Applicant Experience Day Frequently Asked Questions

If you applied through UCAS, after you receive your offer, we’ll email you with a booking link. We will email you using the email address stated on your application.

Yes. When completing the online booking form, select the Course Session & Activity for your offered course. Your offered course is the course stated on your offer letter.

You will be invited to attend an Applicant Experience Day. During online event registration, book yourself onto the Course Session & Activity linked to the Degree that you may progress to after completing the Foundation Year.

Check your junk/spam folder. If it’s not there, contact us ukadmissions@coventry.ac.uk

Please allow up to 48 hours and check your junk/spam folder. If you still haven’t received it, get in touch, and we’ll confirm your booking. Contact us ukadmissions@coventry.ac.uk

Yes, but this is subject to availability. You can amend your booking using the link in your booking confirmation email or through your digital event ticket.

Use the cancellation link in your confirmation email or through your digital event ticket.

Yes. You will receive an invitation for each course where you’ve applied and received an offer (where applicable). You are welcome to attend more than one event if you wish. Please note that travel support (see below) has annual limits.

We recommend that you book onto the Course Session & Activity of your preferred course.

If you have applied for multiple courses, you may receive an email invitation for each course for which you have received an offer.

Your digital ticket confirms the check-in time and location: building name, address and postcode.

See our Applicant Experience Day guide for more information on the event schedule.

Your digital ticket (on your phone is fine) and any questions you’d like to ask.

Yes. Our food and drink outlets on campus will be open during these events. All visitors will receive a refreshments voucher for use at one of our food outlets.

Speak directly with our expert teams: Admissions, Fees & funding, Customer services, Success coaches, Careers team, Protection services, Student wellbeing, Accommodation and Your Students’ Union.

Yes. Student-led campus tours will be running during the event.

Our accommodation team will be present at the Student Experience Fair. You will be able to discuss the accommodation options and tour university-owned student halls. The team will be accepting accommodation bookings on the day.

Yes. We offer financial support for those who travel to our events by public transport (and bicycle travel). Event attendees can claim if they have travelled by bus, coach, train, tram or bicycle.

• £20 if travelling within Coventry & Warwickshire (postcodes starting CV).
• £35 if travelling within the East or West Midlands (postcodes starting B, DE, DN, DY, HR, LD, LE, LN, MK, NG, NN, NP, OX, PE, S, SK, ST, SY, TF, WR, WS, WV).
• £65 if travelling from outside the East or West Midlands.

You must be UK-based with a UK bank account. We’ll reimburse a maximum of two event claims per academic year and one face-to-face application assessment session per year. One claim per household.

No. Claims are for public transport (and bicycle) journeys only.

Scan the QR code when you attend the event and submit the form along with your travel receipts.

We encourage all event visitors to use public transport where possible and claim back their travel expenses using our public transport scheme.

If you do choose to drive to one of our events, please see the following instructions:

Weekday events: please use local Coventry City Council-operated car parks.

• Salt Lane Multi-Storey Car Park, Salt Lane (entrance via Little Park Street), Coventry, CV1 2GX
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  • Electric charging points available. No charge for blue badge holders.
  • Pay by credit/debit card and Trust Parking App.
• Gosford Street Car Park, Gosford Street, Coventry, CV1 5ED
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  • Pay by cash, credit/debit card, Hozah or PaybyPhone, RingGo, JustPark or APCOA Connect.
  • No charge for blue badge holders.
• Lower Ford Street Car Park, Lower Ford Street, Coventry, CV1 5PS
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  • No charge for blue badge holders.
  • Pay by Phone, RingGo, JustPark, Appyway, Hozah, APCOA Connect or coins.

Saturday events only:

• Visitors can park free of charge at the Coventry University Multistorey Car Park, Gosford Street, Coventry, CV1 5DL.

On weekdays, this is a staff-only car park, and visitors will be turned away. Please do not attempt to park in this car park when visiting on a weekday event.

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  • Please note this is a multistorey car park.
  • Parking is free to event attendees.
  • Electric charging points available.
  • Disabled spaces are available within this car park.

Yes. Most of our buildings are accessible. If you need adjustments (e.g. step-free routes, quiet spaces or disabled parking) or have special requirements, let us know when you book, and we can support. You can also contact us ukadmissions@coventry.ac.uk

Yes. Our Student wellbeing team is here to support you throughout your studies. They can help with a wide range of issues, including disability and wellbeing, mental health, harassment and incident support, spirituality and faith, and general advice and guidance.

Absolutely. We suggest visiting Protection services, who will be at the Student Experience Fair.