Thanks for all the information, and I'd just like confirmation of a few things.
1) If I start a degree this week, can I reapply through UCAS for first year entry for a different degree for September 2012?
2) If I get the offer I want for starting a new course in 2012, I'll have to drop out of this university I've started at in 2011, but how much will I have to pay this university? I was told by my tutor at college that the university is within it's rights to ask for the full 3 years of tuition fees as well as the accommodation for the first year as payment (especially since they'd assume I started a course without intending to finish it), as opposed to what I thought, which is just the tuition fees and accommodation of the first year. This is what he was told by UCAS, and I found it very unusual.
3) Can I be kicked out of university if they find out I've chosen to reapply, especially since it's the first year? Is it really that bad? I'm not doing it to get into a "better university" (though you could argue that my choices would be) but the reason is the course itself; I'm not happy with the one I'm doing at this university.
4) Is it
really really really unusual for someone to reapply whilst just starting a degree at a university, or is it just slightly unusual. I've seen quite a few posts on TSR of people saying they're doing it but then again TSR doesn't represent all students, only a portion.
Please answer if you have the time