When to apply

hey guys, wen do you think is the best time to apply.im starting an access course in sept and we go through ps in november time but want to get mine in earlier as my uni starts interviewing in dec. any suggestions.
thanx. laura

We had to wait for our college - which meant a lot of us did miss out on places... I would just get working on your ps now so your bit can be done asap - and nag, nag, nag your tutor!

I was wondering about this too, is it best to get your application in ASAP? Does it matter if it goes in October rather than September for example?
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Decided to postpone my application to 2010 for Beds and ARU x x x

October would probably be fine - but a lot of the colleges it seem to think that so long as the dead line hasn't passed it's fine - but a lot of the places have already gone by then - so already your behind.

My college assured me the uni were interviewing everyone they wanted to before making any offers - which seems fair. When I actually went for interview they actually had just 2 places held (so they weren't interviewing anyone under false pretences!) which they continued to hold til the end - I got one .

Seriously though - it's just stress you don't need and the colleges are naughty not helping you the best they can!

I think it is luck of the draw I know lots of people who didn't get a place and I think should of but I believe that the uni turn alot down thinking they would have better offers then struggled to fill the places.
I think it's more important to make sure your ps is perfect then sending it of before your ready just to get it in quick.
Thats what I think anyway

Thats very true hrbvlb! O God, my ps, dreading making a start on that!!
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Decided to postpone my application to 2010 for Beds and ARU x x x

It worked for me I spent months on my ps as my college advised me not to include a certain part. I finally sent it the day before cut off (with the part my tutor and course administrator advised me not to include) and I have a place!

We put ours in around 23rd ish of October.. and that was after a LOT of nagging.. and the only reason we got ours in that "early" was because we were on year 2 of a 2 year access so our tutor knew us well enough to give a true reference. Those doing access over 1 yr had to wait til end of Nov to get theirs in so the tutors "knew them"

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I'm not saying don't worry about the ps - not at all - it's really important... But no reason why you can't get working on it now...

thanx guys, well the tutors know me already as i started the access course a couple of years ago but had to pull out due to illness plus ive just done a 10 wk pre-access course with them, so they know wat im capable of, so therefore will be able to giv me a gd reference. I will nag them about gettin mine in early though i think, they have already tried to put me off the course and do nursing instead which i said a straight no too. already startin on my ps, got a4 page so far, so need to whittle down. will prob post on here so i can get feedback on though,