Adjustment
Have you exceeded the terms of your conditional offer? If you have then you will have the opportunity to register for ‘Adjustment’. The Adjustment process is available from A level results day (20 August 2009) until 2 September 2009. Your individual Adjustment period starts on 20 August or when your conditional firm (CF) choice changes to unconditional firm (UF), whichever is later. From this time you have a maximum of five calendar days (five 24 hour periods, including Saturdays and Sundays) to register and secure an alternative course, if you decide this is what you want to do. Adjustment is entirely optional, and not everyone will want to try to find an alternative place. Nothing really beats the careful research to find the right courses for the original application.
I have met and exceeded the offer that Swansea University originally made me:
Am I eligible for Adjustment?
I would like to apply to Swansea University as an Adjustment applicant:
What will happen if I decide to contact Swansea University about applying through Adjustment?
I've decided to accept an Adjustment offer from Swansea University - what next?
I have met and exceeded the offer that Swansea University originally made me:
Starting University is an exciting time but can also be a daunting experience especially if it is the first time you have lived away from home. Therefore before deciding to use Adjustment, also consider non-academic arrangements; as a firm applicant to Swansea University you will have been secured suitable accommodation by now. You will have organised your student finance arrangements too which will also have to be amended and theremay be delays if changes are made at short notice. Also, if you qualify for a Bursary at Swansea (e.g. an Excellence Bursary) you will forfeit that if you go elsewhere.
We made you an offer because we were impressed with your application to us and felt you would make a good Swansea student. Accepting our offer on a firm basis was hopefully a careful decision in which you not only considered the grades that you may attain, but also all the other things that Swansea would have to offer you. However if you feel that it would be in your best interest to transfer your place to an alternative University, we wish you the very best of luck. If you are not sure whether you have exceeded your offer, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Am I eligible for Adjustment?
To be eligible to use Adjustment your results must have met and exceeded the conditions of your conditional firm (CF) choice. You are not eligible to use Adjustment if:
You are confirmed (UF) at your firm choice but did not exceed the conditions of the offer
You have a confirmed place on a changed course offer
Your original offer was unconditional.
You cannot adjust your insurance choice.
I would like to apply to Swansea University as an Adjustment applicant:
Firstly take a look at the courses that we have available. If there is a course that you are interested in which is not listed it will be worth giving us a call anyway as the situation changes daily and some courses which are full one day may have a place the following day. The following courses are definitely NOT available as they have reserve lists in place: Graduate Entry Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work.
Before you approach us, consider the relationship that you have built up with your Firm University until now. Remember that accommodation and student finance may be difficult to secure or there may be delays if changes are made at short notice. Contact your UF choice if you are concerned about arrangements that you have made with them. You should also talk to family, friends, your School or Careers Advisor. It is a short period of time to have to change a decision which you have spent possibly nine months or more making.
What will happen if I decide to contact Swansea University about applying through Adjustment?
When you call us on our Helpline number a member of the Helpline Team will firstly check if there are vacancies on the course you are interested in and a check will be carried out to confirm that you are definitely eligible for Adjustment. You will be asked for your UCAS ID in order that we can look at your application, so you will need to click on the button to register for Adjustment before we can make a definite decision. You will then be put through to the Admissions Tutor for that subject area and will have an informal chat as they will want to know a bit more about you and why you are interested in the course.
I've decided to accept an Adjustment offer from Swansea University - what next?
When we offer you a place in Adjustment, we will email you to confirm the offer and then require you to confirm by return of email (within a very tight deadline) that you wish to accept the place; we will then confirm your place via UCAS Track. Once we have confirmed your place, you will be giving up your originally secured place and the details will be displayed in the 'choices' section on Track. UCAS will send you a new Confirmation letter and we will send you further information about accommodation, induction, enrolment and freshers week.
