THE APPLICATION PROCESS

If your chil inten s to start university straight after sixth form, the main UCAS application ea line is in January uring Year 13. Some courses, such as me icine, have earlier ea lines. They will then receive replies from the in ivi ual universities, letting them know if they have been ma e an offer.

They will be aske to select a rm an an insurance offer – your chil ’s rst an secon choice. These are usually con itional on them achieving certain gra es or UCAS points.

The offer is then con rme on results ay in August. If they miss out on their place, they can search for other courses at ifferent universities using the Clearing system.

For more information on how Clearing works, visit www.ucas.com