- Where to start?
- Step 1: Choosing courses
- Step 2: Applying
- Step 3: Offers
- Step 4: Results
- Step 5: Next steps
- Step 6: Starting university or college
- UCAS Tariff
- UCAS terms explained
- Student finance
- Events
- News
- Important dates
- Student number controls
What you need to know after making your application
Once we have sent your application to your chosen universities and colleges, you wait to hear from them. The time it takes for decisions to be made varies but even if you have applied very early, universities and colleges have until early May to decide.
This section will tell you everything you need to know about the next stages. You can learn about how to track the progress of your application and how we inform you about any changes and available opportunities.
Track your progress
How to track the progress of your application and the technical details.
Interviews
Advice about things you can do before, during and after interviews to get the most from the experience.
Types of offer
The different decisions you may receive from universities and colleges, and how we inform you about them.
Replying to your offers
How and when to reply to your offers.
Making changes
What you need to do to make changes to your details or your application.
No offers (Extra)
If you have applied through UCAS and are not holding any offers, you may be able to apply for another course through Extra.
FAQs
Using Track, getting offers and making changes.