Students applying for universities in the UK go through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). The same UCAS application is sent to all of a student’s prospective UK universities.
The application is entirely online and is divided into straightforward sections. When filling out the UCAS application, students are required to submit:
- Previous qualifications (eg. GCSE, A Level/IB grades or their international equivalents)
- Predicted secondary school grades
- Personal Statement
- Reference
The UCAS application allows students to apply to up to five universities. January 15th is the deadline for the majority of courses on UCAS.
Medical students are an exception to this as they are able to apply to up to three universities.