There are different dates to be aware of when making an application and waiting for decisions from your chosen universities and colleges.
The application deadlines below specify the dates when we need to receive your application at UCAS. If you're applying through a school or college, they may set you an earlier deadline to allow time to check your application and complete your reference.
Mid-September 2012 |
2013 entry applications can be sent to us. |
15 October 2012 |
Deadline for receipt at UCAS of applications to the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge, and all with choices for courses in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine/science to reach UCAS. |
15 January 2013 |
Deadline for receipt of applications at UCAS for all courses except those listed with a 15 October 2012 deadline and art and design courses with 24 March 2013 deadline. Go to Course Search to check application deadlines for courses. |
25 February 2013 |
If you are eligible to use Extra, you can refer yourself to another choice. More about Extra |
24 March 2013 |
Deadline for the receipt of applications at UCAS for art and design courses except those listed with a 15 January 2013 deadline. Go to Course Search to check application deadlines for courses. |
31 March 2013 |
If we receive your application by 15 January, the universities and colleges should aim to have sent us their decisions by this date (but they can take longer). |
8 May 2013 |
If we receive all decisions from your universities/colleges by 31 March, you need to reply to any offers by this date (unless you are applying through Extra). If we don't receive your replies, we will decline your offers on your behalf. |
9 May 2013 |
If you applied by 15 January and are waiting for decisions, universities and colleges need to send us their decisions by this date. If they don't, we will make any outstanding choices unsuccessful on their behalf. |
6 June 2013 |
If we receive all decisions from your universities/colleges by 9 May, you need to reply to any offers by this date (unless you are applying through Extra). If we don't receive your replies, we will decline your offers on your behalf. |
27 June 2013 |
If we receive all decisions from your universities or colleges by 7 June, you need to reply to any offers by this date (unless you are applying through Extra). If we don't receive your replies, we will decline the offers on your behalf. |
30 June 2013 |
If you send your application to us by this date, we will send it to your chosen universities and colleges. If we receive your application after this date, you'll be entered into Clearing. More about Clearing |
3 July 2013 |
Last date to apply through Extra. |
18 July 2013 |
If you applied by 30 June and are waiting for decisions, universities and colleges need to send us their decisions by this date. If they don't, we will make any outstanding choices unsuccessful on their behalf. |
25 July 2013 |
If we receive all decisions from your universities/colleges by 18 July, you need to reply to any offers by this date (this includes if you are applying through Extra). If we don't receive your replies, we will decline your offers on your behalf. This is the last date to make changes to your replies. |
6 August 2013 |
SQA results are published and the Scottish Clearing vacancy information service starts. More about Clearing |
15 August 2013 |
GCE and Advanced Diploma results are published and the full Clearing vacancy information service starts. More about Clearing Adjustment opens for registration. More about Adjustment |
31 August 2013 |
Adjustment closes. |
20 September 2013 |
Last date we will accept applications for courses starting in 2013. |
30 September 2013 |
The Clearing vacancy search is closed after this date. You should contact universities direct to discuss vacancies. Clearing choices can still be added in Track. |
22 October 2013 |
Last date to add a Clearing choice. |