The change comes amid claims that the personal statements favour middle-class students who may have better access to “high-quality advice and guidance”, according to Ucas. The 4,000-character essay ...

Students applying for university through UCAS will be required to answer three questions under new plans to help support people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Under the current system, prospective ...

We are a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality. The UK’s university admissions service announced they are to be dropped, in a ...

Are there any two words more likely to strike fear into the hearts of 18-year-olds and their parents than “Ucas form”? For teenagers planning to go to university, the Universities and Colleges ...

Ucas, the central application platform for applying to university in the UK, has removed the personal statement from its application process. The personal statement is currently one of the components ...

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Ucas is changing personal statements, long the bane of teenagers' final year at school, for university admissions. Instead of a 4,000-character statement, from next year applicants will be asked to ...

So you want to go to university. Great! Now for the admin that comes with open days, UCAS forms and knowing how to write a personal statement. If you're struggling with the latter, here are eight ...