The UK experience

Apply to study through UCAS (2013 applications)

These are the key dates for your UCAS application for undergraduate study in the UK:

• Mid-September 2012 (the year before the course starts) – 2013 applications open.
• 15 October 2012 – closing date for applications to courses in medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences/medicines and Oxford and Cambridge universities.
• 15 January 2013 – closing date for EEA students, except for art and design courses with a 24 March deadline.
• 31 March 2013 - if you sent your application by 15 January, UK institutions should send their decisions to UCAS by this date (but they can take longer).
• 8 May 2013 – if UCAS receive decisions from your UK institutions by 31 March, you need to reply to any offers by this date. If you don’t, UCAS will decline offers on your behalf.
• 9 May 2013 - if you sent your application by 15 January, UK institutions must send their decisions to UCAS by this date. If they don't, UCAS will make any outstanding choices unsuccessful on their behalf.
• 6 June 2013 - if UCAS receive decisions from your UK institutions by 9 May, you need to reply to any offers by this date. If you don’t, UCAS will decline offers on your behalf.
• 30 June 2013 – closing date for international students outside of the EEA.
• 18 July 2013 – if you sent your application by 30 June, UK institutions will send their decision to UCAS by this date.
• 25 July 2013 - if UCAS receive decisions from your UK institutions by 18 July, you need to reply to any offers by this date. If you don’t, UCAS will decline offers on your behalf.

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