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UCAS application timeline - the key dates
If you or your children are applying to university, or you are a higher education adviser, you will need to know these dates.
Whether you are applying through UCAS this year, or are helping someone else to do so, you will need to know certain key dates. Applicants, parents and advisers need to be up-to-speed with when each bit of the application process happens so you do not miss out.
The first deadline for anyone applying for entry in 2012 is October 15th. This is the date by which all applications to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge or for medicine, dentistry or veterinary science/medicine need to be submitted.
After that, January 15th is the next date that must be firmly in your mind. This is the application deadline for all courses except those listed with an October 15th deadline, and art and design courses with a March 24th deadline.
March 24th is the last date for certain art and design courses. Check the Entry Profiles section for the requirements for your course.
Why do these deadlines matter? Applications received by the deadlines listed are guaranteed to be considered by the universities and colleges. Any that come in after those dates and up until June 30th will only be considered if the institutions still have vacancies for the course(s) you have selected.
You must also remember to allow enough time to complete your application. With a vital Personal Statement to write, this means not leaving it until the deadline to start. And it's important to remember to include time for your reference if one is necessary.
Once you've got your application in on time, you can sit back and wait for responses from your choices, which should normally reach you by March 31st 2012, though they do sometimes take longer.
If you have any queries about when you need to send your application or are worried about missing a deadline, you can log onto www.ucasconnect.com, where you will find video guides, view answers to frequently asked questions or speak directly to trained UCAS advisers on Facebook and Twitter.
2011-10-14