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I'm currently a 1st year English student at Southampton, and I just want to know how to apply for transfers to London unis. Is it worth it?
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(Original post by oohoney)
I'm currently a 1st year English student at Southampton, and I just want to know how to apply for transfers to London unis. Is it worth it?
I'm currently a 1st year English student at Southampton, and I just want to know how to apply for transfers to London unis. Is it worth it?
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Do you want to transfer now? Or next year. Normally you have to contact the university your interested in to see if they'll accept you. Then you need to notify your university so they can do the process of transferring you. Speak to your personal tutor or advisor about it and they'll help you with the process
Do you want to transfer now? Or next year. Normally you have to contact the university your interested in to see if they'll accept you. Then you need to notify your university so they can do the process of transferring you. Speak to your personal tutor or advisor about it and they'll help you with the process
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Given that many top Unis are over-full as a result of over-inflated grades, your chances of a mid-course transfer to a London Uni are slim. And many Unis will not accept transfers simplyas a point of policy. You'd be better off dropping out now, taking a gap-year and reaplying. Or, of course you could just forget all about this and decide to like Southampton.
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Then you need to notify your university so they can do the process of transferring you. Speak to your personal tutor or advisor about it and they'll help you with the process
Then you need to notify your university so they can do the process of transferring you. Speak to your personal tutor or advisor about it and they'll help you with the process
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Ah thank you for your reply!
Ah thank you for your reply!
For a transfer now (unlikley - see my post above) you would need to contact Admissions at the other Uni urgently.
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Current unis have to help with transfers. If a student chooses to transfer or drop out, the uni must respect that decision as long as its valid otherwise it'd be illegal. They have to assist with the process of transferring a student to another uni as they have the students details that needs to be transferred. If the other uni accepts you, they ask you to speak to your current university about starting the process of transferring.
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They have to assist with the process of transferring a student to another uni as they have the students details that needs to be transferred.
They have to assist with the process of transferring a student to another uni as they have the students details that needs to be transferred.
Transfers happen through UCAS - not some chummy phone call between Unis.
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Where are you getting this daft information from?
Transfers happen through UCAS - not some chummy phone call between Unis.
Where are you getting this daft information from?
Transfers happen through UCAS - not some chummy phone call between Unis.
. The current uni would have the details and starts the process on putting you back onto UCAS so you'd still need to contact your current uni about starting the process.
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The current uni would have the details and starts the process on putting you back onto UCAS
The current uni would have the details and starts the process on putting you back onto UCAS
Unis do not 'put you back on UCAS'.
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Please give me your source for this - ie. a reliable souce.
Unis do not 'put you back on UCAS'.
Please give me your source for this - ie. a reliable souce.
Unis do not 'put you back on UCAS'.
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Transfers happen through UCAS
Transfers happen through UCAS
We're here to help the OP not argue with one another. Best thing the OP can do is:
1. Call a uni they're interested in to see if they can be transferred.
2. Inform their current uni about wanting to transfer who will assist (Paperwork) and advise them if they can.
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(Original post by McGinger)
Please give me your source for this - ie. a reliable souce.
Unis do not 'put you back on UCAS'.
Please give me your source for this - ie. a reliable souce.
Unis do not 'put you back on UCAS'.
https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/s...ng-your-course
This is cited on the link I showed:
‘The first thing to do is speak to your department office or course tutor.’ You have to discuss with them and then they will put you back on ucas.
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Nah AbrahamP is right on this, look at this:
https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/s...ng-your-course
This is cited on the link I showed:
‘The first thing to do is speak to your department office or course tutor.’ You have to discuss with them and then they will put you back on ucas.
Nah AbrahamP is right on this, look at this:
https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/s...ng-your-course
This is cited on the link I showed:
‘The first thing to do is speak to your department office or course tutor.’ You have to discuss with them and then they will put you back on ucas.
McGinger knows his stuff and is correct. The only thing speaking to the current uni would do is:
A) they’ll try and remedy your reasons for leaving if possible
B) they’ll give you an academic reference
They absolutely won’t “do the paperwork” or “put you back on UCAS”.
oohoney - Have a read of the Transfer FAQ. It explains the process clearly, as you received a lot of wonky advice here from people that are just guessing. (Both myself and McGinger work in admissions.)
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No, the section you are quoting is about internal transfers at the same Uni.
McGinger knows his stuff and is correct. The only thing speaking to the current uni would do is:
A) they’ll try and remedy your reasons for leaving if possible
B) they’ll give you an academic reference
They absolutely won’t “do the paperwork” or “put you back on UCAS”.
oohoney - Have a read of the Transfer FAQ. It explains the process clearly, as you received a lot of wonky advice here from people that are just guessing. (Both myself and McGinger work in admissions.)
No, the section you are quoting is about internal transfers at the same Uni.
McGinger knows his stuff and is correct. The only thing speaking to the current uni would do is:
A) they’ll try and remedy your reasons for leaving if possible
B) they’ll give you an academic reference
They absolutely won’t “do the paperwork” or “put you back on UCAS”.
oohoney - Have a read of the Transfer FAQ. It explains the process clearly, as you received a lot of wonky advice here from people that are just guessing. (Both myself and McGinger work in admissions.)
Also the transfer FAQ you have sent is from 11 years ago, many university’s policies have changed. Instead, please read the university websites you wish to transfer to for changing courses.
These are some examples of uni
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/curren...ng-your-course
‘If you're transferring to a different course, you'll need to get the signature of your current course leader and that of the prospective course leader before submitting the form to the registry office’
https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/__data/assets...-procedure.pdf
Page 3, 2. Eligibility/Requirements.
https://www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk/guide...nsferring-new/
‘You can also collect the forms from the Student Enquiry Centre, ground floor, Queens’ Building, Mile End campus, the Student Office at the Whitechapel campus or the reception. The guidance notes accompanying the forms explain how to fill them out and where to submit them’
Note this is just one short paragraph of explaining what they do, please read through.
https://www.city.ac.uk/__data/assets...fer-Policy.pdf
‘City students who wish to transfer to another Institution should notify the relevant Course Office in the first instance to begin the withdraw process. Once your withdrawal has been concluded, the confirmation of your achievement at the Institution will be provided to you by us.’
Universities will help you to transfer to some extent. Wish for best @oohoney, transferring uni is nervous and stressful. But it’ll be well worth it if you find a course you genuinely enjoy!
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The only time it might be possible for a university to help is if you are within the first few days of the course and hoping to switch elsewhere through clearing that year (not an option for 2021 starts - ucas closed clearing completely earlier this week). The current university would need to both withdraw your enrolment AND release you into clearing for an in-year switch of university. But that’s pretty rare (albeit something we’ve seen more of this year - still tiny numbers)
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