{"id":2823,"date":"2023-01-17T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2023-01-17T14:20:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T14:20:46","slug":"five-steps-to-completing-your-ucas-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/five-steps-to-completing-your-ucas-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Steps To Completing Your UCAS Application"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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If you are planning to apply for a full-time undergraduate degree in the UK, you\u2019ll need to apply via UCAS. To help you through the process we\u2019ve updated our useful step by step guide. (2 minute read).<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Step One: Register to apply<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Before you can start your UCAS application, you will need to register to apply through UCAS Hub<\/strong><\/a>. This is where you\u2019ll be given a username, you\u2019ll also get a chance to create a password and set your security questions. In this section, you will also be asked to fill in some of your personal information, such as your name, email address and residential status.\u00a0<\/p>

If you are applying through school or college, you will be asked to enter your buzzword (find out more in our FAQs blog<\/strong>)<\/a>.\u00a0Applying independently? Not a problem, you\u2019ll just need to fill out a few additional questions instead.\u00a0<\/p>

Once complete, you\u2019ll be provided with a UCAS personal ID number. You\u2019ll be able to save your application as you go and mark each section as completed once you are ready.<\/p>

Top tip:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Make a note of your UCAS personal ID number as you will need this if you need to get in touch with UCAS<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Step Two: Add your education and employment history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In this section you\u2019ll need to add your qualifications from school or college. If you are still awaiting any final results, list these as pending, and your school or college will add predicted grades for you.\u00a0<\/p>

If you are an international student and one of your qualifications isn\u2019t listed, you can add this to the \u2018other\u2019 box. You may be asked to send proof of your results to the university or college at a later stage.<\/p>

Top tip:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s worth having your exam certificates to hand as they\u2019ll be useful if you\u2019re unsure of any of the details, such as your awarding bodies.<\/em><\/p>

If you\u2019ve had any paid jobs before applying to university, this should be added to employment history. You will need to include the name of the company you worked at, your job title and description, as well as when you started and left each job.\u00a0<\/p>

Any unpaid jobs such as voluntary work should be included in your personal statement instead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Step Three: Add your university choices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Once you know which courses you would like to apply for, it\u2019s time to add your university choices.\u00a0<\/p>

For this step, you\u2019ll need to find the institution and course codes (find out where these are in our FAQs blog<\/a><\/strong>). You can add up to five courses in your application and they don\u2019t need to be entered in any particular order.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Step Four: Writing your personal statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Your personal statement is one of the most important parts of your UCAS application. This is your opportunity to show universities why you are passionate about your chosen course, talk about any experience you have gained from voluntary work which will support your application and why you\u2019d make a great university student. Watch our personal statement video below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Once you\u2019ve submitted your personal statement, it\u2019s a good idea to take one final look at your application before moving on to the final step.<\/p>

Top tip:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Write your personal statement in Word or an equivalent rather than straight into the application form. You can copy over your final personal statement once you\u2019re ready.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Step Five: Adding your references and submitting your application<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The final step of the application process is to complete your references. This should be written by one of your teachers or advisors, or from a professional such as a previous employer. Check out this handy guide from UCAS about\u00a0how to obtain a reference for your application<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>

Hooray \u2013 You\u2019ll now be able to pay your application fee and submit your application.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What happens after you submit your application?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Once your application is submitted, UCAS will check that everything is okay with your application and will email you explaining how to check the progress of your application through UCAS Hub.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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