Higher Education in the UK
Top University Table
Oxford University
Cambridge University
How to Apply to University in England You can apply to 5 universities using UCAS Unless you do medicine and you can only apply to 4
UCAS Website Link
Personal Statement As well as entering the 5 universities you wish to apply to, and stating which course you want to do, you have to submit a personal statement This is 4,000 characters It is your chance to tell the university why they should accept you and why you want to do your course
Deadlines Middle of October is the deadline for Oxford Cambridge applications and those who want to study medicine Middle of January is the deadline for all other courses and universities Universities usually reply by February but it can be the end of March
Offers When you receive your offers you have to decide where you want to go You will have received a conditional offer This means you have to get certain results to be able to go, for example AAB. If you do not get the results they say you cannot go
Once you have decided you have to reply to UCAS You will have a 1 st and a 2 nd choice You have two incase you don’t get the grades for your first choice, then you go to your second If you don’t get the grades for either of the universities, you have to take a year out
Results Day Results day is the third Thursday is August You go to your school to receive your results You also log in to your account on UCAS to see if you have got into your university
Degrees The most popular degrees are; Law Nursing Economics Medicine Design Psychology Sports Science
Degrees You can study almost any subject at University; Catering Drama Business Studies Art Tourism
Student’s Union This is the heart of the university Where all clubs and societies meet Every university has one Also offers financial and housing advice
University of Leeds Student’s Union
University of Leeds Link
The Best Subjects at Leeds Medicine Languages Psychology Chemistry
Clubs and Societies andsocieties/atozlist/ andsocieties/atozlist/