Five to two: Making your final UCAS choices

As I write, many of you will be receiving offers from your chosen universities. It’s a nervous time, and while some of you will be getting offers promptly within days of applying, others may need to wait weeks, or even months for a decision.

So when you get all these decisions from universities, what happens next? Well, the response is now up to you.

The universities will all be hoping you’ll choose them. They’ll be sending you emails, inviting you to visit days, perhaps even sending you a brochure or two in the post. But the reality is that the power now rests with you. You get to choose which offers to accept!

So, how does it all work, and what should you be thinking about as you accept your offers?