Applying through UCAS to a university, when I am already a student at a different uni

But you should inform your current institution, so your tutor can give you a reference.

yeah, it's what I'm doing. my current uni don't know, and I'm not going to tell them until I get an offer from somewhere else.

Did you end up using your old reference then, out of curiosity?

I think it's okay to use your old reference as well if you can get a copy of it and your old referee knows you're using it. But it's better to get a new one, I guess.

I was going to do the same thing but I realised I'm not unhappy enough with the uni, as in it was just a phase.

Yeah, that's a good idea.

Oh and i also went through that phase, but things are looking up now!

god no, my old reference was dire! I got a new reference from my old English teacher.

That's good. What uni do you go to out of curiosity?

I've had things turn for the better here in a lot of respects so now I don't really want to leave. To be honest a lot of it was to do with the course, but my dad explained to me that a lot of 'technical' courses (mine has a crapload of linguistics so can be included in this) start out awfully and then get much better. So I'm thinking of sticking it out.



The ref my English teacher gave to me was pretty bad also - described me as "beginning to exhibit independent ideas and good vocabulary"... pfft, ended up getting full marks on both of the exams after being predicted a B ¬_¬

To the OP - you only have seven days to sort out your application so I'd get on it *fast*.

I'm at the University of Surrey.

I missed living in the city because i came from London and the town feels too small! Also, i've had bad luck with flatmates which is a pain, but c'est la vie.