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.
Change for 2010 entry: The 15 January deadline was extended to 22 January. All other dates remain unaffected.
Mid-September 2009 |
Applications can be sent to us from mid-September. |
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15 October 2009 |
Application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for all medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and veterinary science courses and for all courses at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. |
15 January 2010 |
Application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for all courses except those listed above with a 15 October deadline, and art and design courses with a 24 March deadline. Go to the when to apply to view lists of courses with each deadline date. |
25 February 2010 |
If you are eligible to use Extra, you can refer yourself to another choice. More about Extra |
24 March 2010 |
Application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for art and design courses except those listed with a 15 January deadline. Go to the when to apply to view lists of courses with each deadline date. |
31 March 2010 |
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). |
5 May 2010 |
If we receive all decisions from your universities/colleges by 31 March, you need to reply to any offers by this date (unless you live outside the EU or are applying through Extra). If we don't receive your replies, we will decline your offers on your behalf. |
7 May 2010 |
If you applied by 15 January, universities and colleges need to send their decisions by this date. If they don't, we will make any outstanding choices unsuccessful on their behalf. |
8 June 2010 |
If we receive all decisions from your universities/colleges by 7 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. |
30 June 2010 |
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 |
6 July 2010 |
This is the last date to apply through Extra. |
20 July 2010 |
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. |
27 July 2010 |
If we receive all decisions from your universities/colleges by 20 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. |
5 August 2010 |
SQA results are published and the Scottish Clearing vacancy information service starts. More about Clearing |
19 August 2010 |
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 2010 |
Adjustment closes on this date. |
20 September 2010 |
This is the last date that we will accept applications for courses starting in 2010. |
25 October 2010 |
This is the last date to add a Clearing choice. |