- Where to start?
- Step 1: Choosing courses
- Step 2: Applying
- Step 3: Offers
- Step 4: Results
- Step 5: Next steps
- Step 6: Starting university or college
- FAQs
- News
- Student finance
- Important dates
- Events
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Step 1: Choosing courses
The options are constantly changing. In the last few years, more and more courses and institutions have been introduced to our service, giving your son or daughter a wider variety of subjects and places to study.
Choosing which university or college to go to can be a life-changing decision. Your son or daughter should do as much research as possible so that they choose the right course for the right reasons. This section provides some guidance in how to help them make those decisions.
To help your child with course decisions and the rest of the application process too, we have produced
The UCAS Guide to getting into University and College. A guide to help your son or daughter understand what, when and how to maximise their chances of getting into uni or college.
Entry requirements
Skills and qualifications needed to start a course, and where to check individual entry requirements.
Choosing a university or college
How to help your son or daughter choose a university or college where they will be happy.
Choosing a course
Which course will be most suitable for your son or daughter?