1. Remember how important the personal statement is to your application. This is a chance to show the universities why they should offer you a place, and it may be the only written work they see ...

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It is a thought which goes through the minds of thousands of teenagers every year on A-level results day – what do I do if my grades are not what I hoped? Getting the right number of points through ...

If you’ve applied to study at a UK university and ended up with better grades than you expected, you might be wondering if you can still get a place on an alternative course or try to get into a ...

CLEARING is a UCAS service that helps people without a university or college place to find suitable vacancies on higher education courses. It’s a well-organised, efficient system run by friendly ...

A-Level results day is here, as students across the country celebrate their grades and get ready to head to university in September. But if for whatever reason you don’t receive the results you were ...

Writing a personal statement to accompany university applications is the source of more parental and child anxiety than any other aspect of the 'going to university' process. It has long been a ...

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It's no secret that applying for university is one of the most nerve-wracking things students experience. This has been the case for thousands of young people across Cambridge today who have received ...