Below, you'll see a timetable of the when you ought to be doing things. This is to make sure you give yourself enough time, so that you're not rushing at the end.

APPLYING TO UNIVERSITY

When?	Things to do..
Lower 6th (Year 12) Summer Term	1) Try to get a careers interview, so that you get to talk through your ideas with someone. 2) Try to go to a careers/H.E. fair to get information on universities, gap years and employment opportunities. 4) Take a look at different subjects and universities if thinking of going to university. 5) Collect prospectuses of all the universities you might be interested in. 5) Pick up UCAS handbook/CD-ROM and a copy of a UCAS form. (you can get this from the web). 6) If you can, try to go on a few Open Days to universities you might be interested in (not if it clashes with exams). 7) Do well in your AS Levels.
Summer Holiday between L6 and U6	1) Try to fill out as much of the UCAS form as possible. You may find it hard to dig out some of the information needed. 2) Have a go at preparing a draft personal statement 3) Make sure your C.V. is in tip-top condition and up to date. 4) Try to narrow down ideas as to what course/uni.
Upper 6th (Year 13) Autumn Term	1) Make sure you got round to the stuff you were supposed to do over the summer. 2) Get sample UCAS form checked in the first week or two of term. 3) Decide what courses/uni's you want to apply for. 4) Complete proper UCAS form and send off with money attached and get confirmation card back. Make sure you get this done by half term. 5) Try to arrange some sort of mock interview with your tutor 6) Go to interviews and do really well. 7) Make sure you nose around universities on interview day 8) Wait for offers to come through the post
Upper 6th (Year 13) Spring Term	1) Apply for courses on route B if you havent already. 2) Do route B interviews if you have any. 3) Collect offers/rejections and keep safe. 4) Start thinking about Firm and Insurance Choices 5) Send off choices card with Firm and Insurance choices on it 6) Forget all about application procedure.
Upper 6th (Year 13) Summer Term	1) Revise 2) Revise 3) Revise 4) Revise 5) Revise 6) Revise 7) Work bloody hard and do really well in your exams
Summer Holidays	1) Wait for results 2) Get results (good luck!!) 3) Either get accepted by university/find place through clearing/take a gap year. 4) Enjoy the summer holiday!!

THINGS TO REMEMBER

1. Although UCAS will accept your form from the 1st September, there's really no need to be that early. Yes, if you get your application in earlier, you may have a better chance of securing a place. But there's early and then there's really early.
2. Get it done and out of the way, but don't rush it. Use the time at the start of Upper 6th to go through your options and your thoughts with friends and tutors.
3. If you're applying to:
   
   Oxford or Cambridge: Then the deadline for applications is the 15th October. (best to be a few days before this). Remember you also have to fill out another form for these two universities.
   
   Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Science: The deadline is also 15th October.
   
   
4. The deadline for Route A applications is 15th January.
5. For route B courses, you can apply between 1st January and 24th March
6. If you accept a deferred entry, you cannot reapply next academic year unless you withdraw your application by 30th September.

Read on to find out about the UCAS form
Or go back to applying to uni.

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Disclaimer: The above timetable is suggested as a guide only. Please make sure that you check with UCAS to ensure the dates above are correct. Also, your college/school will probably provide their own timetable, in which case it might be better to do things the way they tell you...