Switching degree course

If you’re sure you want to change, just ask now. It’ll be a straight yes/no answer.

There’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to swap once enrolled, partly as the course may be full to capacity at that stage.

will that potentially jeopardise my current offer?

will that potentially jeopardise my current offer?

No. There is no harm in asking.

Whether it will be acceptable depends on whether you meet the entry criteria for the new course, and the policies and perspectives of the receiving department. If it's within the same department that has already accepted you, that is potentially more likely than a separate department entirely. Also it is unlikely you will be considered if you are trying to swap into a very competitive and popular course (e.g. law, economics) and certain courses probably won't consider such requests due to the requirements for admission involving additional steps such as interviews or checks (e.g. medicine, and perhaps pharmacy or education courses).

No, as above, if it’s not possible they’ll just tell you so and you’ll still have your existing offer.

Thanks for the replies, for reference I applied through UCAS extra and so had to re-do a different personal statement related to chemistry and maths so I was a bit scared they may question my desire to study this and may view me wanting to switch as proof I'm not committed to the course. I have A*A*A*a* predictions and 99999999887 gcses. current course is AAA with an A in chem and maths and the data sci one is A*AA with an A* in maths. Should I try my luck to apply for the switch once I'm actually in having achieved the grades i need for it or more or switch now and have my grade requirements increased and potentially making it more risky as to whether or not I get in. It worries me that I could end up achieving A*A*A and then not have a place in uni since it wasn't in maths.

Impossible to answer really as it depends on your appetite for the original course. If you leave it until results time, you increase the chances that they’ll be no places available or they just won’t be willing to consider a swap. If you’d still be happy enrolling and completing the original course then it might make sense to wait, but otherwise you’ve nothing to lose by asking ASAP and maximising your chances of getting on the course you actually want to be on.