I'm sooooooo lost

Hi I have a question about ucas application. I'm lost because I'm an international student and this is my first time to apply for uni in the uk.. It says I can apply for 5 universities this year.
1. Does that mean even I get rejected from few of them, I still have 5 chances to apply for 2024?

2. if I apply directly through uni website, I can apply more than 5 uni?

just basically, I want to apply for uni more than 5 chances.

Why do you want to apply to more than 5 choices? You can only study at 1 choice.

No your 5 choices include rejections. You can only change an option within 14 days of Ucas receiving your application.

It is sensible to apply to a range of universities to avoid 5 rejections. If you apply to 5 very competitive universities you might well end up with 5 rejections as some do each year

True. But I want to practice interview before I apply to uni that I really want to study at.

okay thank you👍🫶 If I got an offer from direct apply and reject it, would I still have 5 chances to apply through UCAS?

okay thank you👍🫶 If I got an offer from direct apply and reject it, would I still have 5 chances to apply through UCAS?

Most universities wont accept applications direct if you are applying through ucas. Their contract with ucas doesnt allow that. Buckingham will as they are an independent university that doesnt use ucas. Most universities dont interview other than for medical or teaching courses. Oxford and Cambridge doubt there arent many others. The numbers applying dont allow for interviews.

Most universities and courses don’t interview. What are you hoping to apply for?

I read that if you apply to a university directly and get an offer, it will still go through UCAS at the final stage as it is the central system for all undergraduate programmes. If you already have other offers on UCAS, it will result in UCAS cancelling all your offers, both on and off UCAS. You should always apply for undergraduate UK programmes on UCAS only.

for dentistry they have interview unfortunately..

Hi I have a question about ucas application. I'm lost because I'm an international student and this is my first time to apply for uni in the uk.. It says I can apply for 5 universities this year.
1. Does that mean even I get rejected from few of them, I still have 5 chances to apply for 2024?

2. if I apply directly through uni website, I can apply more than 5 uni?

just basically, I want to apply for uni more than 5 chances.

Hey there,

I am an international student myself, so I understand the struggle 🙂

Usually, international students are not expected to apply through UCAS as they are expected to apply to universities directly (e.g. through online website application, or emailing admissions team). Universities usually have instructions for international applicants on their websites, here is an example from our website: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/applying/international.aspx

Please, let me know if you have any questions

Ilya

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