UCAS 2018 How to apply

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1 UCAS 2018 How to apply

2 UCAS Apply Application fee of 24 for up to five choices or 13 for one Pay online using credit card/debit card No cash or cheques For medicine- 4 choices only For Oxford or Cambridge- choose one not both!

3 UCAS 2018 deadlines Register and complete application form now but no applications can be submitted until 6th September 1 st October- College deadline for Oxford, Cambridge, Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary science applications October half term College deadline for competitive applications 1 st December - final College deadline for all other applications 15 th January UCAS final deadline. Universities are not obliged to consider applications after this date

4 UCAS 2018-important information Remember that it can take 2 weeks after you complete your application for it to be sent to UCAS because your Coach needs to add your reference (can take 10 working days) and final checks are made To qualify for student loans, you must have been living in the UK for 3 years prior to the start of your degree course If you are an EU applicant, you need to be living in the UK for 5 years prior to the start of your course Book an appointment with one of the CUBE s HE advisers to discuss any aspect of your UCAS application

5 Register for Apply on UCAS website Register for UCAS Apply

6 Click on Sign in and apply for 2018 entry

7 Once you have registered you will be given your username and invited to log in. You must keep a record of your username as you will need it every time you want to log into your UCAS account

8 IMPORTANT! You are applying Through my school/college

9 IMPORTANT! You must enter the college buzzword here which is havering18 (all lower case)

10 IMPORTANT! Check that you have registered with this College

11 Select your Coach from drop down list. They will write your reference.

12 Work through each section of the Welcome menu Keep a note of your UCAS Personal ID Click on Verify your address and enter the code that has been ed to you.

13 Put your home address as UCAS will send you regular updates

14 Put down the London borough you live in. Select 02 from drop down list

15 Choices Choices Click on add a choice and select Unive Add your choices here

16 Your choices will appear alphabetically, not in order of preference Your choices should all be similar. Don t apply for courses that are very different as this makes it difficult to write the personal statement

17 Add your secondary school and Havering Sixth Form College Type in School name in search field

18 IMPORTANT! Select pending for qualifications to be completed in August 2018 Select subjects from drop down list

19 Education section Resets If you have completed AS levels you must put down these results as well as your A2 subjects- See example GCE Advanced Level ( A2) Subject Grade Date of qualification Maths pending 08/2017 Biology pending 08/2017 Chemistry pending 08/2017 GCE Advanced Subsidiary new 2001 ( AS) Subject Grade Date of qualification Maths A 08/2016 Biology B 08/2016 Chemistry B 08/2016 English D 08/2016 BTEC Extended Diploma/Diploma, or Certificate Enter the grade/units achieved so far and leave the overall grade as pending You should also enter any AS resits as pending for 2018 Please check this section with The CUBE as many applicants get this section wrong. This might affect their chance of receiving offers!

20 If you are resitting a qualification, enter the modules you have taken and also the module you are resitting see example Enter GCSE qualifications Select Below honours degree as the highest level of qualification

21 UCAS Tariff for 2018 BTEC A levels Extended Diploma Diploma Extended Certificate A levels AS Levels Combinations of A levels D*D*D* 168 D*D* 112 D* 56 D*D*D 160 D*D 104 D 48 D*DD 152 DD 96 M 32 DDD 144 DM 80 P 16 DDM 128 MM 64 DMM 112 MP 48 MMM 96 PP 32 MMP 80 MPP 64 PPP 48 A* 56 AAA 144 A 48 A 20 AAB 136 B 40 B 16 ABB 128 C 32 C 12 BBB 120 D 24 D 10 BBC 112 E 16 E 6 BCC 104 EPQ CCC 96 A* 28 CCD 88 A 24 CDD 80 B 20 DDD 72 C 16 DDE 64 D 12 DEE 56 E 8 EEE 48 Note - AS grade worth 40% of an A level grade BUT EPQ worth 50%

22 Add your A Levels, AS, or BTECs here

23 Calculate your points Your Total points

24 Employment Employment Only complete this section if you have had paid employment

25 Personal statement Personal Statement 4000 characters with spaces or approx. 650 words IMPORTANT! Show your Coach and the CUBE a copy of your personal statement

26 STOP! Before you Pay/Send click on View all details. Then click pay/send

27 For competitive courses apply by October half term Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Student discusses application with Coach and shows copy of personal statement Student gets application checked & approved by the CUBE team. Student clicks pay/send. Application goes to Coach Step 4 Your Coach will now do your Reference. It can take two weeks for your application to be processed so please make sure you give yourself plenty of time before the deadline. Step 5 Application is sent to UCAS

28 What happens next? Your application-what happens next? After the reference is added, it has a final check and sent to UCAS Before it is sent to UCAS, if it contains errors we return your application to you to make the changes. This delays things so make sure you get your application checked by the CUBE before you pay/send Once UCAS receives your application, you will receive a confirmation You can then access TRACK on UCAS and check for any offers Check your for updates, as you may be invited to an interview/audition After you receive your offers, you must decide on your firm and insurance choices - normally around March next year

29 Watch this short video to find out what happens to your application when we send it to UCAS The UCAS Application Process

30 What happens next? What you have to do next Apply for student finance from February 2018 Apply for accommodation from April 2018 Get your results in August Confirmation of your place Start your course September 2018