Offers and Rejections

After attending interview you'll be keen to get some feedback on your performance and the outcome of your application. Some institutions will indicate their decision there and then, but it will always be confirmed by a follow up letter from UCAS or the GTTR.

They have three options:

• Make an unconditional offer: This will usually happen if they are satisfied with your qualifications, application form and interview performance.
• Make a conditional offer: This will usually happen if they are generally satisfied with your qualifications, application form and interview performance, but have a few minor points they wish you to address.
• Reject your application: This would only happen if you performed poorly in interview or some other factor was discovered, which would preclude you from teaching.

You are not obliged to make a decision about your offers until you have received decisions from all of your choices. That said, the longer you leave it the greater the chance that places will be filled behind your back and you could, in exceptional circumstances, lose your place at your preferred institution. My advice would be to accept an offer from your preferred institution straight away and decline choices where the decision is still outstanding.

You reply to your offers using the UCAS/GTTR online Track system.

If you accept a conditional offer you will have to fulfil the conditions specified by the institution concerned. Once you have satisfied them that you have met the conditions they will make your offer unconditional, guaranteeing your place on their course.

UCAS/GTTR's involvement ceases once you have accepted an unconditional offer or rejected all of your choices.