confused UCAS

[Alwaysanotherwine]

I wander if anyone can help

DD applied for 5 courses at 5 different universities via UCAS. So far she’s had:

2 rejections
1 0ffer
2 no reply

She now wants to keep the offer for now in case she can’t get anything else but has decided to apply for a different course but her college says she can’t - is that right?

Must she withdrawn from all courses in order to do this?

i’ve emailed the two we’ve not heard from to ask if she can be considered for the other course at those unis instead but both replied saying she’d need a separate application but she can’t do that without giving up her offer apparently

The new course she fancies is bit of a gamble so she wants to keep the offer incase she doesn’t get in

thanks

I don't think she can until all have replied or she withdraws. When did she submit the form? Probably better to wait it out now then call again. Is the new subject related?

She can only make changes within 14 days of submitting it, I assume it is past that.

So yes, they are correct that she would have to withdraw and re-apply, and her application would now be past the equal consideration date, so would be considered after all those who applied before 31 January.

Can she contact them to explain and explore the likelihood of her getting an offer for the new course?

so if the other two get back and reject or offer

can she still apply more or can she only apply more if she rejects offers?

Your daughter really should be emailing the universities. Hope she works things out

No. She would have to withdraw from the offer she has to submit a new application through UCAS. Have a look at UCAS Extra, as I believe that would apply here.

i looked at u as extra but she’d have to lose her offer

she really doesn’t want to do that as it’s her back up really

The only way to apply for a different course would be through UCAS extra and that would mean she’d have to withdraw from the course where she has the offer

Yes, she would have to withdraw from the offer she has for UCAS Extra, but that’s her only option now.

Alternatively she can sit it out and accept the offer she has, and see if anything comes up in clearing, but that’s never guaranteed.

No point doing any more before end of February when Extra opens. Can she go to offer holder events/applicant days and discuss her options in person?

I’d sit it out, then if she really wants the new course, get her to take a gap year. Reapply to the place(s) that offered for the same course but use the other spots for the new course - assuming there’s overlap because she’ll need a PS that covers all. But agree, she should be running this.

What are the unis she has not heard form OP and what course? I ask bc some unis have form for very late offers, on certain courses.

Do her PG match the typical offer for the unis she has not heard from? If so, then she should wait as she may well get an offer from one or the other.

If they were both massive stretches then maybe not. Tho if she has had two rejections, were her applications overall realistic? Advice is usually to have a max of two aspirational applications. If her two rejections were the optimistic applications, then the two she hasn't heard from would be reasonable (assuming she had decent advice on her UCAS app).

But I agree, this chasing should come from her.

I work in uni admissions. Is the new course / courses at one of the unis your DD has already applied to?

If so, then I would wait for those final offers to come through. Your daughter could then contact the admissions team at the unis to see if she could be considered for the new courses - a 'change of course request '.

If your daughter meets the entry requirements for the new courses then the unis may be happy to transfer the offer - we'd rather do that than lose an offer holder.

However if your DD is rejected, then UCAS extra is the way forward I'm afraid.

Btw - get your DD to make the calls or send the emails: we can't speak to anyone else about an application unless we've got express permission from the offer holder.