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For some students, their individual circumstances can have a significant impact on their decision to go to university or college – and on their experience when they are there.

Our products and services help you manage the application journey, navigate change, and overcome challenges. Connect and engage students at every stage of their journey and achieve your strategic goals with our paid-for products and services, as well as those included in your capitation fee.

If you are unable to make online payment of the UCAS application fee, we can accept payment by bank transfer instead.

If you're undecided about uni or your plans have changed, there are other options after secondary education, such as apprenticeships, gap years, overseas study, and more. This page explains university alternatives.

Amy Rothero has completed a Level 3 rugby development apprenticeship at the Welsh Rugby Union. Following her experience, Amy decided to go on to study a degree in sport management at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Write about what fascinates you about humans, and your desire to study our behaviour and biology further at university.

Whether you’re looking to connect with under-represented groups, specialist subject prospects, international students or postgraduates – we can help you understand and reach new customers across the full conversion funnel. From smart audience insights to targeted multichannel campaigns, we support universities and colleges to connect with eager students in new and novel ways.

Discover everything you need to know about the application process, including research, the application itself, and your next steps.

Looking to start a career in the digital and IT sector? There's no better way to immerse yourself in the tech world than an apprenticeship, where you will get access to industry-standard tools, equipment and work on live projects on a daily basis. Take a look through our digital and IT apprenticeship application guide below, and find out the first steps of your journey into a future in the tech space.

You make your application online. Here’s a step-by-step guide to applying to a conservatoire.

If you can't visit them in person, you might be able to attend a virtual open day at a university or college.

Consider all the options available to you before you begin your application. Find out what places are really like, attend events, research industries, and make sure you're clear on what you want to do before you proceed.

UCAS offers a unique and trusted media ecosystem designed and built around the student application journey.

If you decide you no longer want to study, or you’d like to transfer to a new university or course, there’s a lot to consider.

From being estranged from her family and homeless at 16, to studying at the University of Oxford, Chloe shares her advice for estranged students considering applying to university.

With so many courses, and many similar ones available, it's important that you find out more about the course and the university or college before you start to shortlist your options.

Check out our good practice resources, to support you with changes to the criminal conviction question in the application.

Universities and colleges in the UK are diverse and inclusive environments and welcome disabled students.

Open days are a valuable way of finding out about a university or college first-hand – you can tour the facilities, speak to staff and current students, and really get a feel for whether you would like to study there.

Our best advice: start your research early. Alongside your research into courses and universities, you may also need to take your individual support needs into account when making your choices.