Contextualised admissions – how it works in practice
Helping form a more complete picture of an applicant’s individual characteristics.
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Contextualised admissions – how it works in practice
Helping form a more complete picture of an applicant’s individual characteristics.
Costs and budgeting in the UK
Understanding your budget as a student will not only help you save money – it’ll help you have the best experience during your time in the UK. Follow this guide to discover the different types of costs you’ll experience as an international student, as well as top tips for making your money go further.
Counselling, psychotherapy, and occupational therapy 2026 personal statement guide
Show you’ve got the listening skills, resilience, and knowledge of the job in a personal statement that’s relevant and reflective.
Criminal convictions good practice for providers
Check out our good practice resources, to support you with changes to the criminal conviction question in the application.
Cyllid i fyfyrwyr
Os ydych fel arfer yn byw yng Nghymru, gallai fod gennych yr hawl i gael rhagor o gymorth gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru.
Dance 2026 personal statement guide
Dance admissions tutors really want to get a sense of your passion and love of dance through what you say in your personal statement. Demonstrate your enthusiasm with examples and experiences that are unique to you.
Data solutions
Explore how UCAS’ data-driven insights can help solve the higher education challenges your organisation is facing.
Decisions and replies
Find out what the different decisions from training providers in your application mean, and how to reply to them.
Decisions on your UCAS Conservatoires application
Find out more about the different decisions conservatoires can make and what they mean.
Decline My Place 2025
Discover the motivations, triggers, and decision-making pathways behind Decline My Place behaviour among 2025 entry students.
Declining your firm place
If you no longer want to go to your firm choice, you can use the ‘Decline your place’ button in your application.
Degree apprenticeships
A degree apprenticeship gives you the opportunity to gain a paid-for degree while getting industry experience and earning a salary.
Degree apprenticeships packages
Promote your degree apprenticeship opportunities to candidates with our apprenticeship package designed to boost the capacity and equality of opportunity within degree apprenticeship provision.
Dentistry 2026 personal statement guide
Whether you’re good with people or you’re looking for high job satisfaction, find out how to stand out in a competitive field. You’ll need to demonstrate your ‘motivation and commitment to a career in dentistry’, and make sure you tailor your statement to the dental school you’re applying to.