1. First you register to use Apply
- Add some personal details, get a username, create a password and set your security questions.
- Include the buzzword your school, college or centre gave you, or if you're applying independently answer a few questions.
2. Then log in to fill in the rest of your personal details
- Funding and sponsorship options, residential status, any special needs or disabilities and any criminal convictions – plus you can give a parent, guardian or adviser nominated access if you'd like them to be able to speak on your behalf.
- Add your email address – we'll show you how to verify it with us. Then we'll be able to let you know whenever your application is updated online, ready for you to log in and check.
3. Some additional info (UK applicants only)
- Your ethnic origin, national identity, any summer schools/taster courses you attended, care and parental education and occupational background.
- This info isn't for selection purposes – it's helpful for producing statistics, but it's not compulsory if you'd rather not fill it in.
4. Your student finance arrangements (UK applicants only)
- This isn't your actual student finance application, but if you'll be looking for financial support we can speed up the process by sharing your info with the student loans or awards organisation you apply to (if you give us permission to).
- Don't worry if you can't see the page – it only shows after certain questions are answered in the 'personal details' section.
5. Then you add your course choices
- You can choose up to five courses (all now or some later) – there's no preference order and your universities/colleges won't see where else you've applied until after you reply to any offers you get.
- One restriction on the combinations you can have is a maximum of four courses in any one of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or veterinary science.
- Another restriction is that you can only apply to one course at either the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge. There are exceptions though – if you'll be a graduate at the start of the course, and you're applying for graduate medicine (course code A101) at the University of Cambridge, you could then also apply to medicine (course code A100) at Cambridge, as well as graduate medicine (course code A101) at the University of Oxford. (Some applicants will need to complete an additional application form to apply – visit the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge websites for more information.)
6. Your education so far
- All your qualifications that have been certified by an awarding organisation, as well as any you're currently studying or waiting for results.
- For course results you're still waiting for, these are the exam results we're able to process and forward on to unis and colleges. If any of your pending qualifications aren't on here then just remember to send the results on to your choices when you get them. (But either way you still need to add all your qualifications into this section, even if they're not on the list.)
7. Your employment history
- If you've had any paid jobs – full-time or part-time – here's where you can enter details for up to five of them. Include company names, addresses, job descriptions and start/finish dates.
- Mention any unpaid or voluntary work in your personal statement.
8. Then you write a personal statement
- This is your chance to show course providers why you want to study the course and why you'd make a great student.
- Take a look here if you'd like advice on how to write a personal statement.
9. Double check the view all details page
- See if you need to make any edits, then mark it as complete, save it and agree to the declaration (which allows us to process your info and send it to your universities/colleges).
10. Then get a reference, pay your fee and send your application to us
- Then the reference and pay and send sections go one of two ways, depending on whether you're applying individually or through a school, college or centre registered with UCAS.
- You'll be getting a reference from a teacher, adviser or professional that knows you.
- Pay either £23 if you're applying to multiple courses, or £12 for just one.
- Find out how it works here, plus get advice on who should write your reference.
A few things to note
- You can only apply once in a cycle, and if you've applied in previous cycles you'll still have to start again this time. Please don't apply more than once in a cycle, as you can't receive a refund for further applications.
- You can't apply in an alternative language (except Welsh if you're applying for only courses taught in Welsh).
- You can use some European characters in your personal details, personal statement, employment and referee details (see related documents for accepted characters).
- You'll need to mark every section as complete before you can get to the declaration/payment/reference stage.
- Everyone needs a reference, unless you get permission from all your universities or colleges.
- If you're applying from prison you need a statement from the prison authorities too – saying you're suitable and available for the start date.
Remember to check the full help text within Apply if you get stuck, plus you can talk to us if you need advice!
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