Changing University to UCL, How to SFE?
I just posted this under UCAS forum but I wanted to post it under SFE forum too!!!
Hi, I achieved AAA in my A-Levels but due to circumstances, I previously got rejected from UCL. I went to another uni instead but decided to reapply in November and last week I received an offer from UCL for a different course, Experimental Linguistics BSc
I was wondering if anyone else has gone through a uni/degree change or knows about the process to help me out. I will be starting at UCL in September hopefully but I haven't accepted it as my firm yet because I have questions about SFE and the general process of changing uni.
I haven't dropped out of my current uni yet as I have a job here and would like to stay for a few more months to make some more money. However, when I do, does anyone know how to tell SFE of this/do I restart a new application? Also, should I wait until my last maintenance loan comes in or switch beforehand? I'm not sure when the right time to drop out is or generally how I should go about this whole process. If it's urgent to change everything now I will, but I'm scared of messing things up with SFE or my university.
I know it's kind of vague, but if anyone has had a similar situation of changing universities before, please let me know how it worked for you and what you did.
No mean comments please!
Thank you!
Hi, I achieved AAA in my A-Levels but due to circumstances, I previously got rejected from UCL. I went to another uni instead but decided to reapply in November and last week I received an offer from UCL for a different course, Experimental Linguistics BSc
I was wondering if anyone else has gone through a uni/degree change or knows about the process to help me out. I will be starting at UCL in September hopefully but I haven't accepted it as my firm yet because I have questions about SFE and the general process of changing uni.
I haven't dropped out of my current uni yet as I have a job here and would like to stay for a few more months to make some more money. However, when I do, does anyone know how to tell SFE of this/do I restart a new application? Also, should I wait until my last maintenance loan comes in or switch beforehand? I'm not sure when the right time to drop out is or generally how I should go about this whole process. If it's urgent to change everything now I will, but I'm scared of messing things up with SFE or my university.
I know it's kind of vague, but if anyone has had a similar situation of changing universities before, please let me know how it worked for you and what you did.
No mean comments please!
Thank you!
If you withdraw part way through the year, you may need to repay pro-rata part of your most recent loan disbursement. I'd generally suggest formally withdrawing either just before the next loan disbursement or during the summer to avoid any complication with this, based on experience. That said I gather they're usually amenable to payment plans if necessary if you do need to repay part of a disbursement pro-rata.
You will have to notify SFE of your withdrawal and the date you withdrew by calling them. When you reapply for finance for the new uni you'll just do it in the same manner but selecting the new course at the new uni. You won't "restart" your current application, you have to reapply for student finance every year of your degree anyway, and so you'll just be doing the same except selecting a different course as noted.
Bear in mind that you will now have used your "gift year" of SFE funding on the year at your current uni, so if you need to repeat a year at UCL or if you change course again, you may need to self fund that year. However you should still have enough funding to cover the full new degree.
Note that accepting an offer on UCAS has no bearing on your SFE funding - UCAS is a separate and unrelated process to student finance. Do take note of your offer conditions and whether they require you to complete the year at your current uni and/or receive a certain result for the year. You have to complete the year at this uni.
You will have to notify SFE of your withdrawal and the date you withdrew by calling them. When you reapply for finance for the new uni you'll just do it in the same manner but selecting the new course at the new uni. You won't "restart" your current application, you have to reapply for student finance every year of your degree anyway, and so you'll just be doing the same except selecting a different course as noted.
Bear in mind that you will now have used your "gift year" of SFE funding on the year at your current uni, so if you need to repeat a year at UCL or if you change course again, you may need to self fund that year. However you should still have enough funding to cover the full new degree.
Note that accepting an offer on UCAS has no bearing on your SFE funding - UCAS is a separate and unrelated process to student finance. Do take note of your offer conditions and whether they require you to complete the year at your current uni and/or receive a certain result for the year. You have to complete the year at this uni.
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