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Higher education is an inclusive environment where support can be provided to help you study. Find out more.

If you're getting bogged down in all the university lingo, this guide should help you get to grips with what all the terms mean.

You’ve done all the hard work creating your personal statement, but have you thought about how you can use what you’ve written for different purposes? Whether you’re thinking about applying for an apprenticeship, or there’s a job you’d love, and you need a covering letter, your personal statement can be a great place to start.

The competition is tough for aspiring vets – so along with good grades, you'll need an impressive personal statement that sets you apart from the crowd.

So you’re ready to start applying? UCAS Discovery is the place to find out what you need to do to make your application stand out.

After GCSEs or National 5s, you could continue studying subjects you like, take vocational qualifications, an apprenticeship, or work or volunteer and study part-time.

Susie Whigham, Interim Chief Executive Officer, The Brilliant Club, examines the risks and opportunities for widening participation on the Journey to a Million.

We’ve asked experts in the field and created a simple list to tell you about the important differences between undergraduate and postgraduate personal statements.

Melody Stephen, Law with International Studies student at the University of Manchester 

Mike Nicholson, Director of Recruitment, Admissions and Participation, University of Cambridge.

Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Dr Lisa Morrison Coulthard, Research Director: Optimal Pathways Development, National Foundation for Education Research (NFER)

Heather Cousins, Deputy Secretary, Skills and Education Group in the Department for the Economy examines what increased competition means for student progression in Northern Ireland.

Rt. Hon Robert Halfon, Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, examines what increased competition means for student progression in England.

Ben Jordan, Head of Policy at UCAS examines what the Journey to a Million means for supporting disadvantaged students in their progression.

Chris Hale, writing in his former role as Director of Policy, Universities UK (UUK).

Carys Willgoss, Principal Policy Adviser, UCAS