Applying for University can feel long! The problem with that is you think you have loads of time and then, you don’t. The last thing you need is to miss the deadline after putting all that hard work into your application.
You apply for further education, including university, through UCAS. UCAS deadline dates change every year, but the month stays the same. Make sure you are ahead of the game by having your application in early. Don’t be tempted to leave it for 10 minutes before it closes.
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UCAS Deadline timetable
Put them in your phone, write them on a calendar or put them in your paper diary. Whatever you need to do to make sure you don’t miss these dates, do it.
Each course varies a little bit, so make sure you check the deadline of the course you are applying for on the UCAS website.
January - March
End of January
Applications for most undergraduate courses, and most conservatories dance/drama/musical theatre, need to be at UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
End of February
UCAS Extra begins. This gives you the opportunity to get a place at university, if you didn’t receive an offer from any of your five choices or have changed your mind and have declined any offers you did receive.
April – June
Beginning of May
UCAS search tool will display the courses for the following academic year.
The adviser portal on the UCAS website opens for the following academic year.
Middle of May
Undergraduate applications open for the following academic year.
Decisions start to come back from universities for those who applied by the end of Jan.
Beginning of June
You need to reply to offers by this time.
End of June
Any applications that come in after the end of June will be entered into Clearing rather than being sent on to the universities.
July - August
Beginning of July
Applications to Conservatories open
Application deadline for UCAS Extra
Clearing opens and vacancies at the universities published on UCAS.
Middle of July
University decisions due on applications submitted by 30th June.
End of July
You need to reply to offers by the end of the month. You should have had all decisions by the middle of July.
September - December
Beginning of September
Completed applications can be submitted to UCAS.
End of September
Last date for applications for the following academic year
Beginning of October
Closing date for conservatories music applications
Middle of October
Deadline for applications to Oxford, Cambridge and most courses in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine/science. It should be with UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
End of October
Deadline for adding clearing choices.
