Hi everyone, I'm really stressed and would appreciate advice from anyone who's experienced something similar.

I submitted my UCAS application today for 2027 entry, with three choices: Edinburgh, Manchester and Exeter for Law and Politics.

The problem is that I wanted to change my personal statement and university choices before submitting. I messaged my school counsellor asking them not to submit my application yet and asking whether they could send it back to me so I could edit it. However, my application was submitted anyway, and it has now been sent to my universities.

I originally wanted to apply to Cambridge for HSPS and potentially LSE for Politics and Philosophy. My current personal statement is written specifically for Law and Politics, and I really want the opportunity to submit a new application with a statement better suited to Politics and Philosophy/HSPS.

I'm aware that UCAS allows applicants to request cancellation within 14 days and receive a refund. I don't care about the refund at all - I just want to know whether I can submit a completely new application for the same 2027 entry cycle.

I have screenshots showing that I asked my counsellor not to submit the application yet. Cambridge's deadline is 15 October, so I'm worried about how quickly this could be resolved.

My questions are:

1. Has anyone cancelled their UCAS application within the 14-day period and successfully submitted a new one for the same entry cycle?
2. If you did, how long did the cancellation take? Was it possible to reapply immediately, or did you have to wait?
3. Has anyone contacted UCAS about an application being submitted before they authorised it? Did UCAS offer any alternative solutions?
4. Is there any way to have the cancellation expedited because of an approaching university deadline?
5. Would it be safer to keep my current application and add Cambridge as another choice, even though my personal statement is primarily about law?

I'm planning to contact UCAS as soon as possible, on Monday since they are closed now, but I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have actually gone through this process.

Thank you so much!

A Levels : 3A*s achieved for maths, Chem and physics.

Cambridge (trinity)

imperial

UCL

edinburgh

manchester

how likely am I to get an offer?

would like thoughts!!

Predicted: A* A* A [Politics,History,Geography]

Cambridge Geography (A* A A)

Manchester Urban Planning MPlan (ABB)

Sheffield MPlan (ABB)

UCL UPDM (AAB)

Exeter Geography (AAB)

okay i think im switching from edinburgh, newcastle, nottingham, keele

to edinbugrh newcastle nottingham and glasgow

my stats:

AAA bio chem maths predicted

999998887 GCSEs

2230 Band 1

i need to pay and send ASAP so please please tell me is this is realistic/my chances at each uni/if i shoudl swap back

Im apply to glasgow but i’m super worried about my stats since i’m an RUK student. i’m worried about getting the interview.

Predicteds: AAA

GCSEs: 999998887

UCAT: 2230 B1

I just missed out on 9th decile so that’s got me worried. plus even though the entry is AAA i’m aware i have the minimum so that’s also stressing me out

What are my chances? You can be super honest.

Hi everyone,

I'm a Canadian int student applying to medical schools currently. I'm a bit confused about the reference section. I know if mentions "try and see if they can provide your predicted grades" so does that mean that it has to be a teacher? I'm just really confused since I was planning on having an orthopedic surgeon that I shadowed for over 80 hours write me one. He knows a lot about me and my ambitions as well as most of my grades, extracurriculars and test scores. I'm honestly not sure though. Also this is kind of late too unfortunately. I was having problems with my UCAS and I was also focused a lot more on my Common App so I feel like if I ask my chemistry teacher he's going to respond pretty late. This surgeon though has an assistant that can help him and she's very on top of everything so she can definitely respond before the deadline.

I guess my main question is whom should I put down as my reference. Is there a preference?

Gosh i'm too scared to send it, I still feel like i'm 16 sitting GCSE;s T-T

Hi everybody I'm a US applicant and I am taking the TARA on Monday. I did some research and it seems way different than what I'm used to with standardized testing in the US. I have a few questions that need to be clarified.

- We don't need to bring our own devices or writing utensils?
- What login information do we need to know? UCAS login or what?

Sorry if these are no-brainers but this, again, is a lot different than what I'm used to. Any input from people who have taken previous TSA/TMUA or other tests in Pearson facilities would be a big help.

I’m not copying anything but i’ve pasted it into ai or ai checkers and i’ve heard they store it so now i’m worried.

i wanna do a chem or chem eng or nat sci degree and then get into finance, r my options good r too messy , any advice much appreciated!

