UCAS has introduced that college students may have a second alternative to use for college programs in 2025 via its UCAS Additional service.
This programme runs from February 26 to July 4, and provides college students who haven’t but secured a suggestion from their unique 5 college decisions the prospect to use for an extra course.
UCAS Additional is meant for individuals who both didn’t obtain provides or declined their preliminary provides.
College students can now apply for a sixth college course utilizing this service, which supplies them extra flexibility after the primary spherical of selections.
How UCAS Additional works
To use, college students should seek for out there programs via the UCAS platform, filtering for choices that present vacancies. They need to additionally attain out to universities straight to substantiate that they’re prepared to contemplate their utility.
It will be important for college kids to overview the entry necessities of latest programs fastidiously, particularly if they’re contemplating switching to a associated or different topic.
As soon as college students have chosen a course, they will submit their utility via their UCAS portal. If they don’t hear again from universities inside three weeks, they will both wait or select one other course.
Universities have till July 17 to reply, however college students can proceed including extra decisions if they aren’t accepted or decline a suggestion.
Key dates and issues
For college students who didn’t use all 5 of their preliminary utility decisions, they will merely add a brand new course without having to undergo UCAS Additional, supplied it’s earlier than June 30.
If college students don’t obtain the provide they have been hoping for via UCAS Additional, they will apply via Clearing beginning July 5.