Applying for university or college online

If you wish to apply for a full-time undergraduate course at university or college, you can use our online application system, Apply. Apply is a secure, web-based application system designed for all of our applicants, which is available 24 hours a day. You fill in the application online when it suits you and it does not need to be completed all at once.

If you are applying through a school, college or centre, you will be given a buzzword by your tutor or careers adviser. When you enter this buzzword during the registration process, it links your application to your school so that your tutor can write your reference.

Here you can find an overview of Apply and its benefits, information about how to register and pay for your application, guidance for the personal statement and reference, and a list of frequently asked questions, all of which should help you to find the answers that you are looking for.

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An overview of the online application system.

Benefits
The benefits of applying online for higher education courses.

Registration
A step-by-step guide to registering to use Apply.

Choices
Guidance about the number of courses allowed and some specific deadlines.

Education
Details about how to enter your qualifications and the examination results that we will receive.

Your personal statement
Useful advice to help you create a winning personal statement.

Your reference
Advice and guidance about how to obtain a reference.

Cost of applying
How to pay for your application and how much it will cost.

Data protection
How the Data Protection Act 1998 is relevant to your online application.