Guide to
University
Applications:
United Kingdom
申請英國大學指南針
By Raphaella So
蘇韋霖
A
pplication to universities in the United
Kingdom is done through an online system called
“UCAS.” It is a centralized process where candidates
can send their application information to, at most,
five university programs. Please note that University of
Oxford and University of Cambridge have their own
application procedures and are not included in this
guide.
Choosing Courses
The application fee is £12 if you only apply to
one course and £23 if you apply to two to five
courses. Hence, you might as well make the best
use of your £23 and pick five courses. You can
select your choices based on the probability of
being accepted. Universities post recent applicant
statistics on their websites. This information serves
as a great indicator of the qualifications they are
looking for.
1. “Reaches” are “first-choice” schools that can be
relatively difficult to get into. You can pick one or
two of these.
2. “Targets” are schools that are just around your
