How To Use APPLY

• You can use APPLY wherever there is access to the internet, and it contains full instructions and detailed online help at the touch of a button.
• In June you will need to come to the Universities and Careers Centre and collect a ‘buzzword’ which is unique to the school, and then go to the UCAS website - www.ucas.com - where you register online. As soon as you have done that, you can start filling in the form. The buzzword links your application to Tonbridge School.
• When you first visit the APPLY section of the UCAS website click ‘REGISTER’ - don’t try to fill in the user name and password at this stage - you need to register first. You will be asked your name and address etc. and will also be asked to choose a password and a memorable phrase.  Make sure you choose something you'll easily remember.  Then you’ll then be allocated a username. Keep them all safe because you will have to get in touch with UCAS if you forget them.  Once you have your user name you can get started!
• Do not start more than one form - edit the one you’ve started. Otherwise you will find that your Housemaster will not know which form to paste your reference into, and it will delay your application.
• The software will check for obvious mistakes (such as impossible dates of birth, or non-existent course codes or universities), but when you come to the section on Personal Statements, we strongly recommend that you type them on a PC and cut and paste them into the APPLY application. There is no spell-check in the APPLY software, so make sure it’s perfect before you paste it in.
• Your Housemaster, and other relevant staff will be able to view the progress of your form as soon as you have registered, so we will have a good idea where you have got to with the application.
• Applications are saved at UCAS, and cannot be saved to disc, although you can print it out and keep a copy for yourself. The UCAS site automatically saves any changes you make, so you do not get different versions.
• When you have filled in all the sections, and your form is complete you will click ‘send’. This does not mean that it has been sent to UCAS, it merely means that it has been submitted to the Careers Centre for processing. We will send the form to UCAS when it has been thoroughly checked, and approved by the Headmaster.
• Once you have submitted your form to us you cannot make any more changes. If there are things that we feel need changing we will contact you VIA YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL and ‘unsubmit’ the form back to you, and you will then be able to access it again. It is therefore extremely important that your school email is working, and that you check it every day.
• Your Housemaster can paste your reference on to your form at any time once you have registered, although you will not be able to see it. It is CRUCIAL that you liaise with him over the timing and content of your form. He will also need to read it through and check the relevance of his reference against your personal statement.
• Good luck! The software can sort out most of your queries, but if there’s anything you’re not sure of come to the Universities and Careers Centre and we will help you.