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How to apply - Step by step process

How do I apply?

All applications for full-time undergraduate degree programmes at Aberdeen - as to other UK universities - are made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). The only exceptions are for part-time courses, and non-graduating or visiting students, who apply direct to the University.

If a student’s application is accepted, the University will apply to UCAS on his/her behalf.

Application forms

• To apply you will need a 2005 UCAS Application Form and Handbook. These are available in schools and colleges or, if you are not at school, may be obtained by writing, after 1 August 2004, to UCAS.

• Your completed application form must be sent to UCAS with the applicant’s fee of £15. If you wish to apply for only one course at one institution, a reduced price of £5 applies.

• You may apply to up to six institutions on the full-price UCAS form, but you are not obliged to use all six choices. You should list your choices in the order in which they appear in the Handbook. Applicants for medicine, dentistry or veterinary science should list no more than four such courses in their six choices.

• Although admission at Aberdeen is to a degree and not to a particular department or subject, you should still enter your preferred degree programme title and UCAS code on your UCAS form. However, in most cases it is easy to change your degree preference after you have begun your course.

Late applications may be considered at the discretion of the University. No guarantee can be made that they will be given the same level of consideration as applications received by the normal closing date. UCAS continues to forward applications until 30 June; candidates whose forms are received after that date will be sent a clearing entry form, and will be automatically entered in clearing. With the exceptions of Medicine and Education, the University of Aberdeen will normally accept applications after the UCAS closing date.

What happens next?

You will receive an acknowledgement letter from the university. Your application will be considered by one of the Admissions Selectors and a decision will be made as soon as possible*. You will hear from UCAS and also from the University. One of four things can happen:

After you have received your offer from the University, you decide whether you wish to accept it. UCAS send you detailed instructions of when and how to reply.  Hopefully you will make Aberdeen your firm choice.

*In the case of an application to the MBChB, a BEd programme or to a BMus programme, the majority of applicants will be asked to attend an interview. It is unlikely that any offers will be made until the end of March of the year of entry to allow for completion of these interviews.
 

Ensuring equality & fairness

Admissions Policy

Every degree has an Admissions Selector, who considers all the applications for that area of study. Selectors are most interested in your academic achievements, but they’ll also take note of the subjects you’ve studied, and will check for competence in any specific subjects required. Selectors take your Personal Statement and your Referee’s Report into account, as well as your actual or predicted examination grades.

Equal Opportunities

Applications for admission to all degree programmes are considered on their academic merit, without regard to the sex, ethnic origin, or religious or political affiliation of the applicant. Mature students (21+ at the time they start their course), and students who have suffered educational hardship or disruption (including students with disabilities), may receive special consideration. If you are in one of these categories, you should tell us on your UCAS form.