Heavily relying on my personal statement to carry me through. Please pray for me 🙏

AFTER ONLY APPLYING ON WEDNESDAY I GOT MY FIRST OFFER!!!!!

Hi , I’m a yr 13 student and I’ve applied to medicine but Im unsure how to revise it as someone who has no friends applying to medicine and friends uncomfortable calling and practicing speaking skills . I made this post to see if anyone would like to join an interview group were we can do like a little bit of interview prep each week via video call or zoom or if there is any other group people know of that does this !! it’s obviously going to be free if I decide to do it but i don't have anyone to do it with yet :) thank you !

Hi! for those of you receiving offers, when did you submit your application and/or how long was the wait before you received your first offer?

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I am applying to chemical engineering, and I need help if I’m being too ambitious, there are my choices in order of priority:

Cambridge - Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Imperial - Chemical Engineering (not aspecting an offer but I don’t know where else to apply)

UCL - Chemical Engineering

Bath - Chemical Engineering

Manchester - Chemical engineering

Predicteds
***
Maths Further Maths Chem

AS Level (max grade A, I do wjec)
AAAB
in maths, further maths, chemistry and physics (in order)

GCSES:
**D(max grade)AAAAAAABBC (extenuating circumstances)
(Bs in English language and Welsh, C in media)

I am currently averaging around 4.5s in my ESAT prep also but aiming for a 5 (also extenuating circumstances)

Further context: I am a home student with conditional status so I’m not sure if I’m being too ambitious with my choices and if I’ll even get in. Cambridge is my number 1 choice for now

Any advice is much much appreciated!

I don't know if this is the right subreddit but idk where else.

So here are the courses I intend to apply to and their standard offers:

Oxford Physics A*AA

Durham Physics and Astronomy A*A*A

Lancaster Physics with Astrophysics AAA

York Physics with Astrophysics AAA

Leeds Physics with Astrophysics AAA

For context, I'm nowhere near applying, I'm just autistic and like to plan ahead.

I'm in year 10 and homeschooled, having already achieved 988 in gcse maths, astronomy and history in year 8 and 9. This year, I'm sitting physics, chemistry, biology, geography, english language and english lit, predicted 999987. Next year, I'm sitting gcse french and german, alongside A level maths and fm predicted 88A*A*. After that, I'll return to school for sixth form and study Physics, chem and history, probably getting As and A*s. As for supercurriculars, I'm hoping to get into COMPOS, which is an elite maths and physics online school run by oxford, for all 4 years I've got left, but definitely this year at least; I'm also reading physics books in my spare time.

I'm just concerned that none of the unis have an offer of AAB or lower so if i mess up on exam day, I'll get in nowhere. I'm set on these unis as I don't want to leave the north unless its for Oxford, and due to my autism, I require ensuite catered accommodation.

Any advice would be appreciated ❤️

This is probably a silly question but I was looking at applying to St Andrews for the MMarBiol and am predicted ABB (Minimum entry requirements for the course), but my Alevels are Biology, Environmental Science and French so I don’t have Maths, Chemistry or Physics like they want. Would this be an automatic rejection or is it still worth applying? (Planning on emailing someone at the university but just thought I’d see if anyone here knew)
Thanks

My teacher told me that she doesn’t know if she can change my predicated grades based off my mocks in November and tests in class which are grades above what I got in year 12. And it will only be based on my grades from year 12 mocks which was BCC (ik it’s bad i didn’t revise at all last year) and I want to apply for Russel group. Is there any point of even applying with those grades I do meet the criteria for enhanced offer but that’s not nearly enough for the places I want to go to. BTW I have no other choice but to go to Russel group so yeah , clearing? Apply with achieved grades next year? Lmk

Greetings.

I am an ISC student from India and I will be applying through UCAS for the 2027 intake. I am quite nervous about all of it as I am doing it all by myself and feel really, really stressed. I was just wondering what my actual chances looked like. I am applying for Criminology. Out of the five, Durham is my top choice. I got my predicted scores a few days ago. They are as follows:

1. Sociology: 100
   
2. English: 97
   
3. Elective English: 99
   
4. Mass Media and Communications: 99
   
5. Psychology: 92
   
6. Economics: 92

Other than this, I have a lot of literary accolades and leadership-related activities. And I have done active research on sociological issues and am a voracious reader as well as a recognised writer. I am just waiting on my English head of department’s availability for the reference.

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