UCAS Application

Our students are guided through the university application process by their tutor and the Sixth Form team. The following resources can provide you with guidance on choosing a course, student finance and how to complete a UCAS application.  

Copy of presentation from the TWGSB UCAS Parents Information Evening, July 2024

 

Key Dates for 2025 Entry

Date Action Internal/external deadline

Fri 7th June 2024

All of Year 12 to register with Unifrog and log on to UCAS.com

INTERNAL

Weeks beginning 17th and 24th June 2024

Individual review and one-on-one support for personal statements with form tutors

INTERNAL

Tues 9th July 2024

Personal statement to be uploaded to Unifrog and printed for internal Careers Interview at school

INTERNAL

Thurs 26th September 2024

All Oxbridge, vet and medicine applications to be submitted to UCAS Lead

INTERNAL

Tues 15th October 2024 (18:00)

External deadline for Oxbridge, vet and medicine applications to UCAS

EXTERNAL

Mon 21st October 2024

All remaining UCAS forms to be submitted to form tutor

INTERNAL

Weds 29th January 2025

External deadline for all UCAS applications

EXTERNAL

 

How to Apply – 2025 Entry

The TWGSB UCAS How to Apply Guide for 2025 – ALL TWGSB students should use this step-by-step guide to filling in the form online in order to prevent making mistakes that may delay their application.

UCAS Offers and What to Do Next

University offers – conditional, unconditional, unsuccessful and withdrawn

How to accept or decline university offers, and deadlines for your replies

Key Resources

  • www.ucas.com – needed to actually apply to university and useful for course searches
  • www.unifrog.org – one-stop shop for everything to do with UCAS and apprenticeship applications
  • http://university.which.co.uk – advice on choosing courses/comparing courses and universities
  • www.discoveruni.gov.uk – allows you to search and compare data/student satisfaction/costs etc. of different universities 
  • www.opendays.com – full calendar of all of the open days and webinars. Even though some of these may be online you still need to sign up for many of them
  • League tables linked with broadsheets The Times, The Guardian and The Independent
  • Example personal statement packs held in the form base with each tutor.