UCAS - any good? Reviews

I found the UCAS pricess "Apply" relatively easy - although it is fairly long. You need to have the following to hand: All your personal details (address, schools atteneded atc) All your qualifications What uni's you want to go, and their course cofes Also you need to write a personal statement. ...  Read the complete review

I think that UCAS is a great system and it really helped me through all the confusions of applying to university. The system lays everything out pretty simply and in different sections and makes applying significantly less stressful. Basically you fill out a series of forms, which cover everything from you address to your grades to ...  Read the complete review

I have a complete love/hate relationship with UCAS. Being in my final year at school, and applying for University, I've been using UCAS since the summer, and found it confusing to begin with. WHAT IS UCAS? --------------- www.ucas.ac.uk This is how you, usually, apply for university. Your 'UCAS ...  Read the complete review

If you've never been to university, then you are probably wondering what UCAS is. In short, it's the application program that you use to apply to the universities. It used to be an entirely paper form, which just seems like a nightmare to me. Can you imagine making one mistake and having to do the whole lot again?! These ...  Read the complete review

I am in year 13 and I am currently filling out my ucas application for my chosen universities. The great thing about this site is that it basically contains all the relevant information that you need for when you come to apply for university. Because this is obviously something people have never done before it needs to help settle ...  Read the complete review

If you are in the sixth form thinking about higher education and someone turns to you and mentions the word 'UCAS', chances are (unless you are in the very small minority of people who know exactly what they are going to do after school and beyond in great detail) panic will rush through your mind and body quicker than the ...  Read the complete review

*What is UCAS?* It is the University and College Admissions Service through which applicants to higher education must apply in order to get a place on a course. Basically it is the "go between" which links the thousands of applicants with university admissions tutors. Potential students need to get an ...  Read the complete review

I applied for universities through UCAS for the first time this year, the whole process was totally new to me since I could never be bothered going to meetings with the college career advisor. He always has had great ability to read my mind and tell me what I had just been looking around to find out myself. When it came to ...  Read the complete review

I've had no problems with UCAS on the two occasions I've used them for University applications. Also, I can't really see how the system would run well (and fairly) without a central system regulating University applications. Basically, what UCAS does, is gets you to fill in a 4 sided form, (1) with your details, (2) ...  Read the complete review

When I first was about to write this opinion it was quite a while back when I was in a good mood with UCAS and thought they had done a good job. Of course before I was about to start I went on the UCAS website and looked at my application details and soon found myself quite unhappy with the organisation. However I'll get back to that ...  Read the complete review

UCAS. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Their job is to control all students who go for a university place. I've been through the system three times believe it or not and have mixed views on each. First Time No problems at all. They courteously provided me with all the information I needed quickly, ...  Read the complete review

Art and Design Route B via UCAS can be either a very easy way to get into university, or it can be hell.It doesn't always deal with talent, as sometimes you have to be lucky to get your first choice. Route B has three choices, compared to Route A's six choices.You have to arrange your choices wisely in order to have a ...  Read the complete review

Before I applied through the UCAS system earlier this year, I'd heard all sorts of horror stories about how it was so complicated and nonsensical. Matters were made worse due to the fact that I wanted to apply to an Art and Design course and, as many art students will know, there are two 'routes' to apply through; A and B (I ...  Read the complete review

Ucas forms do make university application a lot easier. You only have to fill one form in, only a small fee has to be paid for all the administration to be done and yet I still have a problem with it. One thing slightly wrong on your form and you spend weeks correcting it or explaining what you meant on it. For ...  Read the complete review

UCAS stands for University and Colleges Application Service, and right from the time you send away your application form to you go to University everything has to be done through UCAS. The first task for people is the filling in of the application form, more commonly called the UCAS form. Now I know going to University requires ...  Read the complete review

Basically I consider the personal statements to be a total waste of time, an in fact the referee at the end from your tutor/head of year/or other suitable persons. I have applied 3 times, the first at school, failure of my a-levels the first time leading to me taking a dead end job and leaving 1 1/2 years later to return ...  Read the complete review

My name is bounding around the UCAS system now and I have nothing but praise for the system. My application was done by the Electronic Application Service (EAS) and I found it absolutly foolproof to use. If your school uses this system you are at a massive advantage. The processing time is under 24hrs from sending, you are ...  Read the complete review

Application for university is made through the UCAS system. This basically entails filling out a form which details you exam results(expected or known), personal details, a section which allows you to sell yourself and a section in which your student tutor will be able to offer a reference to the university from you. Personally, ...  Read the complete review

Filling out application forms with the suitable levels of modesty, while still making yourself sound like God's Gift, is indeed a difficult skill. In the end, the UCAS testimonial is never going to be completely accurate. And for most course which are oversubscribed, such as medicine, dentistry, engineering, etc, you are going to ...  Read the complete review

I am very much at odds with the entire system of application for university entries. Students who wish to go on to higher education must apply through UCAS. You have to fill out a form with details of your educational achievements and this is just about where the facts end and the fiction may begin. For you must also ...  Read the complete review