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help!!! want to switch from bristol to durham!!!
i desperately need your advice. i know it may be too late to count on a positive reply from ucas but i have to TRY. so in october i sent my application to ucas for law. i have got 3 offers by now an one rejection. haven't heard back from bristol yet and i changed my mind. don't want to apply for law there, i want to apply to durham instead!!!!
what should i do? is there still some tiny hope to make it so??
what should i do? is there still some tiny hope to make it so??
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Sorry to say, but I don't think you have much of a chance.
a) UCAS doesn't let you change course selections once 14 days have passed unless you have a really good reason.
b) I'm not sure, but I would think Durham would be unlikely to consider you, now that it's past the UK deadline. They have a lot of very qualified applicants already and I don't think they're looking to add more to an already huge list.
a) UCAS doesn't let you change course selections once 14 days have passed unless you have a really good reason.
b) I'm not sure, but I would think Durham would be unlikely to consider you, now that it's past the UK deadline. They have a lot of very qualified applicants already and I don't think they're looking to add more to an already huge list.
Reply 2
kattrin
OP
buuuuu ;(
that's sad. i know that the competition is immense, especially for law which is oversubscribed almost everywhere
i just regret i added my 6th choice so quickly. i should have thought it over a little bit more. ;(
that's sad. i know that the competition is immense, especially for law which is oversubscribed almost everywhere
i just regret i added my 6th choice so quickly. i should have thought it over a little bit more. ;(
Reply 4
kattrin
OP
Ronove
Bristol is freaking awesome, I went to an open day yesterday. I wouldn't be too down about it. 
I know it is, but Durham has a collegiate system
Besides, I have this strange feeling of an incoming rejection. Apparently from Bristol...Reply 5
U cam always re-apply or alternativly if your really desperate attempt to get into Durham through UCAS extra. This is dangerous you have to reject all ur offers and apply for one course at a uni one at a time. Not all unis will be in UCAS extra and not all courses so its worth checking fist. Durham are soooooooo unorganised Im not sure they'll even know what UCAS extra is. Make sure you visit b4 applying (especailly bristol)
spunkym0nkey
U cam always re-apply or alternativly if your really desperate attempt to get into Durham through UCAS extra. This is dangerous you have to reject all ur offers and apply for one course at a uni one at a time. Not all unis will be in UCAS extra and not all courses so its worth checking fist. Durham are soooooooo unorganised Im not sure they'll even know what UCAS extra is. Make sure you visit b4 applying (especailly bristol)
Durham won't be in Extra, they weren't last year. Even if they have a couple of courses in it (doubtful), none will be Law. If you have less than 6 A*s you would probably be rejected from Durham anyway, they're odd about GCSEs.
Reply 7
woah! how cool - sheffield !!! my friend is doing Exactly the same course as the one you have applied to!!! ---- best uni right now for that course! and i ain't being biased--- its true!!!
Reply 8
kattrin
OP
oh really??? i applied there only because i liked the course and i needed some insurance, insurance
Reply 9
kattrin
OP
Ronove
Durham won't be in Extra, they weren't last year. Even if they have a couple of courses in it (doubtful), none will be Law. If you have less than 6 A*s you would probably be rejected from Durham anyway, they're odd about GCSEs.
i don't have any A-levels.
I'm doing the IB programme. Yet, i have to take my finals from 6 different subjects
Hey kattrin...you could send off your application to Durham independently explainning how you regret not putting Durham and have fallen in love with the uni collegiate system good course etc. (Best if your referee explained the situation in writing as it would look more official)
TYhye have no obligation to consider you but everyone loves a tryer
TYhye have no obligation to consider you but everyone loves a tryer
Reply 11
Yeah I would go with the above. Send them a personal letter or even try calling them.
Reply 13
kattrin
OP
yeah. i will do so immediately when winter break will end ;D and my referee is a very patient person- yeah she should uderstand
but don;t you think i should contact ucas as well?? otherwise i will not able to 'resign' from applying to bristol....
but don;t you think i should contact ucas as well?? otherwise i will not able to 'resign' from applying to bristol....
Reply 14
kattrin
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DrEvil
Yeah I would go with the above. Send them a personal letter or even try calling them.
hey: congrats on your offer from durham!! which college???
kattrin
yeah. i will do so immediately when winter break will end ;D and my referee is a very patient person- yeah she should uderstand
but don;t you think i should contact ucas as well?? otherwise i will not able to 'resign' from applying to bristol....
but don;t you think i should contact ucas as well?? otherwise i will not able to 'resign' from applying to bristol....
You don't need to withdraw your application to Bristol if you don't want to, though it would be nice for the other applicants there, in case you get an offer (when you're not going to take it). On Track, click on your Bristol application (the course code) and click 'withdraw choice' or whatever it is.
Oh and btw... Sheffield is not the best place for Law... it's best to take advice from people at one of your chosen universities with a pinch of salt.
wackysparkle
woah! how cool - sheffield !!! my friend is doing Exactly the same course as the one you have applied to!!! ---- best uni right now for that course! and i ain't being biased--- its true!!!
it is a wicked course, not that i'm being biased either lol!
kattrin just put Sheff as ure firm lol forget about the bristol durham saga!
Reply 18
kattrin
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PQ
Don't do ANYTHING on Track unless you have confirmation from Durham that they'd be willing to consider your application.
At this stage the only way you could apply to Durham offically (even with Durham's agreement) would be through Extra (so you would have to decline any offers you receive and apply through Extra to Durham).
At this stage the only way you could apply to Durham offically (even with Durham's agreement) would be through Extra (so you would have to decline any offers you receive and apply through Extra to Durham).
that would be an extremely risky thing to do
not sure whether my attitude is durham or nothing
Reply 19
Contact Durham first. If they say you can't, then personally, I'd just leave it. You could write a letter as suggested above, but they'd probably tell you to just apply next year (probable politest response), as a) Law is stupidly competitive there and b) it's late in the day and c) Durham don't seem to give the impression of being overly supportive and/or understanding of their applicants.
You won't know unless you try I suppose. I still think they'd be terse with you, but go for it.
You won't know unless you try I suppose. I still think they'd be terse with you, but go for it.
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