UCAS Parents Guide

UCAS Application Guide
All you need to know about the completing the UCAS application.

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​​​​​​​Clearing Guide
Our guide fully explains the steps your child needs to take through the Clearing process.

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​​​​​​​A level Results Day
Our guide tells you what happens on the day and what to do when your child receives their results.

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​​​​​​​Personal Statement Editing Service
Our professional editors are here to help make your child’s personal statement a success.

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How can I help my child with their UCAS application?

You can make sure your child has every chance of success with their UCAS application by:

  • Remind them of deadline(s)
  • Reading and providing feedback on their personal statement
  • Going to university open days with them
  • Doing practice university interviews.

You can also point them in the right direction of online resources they might not have found at Studential, such as:

As well as writing the UCAS personal statement, we also have lots of general advice on applying to university:

When is A level results day?

Although summer exams have been cancelled this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, A level results will still be published on their original date of 13th August 2020.

Results will now be based on a number of factors, including coursework and teacher assessment. For updates on how Coronavirus is impacting A levels this year, please see our dedicated Coronavirus & exam results guide.

Where can my child receive extra help with their UCAS personal statement?

Here at Studential, we offer a range of personal statement editing services, where our team of professional editors will help your child put together a polished statement.

We offer both general undergraduate UCAS and Oxbridge packages, which will allow your child to receive the specialised help they need.

Our editors will produce a fully edited version of your child's personal statement, as well as an in-depth report highlighting its strengths and weaknesses, and suggestions on how they can improve it.

If you would like to learn more about our services, please contact us at: critique@studential.com.

What if my child has to go into Clearing?

Don't worry if you think your child may have to go into Clearing - there's still a good chance they can get a place at university this autumn.

Your child will normally be eligible if:

  • Their offers have not been confirmed because they have not met the conditions (for example, they have not achieved the required grades).
  • They declined a changed course, a changed date of entry and/or changed point of entry offer.
  • They applied for one course which has been declined/unsuccessful and they have paid the full £24 fee.
  • UCAS received their application after 30th June 2020. If they received their application after this date, they will not send it to any universities and colleges.

If they are eligible for Clearing, it will show up on their UCAS Track page, where they will find a Clearing number and a "Add a Clearing Choice" button.

For more comprehensive advice, please see our Clearing guide.