UCAS "insurance offer"

[danzooo]

I'm ever so slightly confused about the "insurance offer" system on the UCAS, so for example, if I get a conditional offer from Edinburgh uni and an unconditional offer from say, Napier, does this mean I can choose Edinburgh as my first choice and the unconditional from Napier as my "insurance offer"? And if I didn't meet my condition for Edinburgh, I would go to Napier?

Plz help?! :S

[Ed.]

Yes that's exactly what it means.

Usually your insurance is lower grades so if you don't make the grades for your first choice, you can hopefully go to your insurance.

[Angel-Light]

Your insurance option is a back up plan incase anything goes wrong. You wouldn't really need the insurance if you have an unconditional for your chosen course but if it is a conditional then it is best to have a back up.

Mines didn't really matter as my main option and insurance were for the same Uni but for slightly different course :P

[alexxxxx]

edit: i am wrong.

yes you can put an unconditional as your insurance and yes that would be correct.