UCAS

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• UCAS
• UNIVERSITIES COLLEGES ADMISSION SERVICE

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Accessing UCAS
www.ucas.com/apply
Click on the link to register
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Terms and Conditions
Read and accept the terms and conditions.
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Personal Details
All fields with a red are compulsory and need to
be completed.
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Previous Contact with UCAS
Select the relevant boxes.
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UK or EU/Overseas
Select UK or EU/Overseas.
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Password and Security Questions
Your password must be between 6 and 14 characters
and must contain a number!
You need to answer 4 security questions and write
the response.
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Username !!!
Make a note of your Username straight away!!
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Start Completing Your Application
Enter your user name and password in lower case.
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How are you applying?
Select through my school/college! Do not select
as an individual!!!
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Buzzword
The buzzword for GCC is greenwich2009 and must be
typed in lower case.
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Which Centre?
Click Yes to confirm that you are registering
through GCC.
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Which Tutor Group
Use the drop down box to select which group you
are in.
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Welcome
Make a note of your personal ID number
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Completing Your Application Form

• Complete all sections listed to the left of the
  screen.
• Help Screens Question Mark
• Select section completed box and click save
  before you send your application to your
  referee/tutor
• A red ? will appear next to each completed
  section.

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Pay/Send Link

• Pay/Send link will be available once your
  application is completed.
• Send your application to your referee (tutor)
• Your tutor will insert the reference
• Application fee is 1700 for more than one
  choice or 700 for a single choice
• Payments must be made in the Finance Office
  before your application can be sent to UCAS

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Deadlines

• Applications for Oxford/Cambridge must be
  received at UCAS by 15th October 2008
• Route B (Art Design) is 24th March 2009
• Your Tutors at GCC require you to complete your
  application by 5th December 2008
• This will allow enough time for completion of a
  reference before the relevant date.

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What to include in your Personal Statement

• Why you have chosen the course
• The reason why the subject interests you
• How your current or recent studies relate to the
  course that you have chosen
• Why you want to go to university
• Details of jobs, work placement especially if it
  is related to the course
• Hobbies, interests and social activities that
  that demonstrates your skills

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How to provide your Personal Statement

• You can enter up to 4,000 characters (this
  includes spaces) or 47 lines of text (this
  includes blank lines)
• Word Offline
• Features such as Bold, Italic, Underline will be
  removed when you copy and paste into Apply
• Remember to save it when you enter it directly
  into Apply

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Additional Information

• Responsibilities Sending to UCAS
• Allow enough time for your university to consider
  your application
• Late applications will only be considered if they
  still have vacancies for the course
• Most courses begin in September, some have
  earlier start days, which can start as early as
  January

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Resources Available

• Prospectus
• UCAS Big Guide
• Writing an effective Personal Statement
• Which Degree?
• Course Discover Available on LEO e-library
  Student Support