Important Dates

Autumn

  • 1st September—30th September 2014 - Applications should begin from mid September.
  • 15th October 2014 - applications for Oxford or Cambridge or most course in medicine, dentistry and veterinary science and medicine need to be with UCAS by 6pm (UK Time). The reference needs also to be completed before the application can be sent.

Spring

  • 15th January 2015 - Applications for the majority of courses need to reach UCAS by 6pm (UK Time). (However, do check course details to ensure their deadlines match, this). Reference needs to be completed before the application can be sent.
  • 25th February 2015 - Extra Begins.
  • 24th March 2015 - applications for some art and design courses need to be with UCAS by 6pm (UK Time). (others will have the 15th January Deadline above). The reference needs also to be completed before the application can be sent.

Summer

  • 6th May 2015 - If you receive all your university/college offers by the 31st March 2015, you must reply to these offers by this date (Except for Extra) or they will become declined.
  • 7th May 2015 - If you applied by the January deadline and you are still awaiting replies from colleges/universities, they will make a decision by now (otherwise they will be automatically rejected).
  • 4th June 2015 - if you received all your university/college decisions by the 7th May, you must respond to any offers by this date. (Except for Extra), or they will be declined.
  • 25th June 2015 - If you received all your university/college decisions by the 4th June , you must reply by this date (unless you applied in Extra), or they will be declined.
  • 30th June 2015 - If you send your application to UCAS by 6pm (UK Time) on this day, UCAS will send it to your chosen colleges/universities. After this date you will enter Clearing.
  • 2nd July 2015 - This is your last chance to apply through Extra.
  • 16th July 2015 - If you applied by the 30th June 2015 and are still waiting for decisions from colleges and universities, today is the day they will decide if you will be made an offer or not.
  • 23rd July 2015 - If you receive the college/university decision by the 16th July—including Extra Choices– you must reply to any offers or they will be declined.
  • 13th August 2015 - A Level and Advanced Diploma results day—the start of the full clearing vacancy search. Adjustment opens for registration.
  • 31st August 2015 - Deadlines for any remaining conditions to be met—otherwise the college/university may not accept you and Adjustment comes to an end.

Autumn

  • 21st September - 30th September 2015 - Final deadline for 2015 courses. Applications must arrive by UCAS by 6pm (UK Time).
  • 30th September 2015 - Clearing vacancy search closes, but you can still add clearing choices in Track but you need to contact colleges/universities to discuss their course vacancies first.
  • 21st October 2015 - deadline for adding clearing choices, along with colleges/universities accepting clearing applicants ends.