Deadlines

Although you can register with UCAS in the summer before you plan to make your online application, the earliest you can submit your application is the September before you want to start your course. The majority of courses have an application deadline of mid-January; however, applications for Oxford and Cambridge or courses in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or veterinary science must be received by mid-October. The following table lists all the major dates and deadline for the UCAS application process:

Date	Deadline
Early September	Opening date for receiving applications.
Mid-October	Closing date for applications to Oxford, Cambridge, and courses in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine or veterinary science.
Mid-January	Closing date for UK and EU applications.
Mid-March	Start of Extra.
Late March	All Universities and Colleges to have sent decisions on all applications received by the January deadline.
Early May	Deadline for applicants to make a decision on offers (not including offers from Extra).
Late June	Last date to receive all other applications, including those from outside the UK or EU, before Clearing.
Early July	Last chance for applicants to refer themselves through Extra.
Mid-July	All Universities and Colleges to have sent decisions on all applications received by the June deadline or through Extra.
Early August	Deadline for applicants to make a decision on Extra offers.
Mid-August	Publication of GCE and VCE A and AS level results. Start of Clearing.
Mid-September	Last date for Clearing applications.