If you are assigned a Plus Flag, we will normally make you an offer at the minimum entry requirement. You need to be predicted to meet the minimum entry requirements if you have not already met them. You will also need to have any required subjects. These vary depending on your chosen course, so check our degree finder for the degree programme you are interested in. Check minimum entry requirements and required subjects for your programme in the degree finder You are not guaranteed an offer if we assign you a Plus Flag We cannot always guarantee that a Plus Flag applicant will be made an offer. Each year we will take account of the number of places available and the nature and scale of demand within subject areas. In a very small number of degree programmes we may have more Plus Flag applicants than we have places available. In this situation, we would not be able to make widening access offers to every one of those applicants. There are some subjects where we look at more than just academic grades in the selection process. Depending on the degree programme, we may also look at portfolios, UCAT scores, or require you to attend an assessment day or interview. These subjects are: Art and DesignMedicineVeterinary MedicineEducationNursing In these cases, if you have a Plus Flag and have achieved or are predicted to achieve the minimum entry requirements, your application will be given extra credit. You will be guaranteed to progress to the next stage in the selection process. For example, applicants to Medicine who are assigned a Plus Flag will receive: a 10% uplift in their UCAT scoreadditional consideration in terms of the academic scorea guaranteed invitation to an assessment day What you need to do next If you think you might be eligible for a Plus Flag offer, it’s important that you fill out the relevant information on your UCAS form. Advice on applying through UCAS You can find more information on the differences between Flag and Plus Flag offers on the widening access criteria page. More about the criteria we use to assess your eligibility Contact us If you have any queries about widening access offers, you can email us. Widening Access Offers Student Recruitment and Admissions Contact details Email: AccessOffers@ed.ac.uk Contact us through an online sign language interpreter British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact the University of Edinburgh via Contact Scotland BSL, the online British Sign Language video relay interpreting service. Find out more on the Contact Scotland BSL website This article was published on 2025-03-03
