Replying to your offer

Great news – you’ve received an offer from ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ«! Here is all of the information you need of what to do next.

Different types of offers 

Conditional

A conditional offer means you still need to meet some entry requirements, this is usually exam results.

Unconditional 

An offer of a place on a course with no outstanding conditions.

What options do you have?

You need to decide on which university you’d like to attend and which course you’d like to study. There are several choices for you to make when . You are required to select one offer to be your firm choice and one offer to be your insurance (if you choose to have one). You can only accept one firm and one insurance choice, so you must decline any other offers you have received. Here are what these choices mean: 

Firm

This is your first choice university and course.

Insurance

This is your second choice university and course.

Decline

Once you have selected your firm and insurance universities and courses, you will be required to decline any other outstanding offers you have received for other universities and courses.

Defer

If you would like to defer entry and start your course in September 2026, we will need you to complete our Withdrawal or Deferral . Please note that amendments can take up to 48 hours to update on your UCAS Hub. 

Similarly, if you are holding a deferred offer and now wish to join the University in 2025, you will need to request this in writing to the admissions team.

 

You will only attend your insurance choice course if you don’t meet the conditions of your firm choice, but you do for your insurance choice. Make sure you are happy with your decision when you reply to your offers, as you can’t choose between your firm and insurance choices when you get your results.

How to make your decision

When you are happy with your decision, you can reply to your offer on the . Ensure that you meet the deadlines listed below, otherwise, UCAS will automatically decline your offers.

UCAS reply deadlines

If you receive your last decision on or before 14 May 2025, your reply date is 4 June 2025 (except if you're using UCAS Extra to find a place). 

If you receive your last decision on or before 17 July 2025, your reply date is 23 July 2025 (including UCAS Extra choices). 

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Once you have received your offer from us, you will need to fill out an acceptance form. This is emailed to you with your offer and needs to be completed and returned to us by 18 July 2025 at the very latest.