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Hii, I lately realise that my firm choice will not be the best option due to its location (london and I am from Birmingham and I can't get accommodation)
I want to go to my insurance choice.Is it possible to ask the uni of my firm choice to make my application unsuccessful so I can get to my insurance choice.
Original post by loath-curio
Hii, I lately realise that my firm choice will not be the best option due to its location (london and I am from Birmingham and I can't get accommodation)
I want to go to my insurance choice.Is it possible to ask the uni of my firm choice to make my application unsuccessful so I can get to my insurance choice.

Hey @loath-curio 👋

If you no longer want to go to your firm choice just because of accommodation, have you informed the accommodation team at the university? They may be able to help you find accommodation either at the university itself or nearby.

If you are sure that you would like to go to your insurance, however, then I'd recommend ringing your firm choice and telling them that you'd like to make your insurance your firm choice. I would then suggest calling your insurance and saying the same thing. Then on results day (all being well) it will just be a case of your firm choice releasing you into clearing and you adding your insurance as your clearing choice and accepting their offer. The key thing for you to do at this stage is talk to both of the universities on the phone and then follow this up in writing along with any other instructions they give you. They should be able to advise you more on the options available.

I hope this helps.

Lauren
WrexhamUniReps

Reply 2

Hi thank you for your response.
I will try to see with the accommodation team,
I called the ucas and they told me two options, the last one is the same as you described, the first the one is without going through the clearing process, which mean I will ask the firm choice as if I didn't met the criteria and just make my application unsuccessful and then automatically the insurance choice will be accepting me.
I just need for the firm choice of uni to accept my proposition.
Hopefully it will work
Original post by loath-curio
Hi thank you for your response.
I will try to see with the accommodation team,
I called the ucas and they told me two options, the last one is the same as you described, the first the one is without going through the clearing process, which mean I will ask the firm choice as if I didn't met the criteria and just make my application unsuccessful and then automatically the insurance choice will be accepting me.
I just need for the firm choice of uni to accept my proposition.
Hopefully it will work

If you explain your circumstances to your firm choice, I am sure they will understand - without accommodation, it would be very difficult to attend that university. I would recommend getting in touch with your firm choice explaining your circumstances as soon as possible.

Best of luck 🙂

Lauren
WrexhamUniReps

Reply 4

Original post by loath-curio
Hi thank you for your response.
I will try to see with the accommodation team,
I called the ucas and they told me two options, the last one is the same as you described, the first the one is without going through the clearing process, which mean I will ask the firm choice as if I didn't met the criteria and just make my application unsuccessful and then automatically the insurance choice will be accepting me.
I just need for the firm choice of uni to accept my proposition.
Hopefully it will work


Have you missed your offer conditions for your firm choice?

UCAS forbids universities from rejecting applicants who haven't missed their offer conditions.

Have you spoken to your insurance university? They might be willing to send you a clearing offer now with the condition that you meet your original offer conditions

Reply 5

It's unfortunately too late to swap firm and insurance choices as recommended above (and even prior to the deadline it is UCAS who arrange swaps not universities - you only have to contact universities in exceptional circumstances for reply swaps now)

Reply 6

Original post by WrexhamUniReps
If you explain your circumstances to your firm choice, I am sure they will understand - without accommodation, it would be very difficult to attend that university. I would recommend getting in touch with your firm choice explaining your circumstances as soon as possible.
Best of luck 🙂
Lauren
WrexhamUniReps


I hope they do understand especially in this economy 😭

Reply 7

Have you missed your offer conditions for your firm choice?
UCAS forbids universities from rejecting applicants who haven't missed their offer conditions.
Have you spoken to your insurance university? They might be willing to send you a clearing offer now with the condition that you meet your original offer conditions


I though of my dbs checks because there is a due time from my firm choice for me to complete it so it can be used to make my application unsuccessful.

Reply 8

Original post by loath-curio
I though of my dbs checks because there is a due time from my firm choice for me to complete it so it can be used to make my application unsuccessful.


That could take weeks to sort out. The deadline for universities to reject based on late results is mid September. It's unlikley that your firm would be willing to reject you based on that alone in any reasonable time. It's much better to get reassurance from your insurance that they'll take you back.

Reply 9

That could take weeks to sort out. The deadline for universities to reject based on late results is mid September. It's unlikley that your firm would be willing to reject you based on that alone in any reasonable time. It's much better to get reassurance from your insurance that they'll take you back.


Thank you for your support im thinking of taking only accommodation during placement and then the rest of the year I will use public transport . They also got online teaching on wenesday

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