Applying to UK

In UK there are about 50 000 undergraduate programs - it takes time to do the research and compare possible programmes:

Course search:

https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/results/courses?studyYear=2025&destination=Undergraduate&postcodeDistanceSystem=imperial&pageNumber=1&sort=MostRelevant&clearingPreference=None

Subject list:

https://www.ucas.com/explore/search/subject-guides?query=

Fees before Brexit were max 9250£ / year but now about 9250£ – n. 48 620£ / year for EU citizens.

Scholarships: Most UK scholarships are offered to home students, you can find some info of the opportunities available for international students below. Most of the scholarships available for international students are merit-based and are not that easy to obtain.

 study-uk.britishcouncil.org/scholarships-funding 

There is no extensive list of scholarships available for IB students, but you can find info by googling "ib students scolarships UK".

Applying to UK via UCAS

UCAS is the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service for higher education in UK: www.ucas.com​

Ressun lukio is an official UCAS Application Center.

• You can apply to 5 choices (4 for medicine), no order of preference​.

• Deadlines: October deadline for schools of medicine and Oxford and Cambridge (Oxbridge)​. January deadline for other programmes.

• Requirements:​

• IB predicted grades

• possibly 9th grade school leaving certificate

• Final year students must apply through Ressun lukio and use the school buzzword. 

• Counsellors will send you the buzzword via Wilma in August. 

• You must follow the UCAS instructions of Ressun lukio. These instructions will be sent to you via Wilma in August of your DP2 year. 

• You need to write a personal statement

• You need ONE teacher recommendation​ (ask it EARLY!)

• There are Entrance exams for some fields: 

  • 1. 1. 1. Admission tests used by UK Unis: 

​https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/admissions-tests

https://www.uniadmissionstests.com/

• • 1. 1. 2. UCAT for medicine

          3. LNAT for Law​

          4. see others from the link above

• Interviews are arranged for students applying to OXBRIDGE and medical programmes

  • Here are some instructions for Interviews

• Ressu has internal deadlines which are earlier than official UCAS deadlines since school needs time to process the applications. 

• Teacher recommendations and predicted grades will be added to your application. 

• Your counsellor will check your application and send it to UCAS

• However if a student has graduated and applies during gap year, you will apply as individual applicant. 

Instructions to apply to UK for 2026 entry 

How to apply to CUCAS conservatoires:

Conservatoires offer performance-bases courses in music, dance, drama, musical theatre, film, and production. You apply online. 

www.ucas.com/conservatoires/how-apply-through-ucas-conservatoires