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Can unconditional uni offers be reversed? My daughter is in 6th year and wants to leave as she has 4 unconditional uni offers but by leaving before the end of six year can they be revoked?

No. They're unconditional.

No, there are always a number of S6s who leave when they receive an unconditional.

She should check with the universities, as the offers are unconditional based on the information in her application, which is that she's continuing her studies in the subjects she named. If she's changing that they may have the right to withdraw their offer.

Unconditional means they are offered on the basis of their current results (afaik)
Conditional offers mean they are looking for specific results in their current subjects.

I would encourage her to stay and finish whatever subjects she is doing just so she hasn't wasted a year (my dd is also in S6)

www.ucas.com/undergraduate/after-you-apply/ucas-undergraduate-types-offer

Explains about Unconditional offers

It's a great disservice to the students following behind to not honour what you put in your application and at least try to complete the Advanced Highers etc you said you were doing.
Edinburgh and St Andrews would likely take a dim view of this as they feel you need to have studied the Advanced Highers to cope with the course when you arrive. Other students will have done A'Levels as well which were conditional.
Does your DC really want students in future to be given conditionals on their S6 studies because of this tendency?

When DS2 got an offer from Edinburgh they sent him a letter saying they strongly discouraged dropping any subjects in S6 and that he had to inform them if he did! I'm not entirely sure if StAndrews sent him something similarly strict but they did mention they recommended completing AHs

If universities want them to complete the AHs then they should be giving conditional offers instead of just implying it in offer letters.

How woolly is that?

Offer condition doesn't have to be stretching if they aren't that bothered, but if an organisation such as a university can't be clear on the requirements, it's a poor show.

I wonder if they've ever actually withdrawn an accepted unconditional offer because someone decided not to finish their 6th year? And if that has been legally challenged? Because I don't think the university would win.

If someone couldn't be bothered to complete their sixth year, I'd seriously question their ability and drive to complete a university degree. It doesn't matter if she isn't studying any of her AH subjects at uni, it is about the skills you gain and hone.

It's really hard for them just now as they aren't even in school for lessons. Dd hasn't been in school since just before Christmas. I'm not surprised motivation is low this academic year.
She will have 1 day a week for the next 3 weeks and then hopefully back properly after Easter

Hi Op, my DD did this in 2017 for the same reason as yours. She contacted the universities and told them she intended to work in whatever temp. Work she could find for the remainder of the school year as she felt that would be better to let them know she didn't intend just sitting at home all day. No offers were withdrawn, no checks were made to see if she had been working. Unconditionals for science/ engineering Glasgow, Strathclyde Edinburgh, Dundee.

Posted too soon! She worked and volunteered but she dropped out in the October so perhaps because she did it earlier in the school year it was less of a problem? Also, there was work available then in shops and hospitality unlike now

Sorry, menopause brain last post, she started planning her exit around the October unbeknownst to me and her Dad, when the firm offers came in she made her moves to leave In the new year