounds if you drop it without telling them. Best to tell them now, but they are allowed to take back the offer if you do.
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Re: HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??I'm guessing you'd still rather go to your firm/insurance? If so, keep them; if you meet the offer, all well and good. If not (and they decide not to accept you anyway), you'll enter Clearing anyway, so you'll be in the same position.(Original post by Deiidara)
I got two conditional offers from university. I have firmed and insuranced them last month.
I'm regretting it now, I should have chosen university with low grades/points because I dropped one A-level subject and now i might not make the conditional offer. Obviously now the university is going to reject me.
My question are
-could I enter the clearing?
-should i notify the universities? if so, mayb the university will sent me a rejection so i can enter the clearings right away?? because I found the university which have a decent ucas grades/points and where i am confident that I can make the entry points which i should have done in the first place
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- what should i do help?
You have to tell them that you've dropped an A-level, but don't mention anything at the present time about wanting them to reject you now. -
Re: HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??Yes. If you have no offers, or your miss your offers and consequently don't have a place, you enter Clearing automatically. You can also enter Clearing by contacting the universities before results day asking them to reject you leaving you with no offers, or by contacting them after results are out if you've met your offer asking to be released from your place (though this may take some time which would disadvantage you in Clearing).(Original post by Deiidara)
-could I enter the clearing?
Yes, if you're no longer doing a subject you told them you were doing, you have to inform them. They are within their rights to change or cancel their offers, but better to tell them sooner rather than later.-should i notify the universities?
They might. Clearing doesn't start until mid July, and there will be very few Clearing places available until A level results day on August 16th.if so, mayb the university will sent me a rejection so i can enter the clearings right away??
There's no guarantee they will have any places in Clearing, though.because I found the university which have a decent ucas grades/points and where i am confident that I can make the entry points which i should have done in the first place
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If you'd be happy at the universities you've set as your firm and insurance then you should still aim for them (but you still need to tell them about the subject you're no longer taking). If you don't meet the offers then you can try Clearing after you've got your results, it will be almost impossible to find a Clearing place before you've got your results anyway.- what should i do help? -
Re: HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??So it starts around Mid-July? but It says it kicks-off on 16 August on the result day.(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
They might. Clearing doesn't start until mid July, and there will be very few Clearing places available until A level results day on August 16th.
Last edited by Deiidara; 22-05-2012 at 11:32. -
Re: HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??Technically Clearing starts in mid July but realistically there will be almost no places available through Clearing at that point because universities won't know what places they have until results day.(Original post by Deiidara)
So it starts around Mid-July? but It says it kicks-off on 16 August on the result day.
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Re: HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??thanks again.(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
Technically Clearing starts in mid July but realistically there will be almost no places available through Clearing at that point because universities won't know what places they have until results day. -
Re: HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??Hi, I'm going to email them now, do you think an apology is necessary because I actually put the A-level subject in the ucas app where i shouldnt have in the first place? or should i just tell them i dropped the subject>?(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
Technically Clearing starts in mid July but realistically there will be almost no places available through Clearing at that point because universities won't know what places they have until results day.
Also is there a possibility to make changes in your ucas app?because i want to delete that subject that i dropped out.thanks
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Re: HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??Something like "apologies for any inconvenience caused" ought to be fine.(Original post by Deiidara)
Hi, I'm going to email them now, do you think an apology is necessary because I actually put the A-level subject in the ucas app where i shouldnt have in the first place? or should i just tell them i dropped the subject>?
Also is there a possibility to make changes in your ucas app?because i want to delete that subject that i dropped out.thanks
You can contact UCAS and they should be able to change it on your application for you as the information is no longer correct (and you'll want it to be all correct if you intend to use Extra/Clearing). They'll probably tell you to contact your firm and insurance choices separately to tell them about the change. -
Re: HELP! Terrible mistake with university choice!??ok thanks again cheers(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
Something like "apologies for any inconvenience caused" ought to be fine.
You can contact UCAS and they should be able to change it on your application for you as the information is no longer correct (and you'll want it to be all correct if you intend to use Extra/Clearing). They'll probably tell you to contact your firm and insurance choices separately to tell them about the change.
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