UCAS Application

What is Apply?

Apply is a secure, web-based, online application system requiring no installation.

a Key features of Apply

• A web application requires no installation, and has no data storage problems.

• Flexibility. Applicants and staff can use Apply wherever there is access to the internet.

• Applications are saved at UCAS; applicants cannot save them to disk.

• The UCAS website has the latest course information.

• Apply provides instant feedback, automatically validating important details like date of birth and course codes. Any mistake can be corrected.

• Full instructions and detailed online help are available at the touch of a button. There is also a guide called Applying Online which is available as a pdf and has all the background information for all sections of Apply.

• The text for personal statements and references can be copied and pasted into applications from a word processing package.

• Application details can be checked and printed at any time.

• The application details and reference can be changed at any time before the application is sent to UCAS.

• Applications can only be processed by UCAS when the application and reference have been completed and submitted to UCAS.

• Applications can normally be processed within one working day once submitted to UCAS.

Who can use Apply?

This service is available to applicants who are at a school or college registered on the UCAS Schools and Customer database, applicants who are no longer in education and international students.

If you are applying as an individual, ie not through a school or college, it is possible to make an application by selecting the 2007 entry Student Login link. You will be required to answer a set of eligibility questions before you can start your application. To complete your application, you will also need to supply a reference from someone who knows you well enough to write about you and state if you are suitable for higher education.

If you are applying through a school or college, you will need to obtain a 'buzzword' from the centre you are applying through. During registration, a username is generated, and you will need to choose a password and a security question and answer. When you have entered your application information, you will need to send your application to your referee. Your referee then adds the reference, checks and approves your application and sends the completed application to UCAS on your behalf.

If you are a member of staff at a school or college and would like to use Apply, you will need to register your centre with UCAS. If your establishment is already registered with UCAS, we automatically send you your username and password. You do not need to register each year. If your establishment is not registered on the UCAS Schools and Customer database, or you are unsure of your situation.