How to make your replies
When your last decision comes in, we'll send an email as usual to say there's an update (or a letter advising you about replying).
Sign in to your application to make your replies.
You'll see the deadline you need to reply by.
Types of reply
These are the types of reply you can make.
Firm acceptance – this is your first choice.
If it's an unconditional offer, the place is yours! So that course provider will expect you as their student.
Or if it's conditional, the place is yours if you meet the offer conditions. So just in case you don't, you can pick a second offer as a backup – your insurance acceptance.
Insurance acceptance – the back-up choice to a conditional firm acceptance.
If you're choosing an insurance, go for something with lower offer conditions – make sure it's somewhere you'd still be happy to go to though.
That way, if your results are lower than expected, you might still meet the conditions at your insurance choice; then you'd have your place confirmed there.
Remember, you'll only attend your insurance choice course if you don't meet the conditions of your firm choice, but you do meet the conditions of your insurance. You can't choose between your firm and insurance when you get your results, so make sure you're happy with which is your firm and which is your insurance before you reply.
Decline – you'll need to decline any other offers you get.
However, if you decide you don't want to accept any of the offers, you can decline them all and add more courses in our Extra service. Alternatively, you can see what courses still have vacancies later on in our Clearing service.
You can only accept one firm choice and one insurance choice (if you choose to have one). You must decline all other offers.
Offer and reply combinations
Unconditional firm (UF) – You're in!
Conditional firm (CF) – You're in if you meet the conditions.
Conditional firm (CF) and conditional insurance (CI) – You've made a first and second choice – you'll be in at the first if you meet the conditions. If not, you might have met the conditions of the second – if so you'll be on that course instead.
Conditional firm (CF) and unconditional insurance (UI) – You've made a first and second choice – if you meet the conditions of the first you'll be on that course. If not, you'll definitely be on the second.
Reply dates
These are based on when we get the last decision in from your unis or colleges. Check your application to see your personal deadline.
If you receive your last decision on or before 19 May 2022, your reply date is 9 June 2022 (except if you're using Extra to find a place).
If you receive your last decision on or before 14 July 2022, your reply date is 21 July 2022 (including Extra choices).
Offers for courses with early start dates
If you want to accept a place on a course that starts before your reply date, you should contact the university or college concerned to discuss what to do.
If they give you an earlier deadline to reply, you should be aware that they may withdraw their offer if you do not accept it before their specified deadline.
Missed your deadline?
Your deadline to reply to your offers will have been set once you’ve heard back from all your chosen universities or colleges.