A record number of 18-year-olds are likely to get into their first choice of university this year, the head of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) has said - even if they narrowly ...

If you’re receiving your A-level results this year, you may have heard of clearing. This is the process students can go through if they don’t receive the grades they were expecting and miss out on ...

Ucas has admitted it has more work to do after new data reveals that black students are 22 times more likely to have their university applications investigated than their white counterparts. The ...

The change comes amid claims that the personal statements favour middle-class students who may have better access to “high-quality advice and guidance”, according to Ucas. The 4,000-character essay ...

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The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has implemented MuleSoft’s Anypoint Platform as it revamps the university admissions clearing process. “We are two years through a digital ...

Ucas extra is another feature of the Ucas application process in the UK. If you have used up all five options on your university application and have not received any offers, you still have the ...

After 32 years, university applicants this autumn will no longer face having to fill a big blank box with 4,000 characters. The old-style UCAS personal statement is no more. The university admissions ...

A-level students have been advised “to make a plan ahead of results day” to avoid any disappointment. Clare Marchant, chief executive of Ucas, said the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is ...

It is very important that you complete your UCAS application form fully and accurately. This is the main document on which the Admissions Selector bases their admission decision. If you are an ...

It is important to work with the applicant to ensure the personal statement and reference are not repetitions of each other and meet their own objectives. The personal statement should address the ...

A Level students find out their exam results (Picture: Getty) A level students are going through all kinds of emotions this morning as they find out the results to the exams they took earlier this ...