DD2 is looking at going to univ in Sept 2015.
She is planning on completing her personal statement and creating her univ "shortlist" over the summer with the intent on applying, via UCAS, as soon as it opens in September. Her shortlist will be done by reading prospectus' and online research. At this point she will have only attended 1 open day.
Several of the univs that she has expressed an interest in are holding their open days in October so I suggested that she hang onto her application until she'd been for a few visits.
BUT I then began to ponder on the following:-
If a univ has, for example, 150 places on a course and UCAS doesn't close until mid January 2015 surely, as time goes on, the course may have filled up so people who submit applications in the later months (Nov/Dec or January) may be turned down as the univ may have already made it's offers (ie 150 places, 150 un/conditional offers made by the end of October!).
Does this make sense to people (I don't think I'm explaining it very well!!!).
WWYD - Submit in September hoping that there are more vacant places on the course so there's a higher chance of an offer OR wait until later in the year when you've "done" the open days and are more certain of your shortlist??
All advice welcome.
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Fairyfellowsmasterstroke · 28/06/2014 15:02
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