Top UCAS personal statement opening lines to avoid at all costs
If you’re planning on going to university next year, it is more than likely that you are either in the process of trying to put together your UCAS personal statement or trying to force your brain to think about doing … … read more
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The sections of a university website that all new students need to know
When you become a university student for the first time–as we know many of you will be doing over the next couple of weeks–the first week is probably about 80% social-life related and no more than 20% or so linked … … read more
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Important dates for UCAS applications
The new school year normally brings with it for Year 13 students a flurry of excitement related to UCAS applications. Starting from the first week of term an enthusiastic babble about university choices, personal statements and predicted grades takes hold … … read more
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Tips for managing your student finances
Are you excited about starting your first year of uni later this month? We bet you are, and then some. Right from freshers’ week onwards it’s going to be a carnival of new friends and new experiences; and you’ll even … … read more
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Tagged student budget, budgeting, student finances, money, student loans
Can I still—and should I—try and find a place through clearing?
If you received your A Level results last month but either did not have a university place lined up or did not meet your UCAS offer, and if since then you haven’t yet used clearing to get a place at … … read more
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Key stats to look for in university league tables
As we discussed earlier in the week, university league tables are complicated things. They present you with a mass of data that relates to a very wide range of aspects of what a university does, and then uses it all … … read more
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Making sense of university league tables
Although the new school term hasn’t even started yet, if there’s one thing you can be sure about at this time of year it’s that many students who’ve just left Year 12 won’t have their minds on beginning their final … … read more
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Should I do the pre-course preparation work that my uni has sent me?
Assuming you got the grades you needed, or alternatively managed to get a place through clearing, clearing the hurdle of A Level results last week will probably now mean your thoughts are fully on starting university in the next month … … read more
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More frequently asked questions about clearing answered
With clearing now in full swing, many of you are busily searching for places at university for the next academic year. As with other clearing sessions from the past few years, there’ve been–and still are– some great courses available, as … … read more
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Clearing: Three reasons to get your act together
If you got your A Level exam results yesterday, and they weren’t quite what you were expecting, or alternatively if you went into the summer without any offers, as you’ll no doubt be fully aware now is the time to … … read more
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