For students hoping to go to?university after their A-Levels, the?UCAS?application process will be a huge part of the autumn term of their final year at college or sixth-form.
對于想用A-Level成績申請大學的學生來說,UCAS申請程序將是他們接下來這個秋季學期的重頭戲。
UCAS is a centralised portal through which students can apply to educational institutions, and receive and compare offers.
UCAS(Universities and Colleges Admissions Service 的縮寫,即“大學和學院招生服務中心”)是一個集中的門戶網站,學生可以通過網站申請學校,接收錄取,并協助學生比較自己收到的錄取結果。
As of 2019, there are 391 universities and colleges across the UK that UCAS?works with, coordinating applications and interviews.
截至2019年,英國有391所大學和學院與UCAS合作,開展線上申請、錄取和面試。
In 2017,?the organisation?handled 2.85 million undergraduate applications from 699,850 UK, EU?and international students.
From those applications, 533,890 students secured a full-time place at a university or college.
While there are some exceptions (students will need to check with UCAS and individual providers), the majority of traditional undergraduate applications will be made in the following way:
Students initially explore and research the courses and establishments on offer to them using the support and information provided by the UCAS Progress service and helpful links and top tips supplied on the UCAS website.
Once students have shortlisted a selection of courses and universities, they can begin their application.
At this point, they can enter a maximum of five?choices, bearing in mind factors such as type of course, entry requirements, location and facilities available.
In addition to choices, students must enter their personal details, educational history (including qualifications gained and those pending) and will need to submit a personal statement that outlines how and why they are a good student; one suitable for the selected course(s) and capable of meeting the demands of higher education.
The final step is for a reference (usually written by the educational establishment processing the application) to be attached and for the student to pay their application fee.
最后一步是提供參考(通常由處理申請的學校來編寫)以及學生支付申請費。
When do applications need to be made by?
什么時間申請?
UCAS官方提供的時間線
Students will need to check with their schools and colleges as to whether there are internal deadlines in place for processing applications, but generally, as far as UCAS?is?concerned, courses in medicine, veterinary medicine/science?and dentistry are required earlier (October), along with any application to Oxford or Cambridge universities.
Applications for the majority of other courses are?accepted until mid-January with a final late-applications deadline at the end of June.
大多數其他課程的申請截止時間是1月中旬,而最后的申請截止日期為6月底。
Anything after this date will go straight to clearing, whereby students are assigned to remaining spaces following results and confirmation of places from those who applied within the designated time frames.
Clearing is a system used to fill vacancies on university courses. It’s also an opportunity for students who have not accepted university places, or have not met the requirements for their conditional offers, to find a place.
All students who have not successfully enrolled on to a university course will be automatically entered into clearing by UCAS. For more information, check out Tes' guide to clearing.