United Kingdom

UCAS Adjustment is no longer available for the 2022 entry

If you’ve applied to study at a UK university and ended up with better grades than you expected, you might be wondering if you can still get a place on an alternative course or try to get into a different university.

Ucas accommodates for this situation through Ucas adjustment, where students are offered the chance to reconsider their choice of where and what to study.

Below is a guide on everything you need to know about Ucas adjustment to help you decide whether it’s right for you.

The Saltire Scholarships are a Scottish government funding scheme for international students who wish to pursue a master’s degree in Scotland.

The scheme offers up to 50 awards of up to £8,000 towards tuition fees for any one year of full-time study on a postgraduate master’s programme at any university in Scotland.

The scholarship is open to students from Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Pakistan and the US.

The University of Birmingham in the 2021/22 academic year.

The scholarship is worth £3,000 and will be deducted from the successful candidate’s tuition fees.

In order to be eligible, students must have received admission to a master’s programme at Birmingham for the 2021/2022 academic year, be domiciled in one of the eligible Commonwealth countries, and be classed as an overseas fees payer. 

The UK government has announced that India will join the Covid-19 red list due to fears of a new virus variant spreading, but there are some exemptions for international students.

The red list details countries from which there are strict restrictions on travel to Britain. From 23 April 2021, no one travelling from India will be granted entry into the UK, unless they have residence rights. Pakistan and Bangladesh are already on the red list.

A university agent guides you through the entire process of choosing and applying to university, from helping you with your college application to assisting with visas, travel and accommodation. They can be a great resource for students, especially any international students daunted by all process of applying to university in a different country.