Originally Posted by Unregistered

Look through adverts in June. Shortlist those you are interested in and apply. Not all may ask you down for interview, so better to cast your net wider. If/when you get the offers, will need to decide which one to accept.

Some schools might offer and demand you confirm faster (because if you're not interested, they'd rather go on to the next choice already). So if your second/third preferred school makes the offer first, you'll be put in a situation where you have to make a difficult choice.

But can just figure that out later, if it comes down to that…