Offers for other courses

Hello,
I have applied to 4 universities and have received all offers. I have had a slight problem with one of my choices. I have applied for one course ( the course I wanted to do) and received an offer for a slightly different course.

I'm slightly annoyed as I wanted to do the course that I applied for. Also, the course that I have been offered has one grade lower entry requirements meaning that It's changed my original plan for firm and insurance, as my insurance is the same as my offer. Also, I think that it's odd to have received a different offer without even receiving an E-mail or any indication that they were considering offering a different course.


Anyway, is this to likely have happened because they don't believe I will receive the required grade (despite being predicted them) or is it maybe some sort of mix up?

Usually this will be done if you would have received a rejection for the course you applied to.

Instead of outright saying no they make an offer for a course with lower requirements and/or less demand. If you'd like them to reconsider you for the original course then you can get in touch to say so (I'm surprised they didn't write to explain the changed course offer - that's bad manners). Chances are they'll say that they can't make an offer for that original choice but it wont hurt to ask.

If they wont change their mind then you have plenty of time (5 months!) to pick your firm/insurance. Don't be driven by offer grades when deciding - they're genuinely just a bargaining tool - pick the uni you most want to go to as your firm and somewhere else you'd be happy to go for your insurance. It's better to have a F/I with the same grades than to put a university you don't want to attend as insurance.