UCAS Essentials

Six short videos, for students, parents, teachers and advisers.

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  • A SUPER QUICK introduction to UCAS.
    9/30/24

    A SUPER QUICK introduction to UCAS.

    Are you looking for a super-short introduction to UCAS, and applying to UK universities? If so, you’ve come to the right place. In just four minutes, I’ll tell you all the essentials you need to know in order to make your university application.

  • Do you NEED to take a university ADMISSIONS TEST?
    • 9/30/24

    Do you NEED to take a university ADMISSIONS TEST?

    University admissions tests are a minefield right now. Just about every university who uses them has changed their policy in the last 12 months, and keeping up to date is pretty tricky. So the question for this video is: Do you need to take an admissions test this autumn if you are applying for entry to UK universities next year?

  • How to WRITE your UCAS PERSONAL STATEMENT
    9/30/24

    How to WRITE your UCAS PERSONAL STATEMENT

    This is my super-short guide to writing your UCAS Personal Statement. We’ll start with the basics. Then I have a three step guide to writing your statement: preparing your content, deciding your structure, and writing reflectively. And we’ll finish with five top tips.

  • How to NAIL your UNIVERSITY INTERVIEW
    • 9/30/24

    How to NAIL your UNIVERSITY INTERVIEW

    How to prepare for, and nail, one of the most intimidating parts of the whole university selection process is the admissions interview. For any student applying to professional courses in health or education, Oxford or Cambridge, and loads of other highly competitive courses and universities.

  • How to MAKE your five UCAS CHOICES
    9/30/24

    How to MAKE your five UCAS CHOICES

    So… you’ve done loads of research, and you have a whole bunch of courses that you think you might like to do. How do you turn all that research into a list of five courses on your UCAS form that gives you the best chance of getting into a course that you really want to do?

  • FINALISING your FIRM & INSURANCE UCAS choices
    9/30/24

    FINALISING your FIRM & INSURANCE UCAS choices

    In the days, weeks and months after you apply, you’ll start to get offers through from universities. But what happens next? Well, the universities will all be hoping you’ll choose them. But the reality is that the power now rests with you. You get to choose which offers to accept!