Application cycle

UCAS applications

This section contains information and advice on managing UCAS applications.

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Member-only content

Admissions Guide and other resources
Download the Admissions Guide, which describes the UCAS recruitment policy and provides detailed information about the procedures for each stage of the application process.

Making decisions
The different decisions you can make.

Providing feedback
Best-practice on how to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.

Awarding Body Linkage (ABL)

Technical documents regarding the transmission of results by UCAS.

Fraud and similarity
How we manage the prevention and detection of fraud in applications and similarity in personal statements.

Content for members and providers

Applications
Explanations of the three types of application.

Applicant letters

Copies of the letters we send to applicants.

An overview of: