Admission to the UK Universities

The dream of every A Levels student is the admission to any world class University, mainly in the UK and the USA. But dreaming is very easy in comparison to the reality. I have seen students with 3 A's in his GCSEs getting admitted in the University College London, Imperial College London, Cambridge University etc. But on the other hand, a student with 15 A*'s in GCSEs with 4 world distinction, never got admission in any world-class university.

An admission guide said in his seminar "Without proper timing, understanding of procedure, even a straight-A student can miss his chance at the UK Universities.
So, this article is written to ensure that many of you do not get that rejection feeling that many other would get. This article covers all the necessary knowledge related to the admission to the UK Universities ONLY:

UCAS Application

This is the application form for all the universities in the UK. It is, without any doubt, the strongest weapon for admission. A single flaw in the application will lose you, your seat in a good university. It is the only chance that weak graded students have to study in UK for higher studies.

It is comprised of three major parts:

• The admission form(submitted online)
• The teachers' reference
• The Personnel Statement(P.S)

The Form:

The admission form is completed online and you are given a choice of selecting four universities to apply. But remember that being the highest, only one option in Cambridge and Oxford in available. The rest of the form is just like any other local university form like the date of birth, the educational progress etc.

The Teachers' Reference:

The reference is very important part of the application and it is completed by your school for you. The school will have to do it perfectly for the sake of your admission so please go to a real great teacher for this part. The school has to write about the achievements by you, your aptitude inn studies, a bright light on your abilities and of course, a favor for you to get admitted.

The school has to write additional reference if you are disrupted or disadvantaged in your studies in any part of your career in GCSE and A Levels. The special case circumstances form is provided and if you had any illness, any accident, any close family problems, you have to consider them in your reference by telling every possible problem. This form, if applicable, is an extra favor for you.

The Personnel Statement:

The most important part of your application in your Personnel Statement. This decides that you are eligible for a university or not. You have to write it in the computer with 1000 characters or 47 lines. Do write it several times and get it checked by your teachers for corrections. This statement demands you to prove that you are deeply interested in the subject you have applied and a prove that you are a right choice for the university, even if you have very bad grades.

After completion:

Once you have completed the form, submit it by 15 October(for 2013 entry, by 15 October 2012). Now you have to wait either to be called for an interview or a straight-forward rejection has came to you. Now the UCAS will provide you a Track ID for their TRACK program which will show you your progress. By January you will be provided with the results.

For further details, refer to the UCAS Website.