Could I still apply to UCL East - Information in Society BSc?

Hi everyone,

I recently came across the BSc Information in Society course at UCL East, and it honestly seems like the perfect match for me. I just want to know if anyone is currently studying there and how the course is and how the campus and student life is? I’m currently studying a BTEC Extended Diploma in IT, predicted DDD with an EPQ, and I’ve already submitted my UCAS application earlier this year — but I didn’t apply to UCL at the time.

I only just found out that I meet their entry requirements for this course. Now I’m wondering if there’s any way I could still be considered for this course. I know I’ve missed the standard application deadline, if they could still accept my application through clearing don’t really want to use UCAS Extra.

Thank you for any advice 😊

have you looked on UCAS course search and filtered the results to only show courses with vacancies?

I just did this now and checked and it is listed, but what does this mean if it is or isn’t. Also I know now that this is a new course at UCL East, but is it getting popular or are there lots of applicants already?

If it's listed then UCL haven't closed it to new applications (through Extra or as late applications) on UCAS.
Ring the number for UCL admissions on the bottom of the UCAS course page and ask if the course is still accepting applications. If they say it is then you can add it as an Extra choice
If you're worried about using Extra then ring up your current choices to ask if they can reassure you about reinstating your offer if you're not successful through Extra elsewhere

Could they actually reinstate my offers, or is this not a guarantee? I am really not sure about using UCAS Extra, but I wound mind going through clearing for this course.

I am actually about to phone UCL East enquiring about this course and what I can do next.

Clearing is just a much faster (and riskier) version of Extra
Lots of universities will happily reinstate your offer if you reapply in the same cycle after declining an offer to use Extra

Really, oh ok well I might use it if I can get into this course then thank you for your help. How come they can be happy as I have 4 offers right now from Aston for Business Computing and IT, Kent for Business Information Technology, Essex for Computer Sciencd and Brunel for Business Computing (HCI) with Placement.

Also I just finished speaking with the advisor she said you can still apply through Extra so what could I do next as I have these 4 offers but one rejection from University of Reading Computer Science?

Of your four offers are any of them your favourite?
If so then give that university a ring and explain that you want to apply through Extra to a course at UCL but if that's unsuccessful would like to apply back to their university and ask if they can provide any reassurance before you decline your offer.

Yeah I really like Aston’s course, and I am visiting University of Essex tomorrow for their Offer Holder Day. I have yet to visit Brunel and I have visited Kent and Aston, Aston is good and so is their course, Kent is decent/ok and their course is good but they are situated too far by Canterbury with not much around there. Any advice?

Ask at the offer holder day at Essex and ring Aston.
Neither are hugely selective so there’s a good chance that one or the other will be happy to reassure you (and even if they can’t give a guarantee they are likely to be happy to take you back if UCL doesn’t make an offer)

Ask at the offer holder day at Essex and ring Aston.
Neither are hugely selective so there’s a good chance that one or the other will be happy to reassure you (and even if they can’t give a guarantee they are likely to be happy to take you back if UCL doesn’t make an offer)

Are you actually sure that this would work or they could let this happen? I am not entirely sure?

Where I work we have a policy to reinstate offers if someone applies back to us.

Is this for UCAS?

No I work for a university

Oh ok, would this work with UCAS though? Or what alternatives can you suggest

Extra works so if you’re rejected by your first Extra choice you can add another (and another and another until July).

Yeah I know, but I checked and there is a slim chance that I can get my original choices back or at least 2 of them. Since you’re rejecting the offers.

Clearing is just a much faster (and riskier) version of Extra
Lots of universities will happily reinstate your offer if you reapply in the same cycle after declining an offer to use Extra