UK

UK universities have one central application portal (UCAS)

  • Access up-to-date information about courses, institutions and criteria for selection through the UCAS search tool
  • Apply online for up to five different courses or institutions in the UK in one application for a cost of 30 USD.
  • Check the progress of your application through the decision-making process using UCAS Track.
  • When making UK applications, remember that you are applying for a course, rather than a university, so use search tools and guides that review courses, not the schools themselves. In the UK, a university regarded as generally excellent, may not even teach the course you want. Some UK schools have particular departmental strengths and are well known for one or two disciplines. Good staring points are the very comprehensive What Uni? and the Guardian's Guide which allows you to see how courses rank in terms of student satisfaction, graduate employment rates, teacher/student ratio etc.

You will need to write a personal statement. This should be completed by November 1 to ensure that you have time to redraft it and go through it with the University Guidance Counsellor, before the school application deadline of December 1.

The University Guidance Counsellor will put your predicted grades and confidential letter of recommendation into your UCAS profile after you have completed and paid for the application. You need to fill in all the subjects you are studying at IB level, including TOK and EE, so that the predicted grades can be entered accurately.

UCAS will acknowledgement of receipt to the applicant and sends copies of your application to all universities and colleges that you have chosen. Each university makes a decision on your application.

Offers are made between the time of submission and March/April.

Results could be:

  • Unsuccessful application
  • Unconditional offer
  • Conditional offer based on specific examination results

If you want to apply for Oxford or Cambridge, the deadlines are earlier and the application process is more complex. Please see Mr. Don Phan for more details

Studying in the UK can be expensive and the UK is not a scholarship destination like the USA. However, the costs do vary depending on the course you select and the university you attend. See the following list of 10 of the best value options in the UK:

  • https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/university-tuition-fees/top-10-most-affordable-uk-universities-for-international-students-postgraduate/
  • The majority of international students gravitate towards London's 47 universities. London is an attractive, vibrant city, but the cost of living there is significantly higher than other parts of England, or Scotland and Wales.
  • Costs are standard for students who receive 'Home Fees Status'. For international students they vary.
  • For British nationals, home fees are not an entitlement. The the decision is based on residency rather than passport held. To be granted home fees status, you should have been officially, permanently resident within the UK/EU for 3 of the 5 years immediately before your application.

EIS UK ACCEPTANCE (MARCH 2019)