How to Complete Your UCAS Application 2009 entry

Every year over half a million people apply to university in the UK. One in five of these applicants has to face the grim reality of an inbox full of rejections, instead of the offers they'd dreamed of. This book has been helping university applicants stay off the rejected pile for 20 years.

This book gives the inside track on making your application, providing in-depth advice on navigating the Apply system and avoiding common mistakes. It guides you step by step, from the very early stages of the decision-making process through the ins and outs of completing and submitting your application to results day and beyond. Incorporating examples from previous years' applications, the book shows prospective students how to:

• Research thoroughly before writing
• Avoid making the most common mistakes
• Complete all the sections correctly
• Include the information that admissions tutors look for
• Present their experience and qualifications to their best advantage
• Write a winning Personal Statement.

Fully updated to reflect the changes for 2009 entry, it contains detailed advice on choosing what and where to study, entry requirements and interviews and writing a winning personal statement. It even covers non-standard applications, late applications and deferred entry.

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