UCAS Application

Our students are guided through the university application process by their tutor and the Sixth Form team. The following resources can provide you with guidance on choosing a course, student finance and how to complete a UCAS application.  

Copy of presentation from the TWGSB UCAS Information Evening, July 2025

 

Key Dates for 2027 Entry

Date Action Internal/external deadline

Term 2

All of Year 12 register with Unifrog and start building their evidence logs for UCAS

INTERNAL

Term 5

Individual review and one-on-one support for personal statements with form tutors

INTERNAL

Fri 12th June 2026

First draft of personal statement to be uploaded to Unifrog

INTERNAL

Tues 30th June 2026

All students log on to the UCAS website and start their application

INTERNAL

Tues 14th July 2026

Employability Day and careers talk from external visitor

INTERNAL

Thurs 1st October 2026

All Oxbridge, vet, dentistry and medicine applications to be submitted to UCAS Lead

INTERNAL

Thurs 15th October 2026 (18:00)

External deadline for Oxbridge, vet, dentistry and medicine applications to UCAS

EXTERNAL

Fri 11th December 2026

All remaining UCAS forms to be submitted to form tutor

INTERNAL

Weds 13th January 2027

External deadline for all UCAS applications

EXTERNAL

 

How to Apply – 2027 Entry

The TWGSB UCAS How to Apply Guide for 2027 – ALL TWGSB students should use this step-by-step guide to filling in the form online in order to prevent making mistakes that may delay their application.

UCAS Offers and What to Do Next

University offers – conditional, unconditional, unsuccessful and withdrawn

How to accept or decline university offers, and deadlines for your replies

Key Resources

  • www.ucas.com – needed to actually apply to university and useful for course searches
  • www.unifrog.org – one-stop shop for everything to do with UCAS and apprenticeship applications
  • http://university.which.co.uk – advice on choosing courses/comparing courses and universities
  • www.discoveruni.gov.uk – allows you to search and compare data/student satisfaction/costs etc. of different universities 
  • www.opendays.com – full calendar of all of the open days and webinars. Even though some of these may be online you still need to sign up for many of them
  • League tables linked with broadsheets The Times, The Guardian and The Independent
  • Example personal statement packs held in the form base with each tutor.