Is it essential I use UCAS to apply to uni?

shoes · 28 Sep 2011 at 12:04

As per the title, I'm trying to apply at the moment and hate UCAS, their forms, their website and their way of doing things with a passion.

neil3k · 28 Sep 2011 at 12:05

shoes · 28 Sep 2011 at 12:11

weak

MickeyFinns · 28 Sep 2011 at 12:51

In theory you can apply directly but in reality use UCAS. I don't know what you're studying but I recall there being another UCAS equivalent specifically for either Music or Medicine? (Had a friend who wasn't sure whether to do music or medicine and put one set of applications through UCAS and the other through a dedicated one).

shoes · 28 Sep 2011 at 12:56

Motorsport Technology - definitely not cut out for medicine!

I have emailed the university to see what they have to say.

Skillmister · 28 Sep 2011 at 12:57

Just do it..

TheCenturion · 28 Sep 2011 at 12:59

shoes said:
As per the title, I'm trying to apply at the moment and hate UCAS, their forms, their website and their way of doing things with a passion.

I'm in the same position bro. Applying for medicine and hate the form. Took me about 30 mins to fill the whole thing out though, what are you finding complicated?

All I need to do is to enter my statement in there, and then send it off.

Castiel · 28 Sep 2011 at 13:09

Most Universities will require you to apply through UCAS for undergrad courses. Grad and post course are general directly applied for.

shoes · 28 Sep 2011 at 13:52

TheCenturion said:
I'm in the same position bro. Applying for medicine and hate the form. Took me about 30 mins to fill the whole thing out though, what are you finding complicated?

All I need to do is to enter my statement in there, and then send it off.

Not complicated as such, just tedious. listing GCSEs one by one via a 4 million strong list etc.

I just find it frustrating - but if that's what I gotta do then so be it.

.Lethal · 28 Sep 2011 at 13:55

If using UCAS is that bad then I wouldn't bother going to Uni at all.

It only takes an hour or two to complete the whole thing. (except for the personal statement).

TheCenturion · 28 Sep 2011 at 13:59

shoes said:
Not complicated as such, just tedious. listing GCSEs one by one via a 4 million strong list etc.

I just find it frustrating - but if that's what I gotta do then so be it.

I see what you're saying, but even then it's not that hard. To enter a GCSE, eg: English literature, just press E and find it, and then enter your grade.

It's not like you have 30 GCSE grades to enter or anything