UCAS deadline day - are you happy with your uni choices?

Hey guys, im currently doing an access to engineering course at my local college i was told that there was a UCAS application deadline before Christmas that I missed i spoke to student support because i have never applied to a uni before or completed a ucas application so didnt have a clue of the process and was told they have no knowledge of a deadline apart from june 2016.I went in today to be told that the ucas deadline was today at 6pm. i only found this out off another student that had submitted theirs yesterday and someone else had today. so i rushed and finished mine by 5 today. fewwww or so i thought. i have just finished on the phone with ucas and they have informed me that it now wont be dealt with until next week at the earliest and its now classed as late!!!!! apparently it happens all the time. at no point had anyone been through what happens after you submit the application and how long that takes. im now scared that i wont get in anywhere has anyone been in a similar situation? why do they have a deadline of the 15th when they know that it takes a few days to finish the application? im now left to worry all weekend because everywheres closed.

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Hey guys, im currently doing an access to engineering course at my local college i was told that there was a UCAS application deadline before Christmas that I missed i spoke to student support because i have never applied to a uni before or completed a ucas application so didnt have a clue of the process and was told they have no knowledge of a deadline apart from june 2016.I went in today to be told that the ucas deadline was today at 6pm. i only found this out off another student that had submitted theirs yesterday and someone else had today. so i rushed and finished mine by 5 today. fewwww or so i thought. i have just finished on the phone with ucas and they have informed me that it now wont be dealt with until next week at the earliest and its now classed as late!!!!! apparently it happens all the time. at no point had anyone been through what happens after you submit the application and how long that takes. im now scared that i wont get in anywhere has anyone been in a similar situation? why do they have a deadline of the 15th when they know that it takes a few days to finish the application? im now left to worry all weekend because everywheres closed.

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A late application doesn't necessarily mean you'll get rejected, but it's worth ringing unis to ask what their policies are. If a uni says they won't be lenient or don't have enough spaces left, then you can swap them out and apply to a uni that's more likely to accept you.

Did your college not to a talk with your yeargroup around September (or even the end of last year) to inform you of the process? My sixth form has been constantly reminding us in assemblies and tutorials that the deadline is approaching.

This may sound harsh, but even if your college didn't make sure you knew, you should have made sure that you did. The information is easy to find online, on UCAS's website and elsewhere (for example, here on TSR).

The 30 June deadline is for late applications; applications received later than that date will be entered into Clearing.

The deadline is around this time every year; applications are open from early September. I submitted mine in November. You've had plenty of time - honestly this all could have been avoided if you'd used your initiative and the internet, and stayed on top of things. Take this as a lesson learned, and make sure you're prepared to meet deadlines next time!

Sorry if I sounded harsh - I'm really not saying any of this to be mean.

it wasnt my intention to leave it this late, so yes i am to blame. my father in law passed away just before we broke up for the christmas holiday it was a complete shock and out of the blue i was off for a week and a half before the break and kept in contact with college. it has knocked us all and ive been trying to catching up on assignments and what i've missed.

Congratulations

Do you mind me asking which uni you are unsure about? I'm sure someone in the community will be able to help and give you some info into what it's like

Manchester Met University
electrical engineering, engineering design, and also their foundation engineering just in case

also
the university of Manchester foundation engineering as a backup

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Check on UCAS course search to see if they're still open

eg http://search.ucas.com/course/summary/456980/engineering-with-an-integrated-foundation-year?Lat=53.48076&Lng=-2.24263&Feather=7&Vac=1&AvailableIn=2016&Query=engineering&Location=manchester&page=2&providerids=1564&MaxResults=1000&ret=results (engineering with foundation at Manchester)

Look down the left hand side towards the bottom where it says this course is open to applications.

If the university had flagged the course to be set to closed as soon as the deadline passed this wouldn't have a bunch of ticks and so it seems likely they'll accept late applications (but you're best ringing them first thing on Monday to make sure - if they say they're closed you could swap for another course instead).

PRSOM. Again.

It's that time of year. Again.

Are there any international applicants out there, whose first language is not English?
I submitted my application today, although I already finished up my PS etc. about a month ago...

Are there any international applicants out there, whose first language is not English?
I submitted my application today, although I already finished up my PS etc. about a month ago...