Transferring from foundation year course

After receiving lower grades than I had anticipated in my A levels, I had to resort to start a foundation year for Economics BSc at the University of Surrey.

Whilst the course and everything seems good and I would like to continue with an Economics degree in the future, I would now like to explore the option of transferring universities to an institution of a similar/better calibre next year, as I feel like I am not quite fitting in and would like to reside in a big city.

I realise that people are able to use just their marks from the foundation year in order to transfer, but I was wondering whether it is too late in the academic year for the option to transfer now.

Are there any available options for me, or am I stuck in my current situation?

You mean transfer halfway through the year or apply for 2019 transfers?

Transfer halfway through your foundation wouldnt make sense as you dont have any exam results.
For 2019 possible but deadline closed so you need to ring the uni and see if they are still accepting. Higher up they may be full.


I would have just resat a levels, the easiest and cheapest option.

Not halfway through the foundation year, but for first year with my results from this year. Through clearing perhaps, if that is an option at all.

So for 2019. You can try now, but you are past the deadline and have no results. You might be left with clearing.

Ok so clearing may be an option, do I need to create a new UCAS for that?

I believe its just a fresh application for this cycle 2019/20. the problem is you have no results, although you wouldnt have anything to lose to try for courses now.

Ok so it would probably be better to get my results first for this year then start opening a UCAS account after that?

You might as well get registered as you then have your 5 choices and you cant use clearing without an account.
Find a course and then talk to admissions before applying. If you have no results you are applying with the lower A levels that got you on this course. It helps of you have some results? Some courses might not have exams till the end of the year others are spread.

So as long as I get my results and restart my UCAS account before clearing I may have options?

So as long as I get my results and restart my UCAS account before clearing I may have options?