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can i withdraw my ucas application and apply for a different subject

i chose to do law initially but now i want to apply to some other unis to do another subject. im still in the 14 day period so would i be able to withdraw my entire application and reapply or would i have to substitute my choices and send the unis my new personal statement ??? im rlly confused my teachers told me i could withdraw my application and resubmit it but idk 😭

Reply 1

@PQ @McGinger @Admit-One

Do any of you know whether you can withdraw an application within first 14 days.
I would be inclined to call UCAS and check the process rather than hitting withdraw.

Edit: See below, don’t withdraw via Hub.
(edited 1 year ago)
Original post
by momoiairi
i chose to do law initially but now i want to apply to some other unis to do another subject. im still in the 14 day period so would i be able to withdraw my entire application and reapply or would i have to substitute my choices and send the unis my new personal statement ??? im rlly confused my teachers told me i could withdraw my application and resubmit it but idk 😭

DON’T withdraw. You need to CANCEL your application and request a refund.

Once that’s done you can then submit a new application

Reply 5

Original post
by PQ

what reason would i put for me cancelling my application there isnt one that applies to my situation
Original post
by momoiairi
what reason would i put for me cancelling my application there isnt one that applies to my situation


You have to lie.

Reply 7

Original post
by PQ
You have to lie.

im so srry but which one would i choose ?? dont they all like indicate that youre not gonna apply again so wont they find it weird that im applying again 😭

Reply 8

Original post
by PQ

how long does it take to hear back from them that cancellation is done?

Reply 9

Original post
by momoiairi
i chose to do law initially but now i want to apply to some other unis to do another subject. im still in the 14 day period so would i be able to withdraw my entire application and reapply or would i have to substitute my choices and send the unis my new personal statement ??? im rlly confused my teachers told me i could withdraw my application and resubmit it but idk 😭

You should check if you're teachers have submitted it yet, if they haven't submitted then you could ask them to return it to you and you can change whatever you want. If they have sent it off then I believe there is a choice to substitute (or withdraw) each university you've applied to but I'm not sure if that allows you to change the course as well
Original post
by Al345
You should check if you're teachers have submitted it yet, if they haven't submitted then you could ask them to return it to you and you can change whatever you want. If they have sent it off then I believe there is a choice to substitute (or withdraw) each university you've applied to but I'm not sure if that allows you to change the course as well

This thread is from a year ago.

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