Completing the UCAS application form
UCAStv from the Home page gives a clear view of the process. There are over twenty short clips including ‘Completing the application form’, ‘Course choice’ and ‘Open days’ to guide you.
Before you proceed you need to consider whether you want your chosen university to see your present email address ??????
Do not complete the form in lower case – use capital letters in the correct places.
When you have completed the registration process you should have:
USERNAME
PASSWORD
PERSONAL ID
4 SECURITY QUESTIONS
You are advised to record these in a safe place – you will find it very difficult to proceed without them.
Go to UCAS.com and select Apply 2016 to ‘Register’
Read and accept the terms and conditions
Enter your name and date of birth
If you applied last year and have your number select button – otherwise ‘next’
Select yes to postal address in UK
Give postcode and house number
Phone numbers and email address – do not tick last box under ‘Mailings’
Choose a Password - WRITE THIS DOWN
Security questions (4) - WRITE THE ANSWERS DOWN
Username will be provided by UCAS - WRITE THIS DOWN
Log in = Through my school or college
Enter Buzzword (group password) = LOXFORDASPIRE
Answer yes to ‘LSST’
Select tutor group or Early Group if your application needs to be received by October 15th (Dental, Medical, Oxbridge, Veterinary)
Personal ID will be provided by UCAS - WRITE THIS DOWN
You are now at the Welcome page and can navigate the form by using the menu on the left hand side.
Common errors
Do not type anything in the ‘previous surname’ box.
The Area of residence is not Essex – put Redbridge, Barking, Newham etc from the drop down menu.
Residential category – UK citizen or EU national or Settled in the UK (if you cannot give these answers you must ask for advice immediately).
The fee code is usually 02. Underneath put Redbridge, Barking, Newham etc from the drop down menu which must match area of residence.
Nominated access = if you know you will not be in the UK when the results come out you can name a relative to negotiate Clearing or accept a place for you. If you might need to use Clearing it is advisable to be present personally.
It is essential that you choose your course to match your predicted grades. You need to research to make sure you are happy with the course content, location of campus, length of course and whether you will be living at home.
Personal statement box – Under no circumstances type here because it is not a word processor. Only copy and paste from a Word document (Font Arial Size 12)
Education – You attend ‘Loxford School of Science and Technology’ and the centre number is 13329. If you took some exams at a previous school you will need to add this as well. Put down your dates from when you first joined the school not just Sixth form.
Personal statement. Quality is essential. Your tutor will guide you through the completion process and you will copy and paste it onto the form. You are the only person with access to your form so we have to ask you to make changes.
When all the sections are marked complete you will be able to ‘Send to referee’. You will no longer be able to change the form – it can be sent back to you if you ask. The form then comes to Sixth form staff for checking – you may receive an email to correct errors. When the form is perfect and the reference is added the whole form has to be approved by senior staff and then sent to UCAS. The fee of £23 for five choices will be an on-line payment.
Mrs Wells will be dealing with the administration side of your application.