University Choices

[Abigail]

As far as I am aware, you can't amend your course choice once you confirm your offers.

[di marco]

As far as I am aware, you can't amend your course choice once you confirm your offers.

i didnt think you could either, but then i never had to do it so maybe you can? either way ucas will know/be able to advise on what is best if you contact them

[DaVeyWaVey]

I will contact them tomorrow. Thank you.

[di marco]

let us know how you get on

[Abbie]

what are you changing to?

[DaVeyWaVey]

I want to change to English Literature full honours, opposed to studying the subject as a joint honours with Creative Writing.

I rang UCAS today and enquired about changing course and they said I have to contact my university to ask about changing courses, then they get in contact with UCAS if they allow you to change course and they change your application.

I've already contacted my university though and they just said I need to sort it through my UCAS application.. I might contact my uni again but I feel bad as I don't want to hassle them too much

[Trinity]

Don't worry about that Davey, admissions people are there to help you. Just phone them up and say, "I am really unsure about how to change my course; UCAS have advised me to do it through you, can you put me through to someone who can help?'

Don't assume that the person you are speaking to is the right one, if you start asking them questions they will do their best to help but they might not know and you might get incorrect advice.

I cannot tell you how often I get call transferred to me about undergrad admissions - and I have nothing to do with that at all.

[DaVeyWaVey]

Thanks Trinity. I used that as a template as I wasn't sure what to say and I was a bit nervous I phoned them up and the woman was a bit brutal on the phone, telling me I was wrong to phone and I should write a letter instead. How was I meant to know that? She said I have to write a letter of consideration, for them to consider whether or not I can change my course.

I think I am going to wait until September. I might enjoy the Creative Writing side of it so I'll give it a go. It's just I think my writing is rubbish anyway and I have writers block at the moment. Maybe that will change. I've let them know who I am anyway. Hopefully if I am not enjoying the course in September, they'll let me alter so I can just do English on its own.

[Trinity]

She sounds quite rude, but it seems you have the information you need now anyway. (Perhaps she is grieving Michael Jackson, lol).

If you are just having last minute nerves about the quality of your writing I would stop right there. You have got a place on the course on your own merits - you are good enough.

It is a good plan to wait and see if you enjoy the course, but if you don't make sure that you do something about this then - life is too short to spend studying something you don't like.


Good luck.

[Abbie]

I hope you get it sorted then davey!