Great for applying, Uni websites better for research (ucas.co.uk)

Member Name: Splooshiba

Product:	ucas.co.uk
Date:	08/11/09 (13 review reads)
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Advantages: Simple and everyone uses it

Disadvantages: Some information is quoted incorrectly

UCAS is the UKs method of applying to university. Basically, you give your personal and education details, and write 4000 characters about yourself. You then pick 5 courses you would like to study, and this is sent off to the universities. If they want you, you get an offer back from them, this can be "conditional" providing you get good A2 grades or "unconditional" if you already meet requirements.

You then pick 2 of your offers, 1 as your favourite and 1 as a backup, usually of lower requirements. After your A2 exams, you go to which ever of your 2 choices you made the requirements for. If you failed to meet either, you go into clearing, which means phoning round universities asking if they have spare places.

I have found UCAS to be brilliant for applying, but terribly inaccurate for the research of unis in the first place, with entrance grades being quoted wrongly.

Summary: Use it, you have a higher chance of going to uni if you do