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Get to know us at an Offer Holder Day!

Our Offer Holder Days are exclusive invite-only offer-holder events for undergraduate 2025 entry, that give you the opportunity to tour our campus and accommodation, chat to current students and meet academic staff within your department to get a feel for your course.

    Offer Holder Days are not compulsory, but they're the best and only way to get hands-on experience of your subject and meet your future classmates before you start your course.

    If you are an offer holder but haven't yet received an invite email from us, please check your junk email box. 

    Even if you've already visited us at an Open Day or for a Campus Tour, we'd still love to see you! See the place you could be calling home.


    Colchester Offer Holder Day information

    Southend Offer Holder Day information

    Offer Holder Day dates and programmes vary between our Colchester and Southend campuses. 

    Colchester Offer Holder Days

    Colchester dates

    The Colchester Offer Holder Day dates are:

    • Saturday 15 February
    • Saturday 8 March
    • Wednesday 16 April
    • Saturday 3 May

    Programme

     

    Time Activity
    9.30am Check-in
    10.00am - 10.30am

    Welcome talk

    You'll receive a warm welcome and an overview of the University of Essex. Following the talk, you and your guests will be split into individual subject area groups and guided to your department's activities. 

    10.45am - 12.30pm

    Department activities

    There is the part of the day where you'll spend time with your department, find out more about your course and meet your future classmates.

    12.30pm - 1.15pm

    Lunch 

    You’ll be invited to join your department for lunch (on the house) along with academics and guests from the wider faculty, allowing you to take in your surroundings, ask any questions and socialise in a more informal setting.

    1.15pm - 4.00pm

    Life at Essex

    This your chance to:

    Take a look at our campus on a Campus Tour with one of our Student Ambassadors. Tours last around 30 minutes. Head to the Tour and Accommodation Zone to find out more and join a tour. The last tours will depart at 3.30pm.

    Say hello to our Student's Union and see what student life at Essex is really like

    Meet our Student Services' teams and find out how we support you during your studies. We have a range of teams to chat to on a one-to-one basis, including; Accommodation, Student Development and Campus Security.

    Attend the accommodation talk (1.30pm - 1.50pm): we'll give you an overview of each type of on campus student accommodation available to undergraduate students and let you know what is available to see on the day.

    4.00pm The event ends at 4pm and we'll say goodbye (for now). You will find signage from the ICLH guiding you back to the car park. If you have travelled by train, we have a free coach service, departing at 4.10pm, which will take you back to Colchester North Station.

    Southend Offer Holder Days

    Southend dates

    The Southend Offer Holder Day dates are:

    • Wednesday 9 April – Health & Social Care
    • Friday 11 April – Essex Business School
    • Saturday 10 May – Health & Social Care

    Programme

    Our Southend Offer Holder Days run from 10.00am - 2.30pm.

    Time  Activity
    10am Check-in
    10.15am - 10.40am

    Welcome talk

    You'll receive a warm welcome and an overview of the University of Essex. Following the talk, you and your guests will be split into individual subject area groups and guided to your department's activities.

    10.45am - 12.45 am

    Departmental Activities & lunch

    This is the part of the day where you'll spend time with your department, find out more about your course and meet your future classmates.

    You’ll also will be invited to join your department for a free light lunch (on the house) along with academics and guests from the wider faculty, allowing you to take in your surroundings, ask any questions and socialise in a more informal setting.
    1pm - 2.30pm

    Life at Essex

    This is your chance to:

    Attend the accommodation talk,1pm - 1.15pm. We'll give you an overview of each type of student accommodation available to undergraduate students and let you know what is available to see on the day.

    Take a tour of our campus and accommodation with a Student Ambassador to see if you could imagine yourself living and studying at our Southend Campus

    Speak to our SU, our library team and our Student Wellbeing and Inclusivity Service Say hello to our Student's Union and see what student life at Essex is really like

    Student Ambassador speaking to a group
    Go on a campus tour with one of our Student Ambassadors
    Lecturer talking to a group of students
    Find out more about your course during your departmental activity
    Individuals in a lecture theatre
    Join a talk to learn more about studying and life at university

    Frequently asked questions

    What if I have multiple applications?

    If you have multiple applications, you will be attending the Offer Holder Day for your first choice. The morning section of the day will be spent with your department, whilst the afternoon is your chance to attend a variety of general talks and explore campus.

    What if I have an offer for a joint honours degree?

    If you have applied for a joint honours degree, please attend the departmental session relating to your first-choice course. You will get an opportunity to speak with academics from your second course over lunch. For example, if you have an offer for Law and Business, please join the Law departmental session.

    What is a contextual offer and how do I get one?

    An Offer Holder Day gives us the opportunity to get to know you, explore your enthusiasm and academic potential. We would be delighted to see you and will issue eligible applicants who attend, a contextual offer to lower the requirements in your current offer by up to two A-Level grades or equivalent. 

    We make contextual offers because we understand your grades can be influenced by a range of factors. A contextual offer is personalised to you and your potential to succeed as an Essex undergraduate student – as well as what you have achieved so far.

    You don’t need to do anything to be considered and the application process is the same; submit your application and if you’re eligible for a contextual offer, you’ll receive information about this in your offer letter. If you are not eligible for a contextual offer at the point of your first offer but can be made a contextual offer following an Offer Holder Day, your offer will be amended within 5 working days following attendance.

    Contextual offers will be made to eligible applicants taking A-levels, a Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma, a combination of qualifications that hold UCAS tariff points (e.g., A-levels alongside a BTEC) and the International Baccalaureate. Where possible, we may make contextual offers to eligible applicants holding other qualifications. For further information about what a contextual offer may look like for your specific qualification profile, please contact our Admissions team.

    Further information, and full eligibility criteria, can be found in our Contextual Offers Policy.

    Is there a travel bursary to help with travel costs for the day?

    We appreciate that travelling to university events can be expensive and with rising costs, we want to ensure that as many of our offer holders as possible are able to visit us. We are therefore offering a bursary of up to £150 to help with travel costs to our Offer Holder Days.

    Take a look at the terms and conditions (.pdf) and travel bursary form (.pdf). You can fill in the form and bring it with you on the day, or we will some available for you to fill out when you arrive.

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    Our Offer Holder Days Team
    Telephone: 01206 876818
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