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Extra allows appliants to apply to additional universities and colleges that have vacancies

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What is Extra?

Extra is a process that allows applicants to apply to additional universities or colleges that still have vacancies. It means that they do not have to wait until Clearing to apply for other courses.

Extra operates from the end of February until the end of June. Course Search will show which courses have vacancies. If an applicant is eligible to use Extra, a button will appear on their Track service on this website. They can then apply for one course at a time using Track.

To use Extra applicants need to have:

• already made five choices;
• received decisions from all these choices; and
• either had no offers or declined all the offers they have received.

If a student declines their offers and adds an Extra choice, they will not be able to accept any of their original choices later.

If an applicant is made an offer, they can choose whether or not to accept it. If they accept it, they cannot apply again through Extra. If an applicant's Extra choice does not make them an offer, or they do not receive a decision within 21 days of making an application through Extra, they can then apply for another choice (time permitting).

If an applicant is not offered a place by the end of the Extra process, they will be entered into Clearing.