Parents and guardians

Supporting your son or daughter

Video guide for parents

Get to know the application process – this guide covers how your son or daughter applies and makes decisions, and how you can be involved.

The 10 things your son or daughter should do

  1. Start research early – higher education has a lot of options to choose from.
  2. Know the deadlines – for some undergraduate courses they need to apply almost a year in advance.
  3. Register for a UCAS Card – if they're in a UK school and aiming to start higher education in 2014.
  4. Search for courses – something they would enjoy or be interested in.
  5. Come to a UCAS convention – talk to us or higher education staff to find out more.
  6. Check entry requirements – make sure they can get the grades they need.
  7. Visit course providers at their open days – explore campuses to see if they would like to study there.
  8. Write several drafts of their personal statement – get feedback and refine it until they're happy.
  9. Understand student finance – so they can make the best arrangements.
  10. Understand how Extra and Clearing work – chances to apply to more courses.

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How to apply after school or college

This is broken down into the two different types of study – undergraduate and performing arts.

Undergraduate

  1. When to apply
  2. Filling in the application
  3. Personal statement
  4. Tracking the application
  5. Interviews
  6. Results

Undergraduate area

Performing arts

  1. When to apply
  2. Filling in the application
  3. Personal statement
  4. Tracking the application
  5. Auditions and offers
  6. Results

Performing arts area