UCAS Extra with offers already firmed/insured

yes they will, i did this last year

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Did you call them beforehand to see if your chances of getting in were good before applying?

Original post by orangejuze

yes they will, i did this last year

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JJ <3

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Original post by aweller08

Did you call them beforehand to see if your chances of getting in were good before applying?

Yes I think that’s best, just to be on the safer side!

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Original post by aweller08

Did you call them beforehand to see if your chances of getting in were good before applying?

yes, that is advised before you drop your two offers, or you can email them around their opening hours and they tend to reply very quickly.

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Original post by JJ <3

Yes I think that’s best, just to be on the safer side!

Original post by orangejuze

yes, that is advised before you drop your two offers, or you can email them around their opening hours and they tend to reply very quickly.

Can they give out like a verbal offer before dropping the two other offers or do they just say whether you have a chance or not?

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Original post by aweller08

Can they give out like a verbal offer before dropping the two other offers or do they just say whether you have a chance or not?

it depends on certain aspects like how many have applied through extra or your application in itself. i applied from a different subject so had to fill in things like do a new personal statement and motivation statement. if the subject is similar they will not need anything more from you. if competitive then they will say if it's possible like they told me, and tell you to apply and wait for a decision. but if it's not as competitive, yes you can definitely get a verbal offer, which they will tell you on email or on the phone and you can apply on extra soon after, where you will expect to get a confirmation that day or the next few days.

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i should also add that if they don't give an offer, it's a definite risk. i actually didn't get in on extra because others had a preferred subject that i didn't do. but they emailed me saying i could apply the year after and receive an unconditional offer provided i met certain requirements because they liked what i'd written. i didn't end up taking the offer, and will be going to a different university this september.

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Original post by orangejuze

it depends on certain aspects like how many have applied through extra or your application in itself. i applied from a different subject so had to fill in things like do a new personal statement and motivation statement. if the subject is similar they will not need anything more from you. if competitive then they will say if it's possible like they told me, and tell you to apply and wait for a decision. but if it's not as competitive, yes you can definitely get a verbal offer, which they will tell you on email or on the phone and you can apply on extra soon after, where you will expect to get a confirmation that day or the next few days.

Ah okay, thanks for the info. I reckon I'll email them and if I get a verbal offer ill do it and if not I don't think I will.

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Original post by aweller08

Ah okay, thanks for the info. I reckon I'll email them and if I get a verbal offer ill do it and if not I don't think I will.

no problem, good luck with it! :biggrin:

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Original post by aweller08

Can they give out like a verbal offer before dropping the two other offers or do they just say whether you have a chance or not?

They are not allowed to makre you an offer. Under ucas rules this is classed as poaching. You can only apply through extra if you are holding no offers so you would need to give up both your current offers. They would be able yo tell you whether they still have vacancies. If a university still has vacancies and you meet the conditions you are highly likely to get an offer as they will want to fill spaces,

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