How UK university applications work

There is no single form for every course in the UK. Before you complete anything, it helps to know which route your course uses.

Two common paths

Many undergraduate applications, including those from pupils finishing school, go through UCAS. Other courses, including some master’s programmes and routes for people returning to study, are made direct to the university. We are not a UCAS centre and we do not make declarations for you. We explain the path used by the course you are considering.

What the journey usually looks like

In outline: you choose a subject area, gather documents, send the application, wait for a reply and, if you receive an offer, read the conditions before enrolment. Some courses also ask for a conversation. It can take weeks or months. There is no universal date.

What stays yours

You confirm that the information is true. We can help you put it in order and understand the messages that arrive. The admission decision belongs to the university.

If you have already started, enrol now and we will look at what you have sent, without changing a decision that has been made.