Next Steps

YOUR APPLICATION TIMELINE

October–February

24 months until enrolment

START PLANNING LIFE AFTER COLLEGE

Summer schools, taster sessions and lectures (online and on campus) are a great way to find out about what is like to study a subject at university and expand your horizons beyond the subjects you have been taking at college.

March–May

18 months until enrolment

BEGIN YOUR RESEARCH

There are lots of ways to research your subject and university.

Meet our team at UCAS and HE fairs or at your school or college.

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Come to an open day or book onto a campus tour.

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Sign up for our emails and keep in touch with subject news, applying to Brighton and our live online events.

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June–July

15 months until enrolment

OPEN DAYS

If you can’t make it to one of our summer open days, don’t worry, you’ll have more opportunities to visit us in the autumn term and after you’ve applied.

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July–August

14 months until enrolment

CAMPUS TOURS

Get a feel for the campus where your course is based, have a good look around and chat with a student.

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September–January

MAKE YOUR APPLICATION

You can submit your application from mid-September. There is a 29 January deadline for most courses. Your school or college may have a different internal deadline.

September–July

OFFERS

We make offers from September, but most are made in the spring term. If you have any concerns contact us.

Talk to our enquiries team

INTERVIEWS AND PORTFOLIOS

Depending on your course you may be asked to send us your portfolio or to come for an interview. We will message you about this.

October–November

OPEN DAYS

If you can make it we'd love to you see at one of our autumn open days. You'll also have opportunities to visit after you've applied.

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December–January

CAMPUS TOURS

Get a feel for the campus where your course is based, have a good look around and chat with a student.

Book a visit

February–May

APPLYING FOR FUNDING

You don’t need to wait for offers to apply for funding. UK students should apply as early as possible.

More about student funding

APPLICANT DAYS

All courses hold these events to give you the opportunity to get a feel for the university, meet the students and staff from the course that you have applied to, and see the facilities that you will be using every day. Our applicant days run during the spring term, we’ll send you an invite by email once you've applied with a link to book your place.

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February–June

UCAS EXTRA

Applicants who are not holding offers can apply to courses that still have vacancies.

ACCEPT YOUR BRIGHTON OFFER

Get your offer and start taking part in Belong at Brighton activities (from Feb to July) and get ready for uni before you get here – join our offer holder community and meet other new students on your course and who share your interests, attend online advice events and hear from current students. If you received all your decisions by 31 March, you must confirm your choices with UCAS at the start of May. If you apply to university after 31 January, you may have a different deadline by which to accept your offer.

ACCOMMODATION CHOICES

If you make us your firm choice and you are eligible, we will invite you by email to apply for university accommodation from March onwards. We’ll let you know the deadline when you apply for your course.

April–May

CAMPUS TOURS

Get a feel for the campus where your course is based, have a good look around and chat with a student.

Book a visit

June–July

OPEN DAYS

If you haven’t visited yet, and couldn’t make it to an applicant day, there is still time to visit in the summer.

Book a visit

July–August

EXAM RESULTS

BTEC, IB, A-level and T-level results available.

CONFIRM YOUR PLACE

If you have a conditional offer we will confirm your place via UCAS Hub once we have received your results and reviewed your application. If you are holding an unconditional offer then your place on the course is confirmed as soon as you accept our offer.

CLEARING

Clearing gives late applicants, people without offers and people who didn’t meet the conditions of their offers, opportunities to apply for courses with vacancies.

July–September

FINALISING ACCOMMODATION

All eligible students will receive an offer of university accommodation. Offers of accommodation are made by email. To secure your place you need to respond before the deadline we give you at the time.

August–September

GET READY FOR UNI

You can start to get ready for uni from July onwards. We’ll send you everything you need to make your best start here from arranging your accommodation to course preparation and our Freshers’ festival.

ENROL ONLINE

Once you have enrolled online you are officially a University of Brighton student. You can view your welcome timetable and start applying for student discounts.

September

The countdown is over, time to arrive.

STARTING UNIVERSITY

You’ve made it! Start university, arrive on campus, join your course induction and make the most of the welcome events.

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