Before completing a Record of Prior Acceptance (RPA), please check web-link to find out if the applicant has already applied. Enter the applicant’s surname and make sure the ‘All’ option is selected, rather than ‘This institution’, before running the search.
- If the applicant already has a live application and is holding an offer they no longer want: they need to contact the provider to ask to be entered into Clearing. They can then apply to you through Clearing on the existing application.
- If the applicant is holding an offer on an existing RPA: they need to contact the provider to discuss cancelling the record before another application can be made.
It’s your responsibility to check if the applicant already has a live UCAS application. If an RPA is submitted for an applicant who’s already live in the system it will be cancelled.
If you would like any help with this, please contact the HEP Team on 01242 545 734 or hep_team@ucas.ac.uk.