Transfer to UCL

I'm sure if they have space they do.

From my own experience last year I was a fresher at a different university and wanted to transfer to UCL. By email conversation I was told by the head of the department (for what I wanted to do at the time) he didn't have space for that year but would give me an unconditional for the following year if I applied by UCAS.

My advice would be to email the head of the department you want to transfer to and explain your situation, you'll get the best answer that way!

is royal holloways/queen marys psychology curriculum similar to UCL because i plan on transferring soon

I was at Loughborough. I left after a month so I'm starting from scratch... I changed my course as well, to Mechanical engineering.

I know this post is from a while back but just in case anyone is reading it for around 2022…I applied to ucl for chemical engineering but sadly got rejected. I was hoping to apply for adjustment after getting the grades needed for the course on results day but they unfortunately were not carrying out with adjustment that year due to a high number of applicants meeting their offer. So I ended up going to university of manchester. However, I called the ucl admissions office around about November time and asked if they did second year transfers to which they said they did. So here’s the summary of that phone call :1) only certain courses allow for second year transfers 2) you must meet the entry requirements for the year you would’ve applied for when entering first year ( so the grades you would have needed for the course the year you applied to uni, since sometimes they may change year to year) 3) the modules of the course you currently study at the university you are currently attending must be similar to the course modules on UCL’s course that you are wishing to transfer to. Those three points are the basic criteria, they may be different if you are applying to a different course so you may want to double check that (best way is by calling the ucl admissions office).In terms of applying this is what I had to do : 1) create a new ucas account. When choosing the course make sure you put level of entry as ‘year 2’ 2) update my personal statement. The admissions office said it was perfectly fine to use the PS I used when I first applied but obviously after a few months of actually studying the course you’re applying for, you’re going to have a deeper understanding of the subject so it would be a good idea to add new things in. And if you’re only applying to ucl ( or any other uni ) it’s a good idea to say why you would like to transfer to that university. Try not to focus it on negative things about the university you currently attend but perhaps what could ucl offer you or what the course at ucl can offer you to help with your education/experience. Overall there’s no difference between a first year PS and a second year PS, you just need to try to ‘sell’ yourself to the uni and convince them that you understand and are passionate about the degree. 3) I needed a reference from my current university. This was probably the hardest part since I didn’t really speak to my academic advisor who was the one who was supposed to provide my reference. In the end I had to ask around my lecturers to see if any of them would be willing to write me a reference and thank God one of them did.4) send ucl a copy of my transcript. This was also very difficult as ucl has asked for an official transcript signed and stamped on official paper. The first problem was that when ordering a transcript from my uni, it took 4 weeks, and I needed it in about four days time. The second problem was that my uni did not supply official transcripts for students who had not completed a year. In the end I had to email my student support office for an unofficial transcript and I sent that in instead with an explanation of my situation. I sent my application around the end of December and received an unconditional offer for a second year transfer at the start of April. So yes it is possible to transfer for the start of second year to ucl. There wasn’t much information on transfers when I was applying so I hope this is helpful but I did notice that ucl now have a page explaining that second year transfers are possible. I am extremely happy with the turn out and I highly recommend trying to transfer if you are thinking of doing so. There’s literally no harm in trying. x

I am currently in a very similar situation to this. I applied for UCL 2022 entry for mechanical engineering but got rejected, instead I got an offer from Manchester but since I live in London im still uncertain wether it would be worth leaving to go to Manchester. I am considering doing clearing and applying to Queen Mary however I feel like Queen Mary is not as prestigious/good as the other unis so I’m unsure. Another option would be to take a gap year and reapply to UCL next year given that I get the grades in my A-levels. Would it be possible for me to transfer from QM to UCL 2nd year and what is the likelihood of actually getting a place? Would they be more willing to accept a UoM transfer rather than from QM or does that not make a difference? Also how much better is UoM than QM, if at all and would it be worth leaving London and paying the extra maintenance costs at UoM for a slightly better degree? Sorry for all the questions but any help would be greatly appreciated.

I know this post is from a while back but just in case anyone is reading it for around 2022…I applied to ucl for chemical engineering but sadly got rejected. I was hoping to apply for adjustment after getting the grades needed for the course on results day but they unfortunately were not carrying out with adjustment that year due to a high number of applicants meeting their offer. So I ended up going to university of manchester. However, I called the ucl admissions office around about November time and asked if they did second year transfers to which they said they did. So here’s the summary of that phone call :1) only certain courses allow for second year transfers 2) you must meet the entry requirements for the year you would’ve applied for when entering first year ( so the grades you would have needed for the course the year you applied to uni, since sometimes they may change year to year) 3) the modules of the course you currently study at the university you are currently attending must be similar to the course modules on UCL’s course that you are wishing to transfer to. Those three points are the basic criteria, they may be different if you are applying to a different course so you may want to double check that (best way is by calling the ucl admissions office).In terms of applying this is what I had to do : 1) create a new ucas account. When choosing the course make sure you put level of entry as ‘year 2’ 2) update my personal statement. The admissions office said it was perfectly fine to use the PS I used when I first applied but obviously after a few months of actually studying the course you’re applying for, you’re going to have a deeper understanding of the subject so it would be a good idea to add new things in. And if you’re only applying to ucl ( or any other uni ) it’s a good idea to say why you would like to transfer to that university. Try not to focus it on negative things about the university you currently attend but perhaps what could ucl offer you or what the course at ucl can offer you to help with your education/experience. Overall there’s no difference between a first year PS and a second year PS, you just need to try to ‘sell’ yourself to the uni and convince them that you understand and are passionate about the degree. 3) I needed a reference from my current university. This was probably the hardest part since I didn’t really speak to my academic advisor who was the one who was supposed to provide my reference. In the end I had to ask around my lecturers to see if any of them would be willing to write me a reference and thank God one of them did.4) send ucl a copy of my transcript. This was also very difficult as ucl has asked for an official transcript signed and stamped on official paper. The first problem was that when ordering a transcript from my uni, it took 4 weeks, and I needed it in about four days time. The second problem was that my uni did not supply official transcripts for students who had not completed a year. In the end I had to email my student support office for an unofficial transcript and I sent that in instead with an explanation of my situation. I sent my application around the end of December and received an unconditional offer for a second year transfer at the start of April. So yes it is possible to transfer for the start of second year to ucl. There wasn’t much information on transfers when I was applying so I hope this is helpful but I did notice that ucl now have a page explaining that second year transfers are possible. I am extremely happy with the turn out and I highly recommend trying to transfer if you are thinking of doing so. There’s literally no harm in trying. x