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APPLY THROUGH UCCA FOR UK UNIVERSITY ENTRY

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STUDENTS WISHING TO STUDY IN A BRITISH UNIVERSITY OTHER THAN OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE ARE ADVISED TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION THROUGH THE UNIVERSITIES CENTRAL COUNCIL ON ADMISSIONS (UCCA) ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE.

THOSE WISHING TO GAIN ENTRY EITHER TO OXFORD OR CAMBRIDGE, SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION TO THE UCCA AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITY 15 MONTHS IN ADVANCE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE UCCA APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEIGHTON CENTRE, 15TH FLOOR, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, HONG KONG, STARTING MID-AUGUST.

THE COMPLETED FORM, TOGETHER WITH A FEE OF 5 POUND STERLING, MUST REACH THE SECRETARY, UNIVERSITIES CENTRAL COUNCIL ON ADMISSIONS, POST OFFICE BOX 28, CHELTENHAM, GLOS., GL50 1HY, ENGLAND, BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1 AND OCTOBER 15 FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR PLACES IN OXFORD OR CAMBRIDGE. FOR ALL OTHER STUDENTS, THE CLOSING DATE IS DECEMBER 15, THIS YEAR.

STUDENTS WHO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE IN SEPTEMBER 1986 MUST SUBMIT TWO FORMS - A PRELIMINARY APPLICATION DIRECT TO THE RELATED UNIVERSITY AND ANOTHER THROUGH UCCA BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1 AND OCTOBER 15.

NO STUDENTS SHOULD APPLY TO BOTH OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE IN THE SAME ADMISSION YEAR UNLESS THEY WISH TO APPLY FOR A CHORAL AND/OR AN ORGAN AWARD AT BOTH UNIVERSITIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

STUDENTS WISHING TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO OXFORD IN SEPTEMBER 1986 SHOULD OBTAIN AN APPLICATION CARD FROM THE OXFORD COLLEGES ADMISSIONS OFFICE, UNIVERSITY OFFICES, WELLINGTON SQUARE, OXFORD OX1 2JD, THE COMPLETED CARD MUST BE RETURNED TO THE UNIVERSITY BEFORE OCTOBER 15.

STUDENTS SEEKING ENTRY TO CAMBRIDGE SHOULD OBTAIN A CAMBRIDGE PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FORM FROM THE ADMISSION SECRETARY OF ANY COLLEGES OF THE UNIVERSITY OR FROM THE CAMBRIDGE INTER-COLLEGIATE APPLICATION OFFICE AT KELLET LODGE, TENNIS COURT ROAD, CAMBRIDGE CB2 1QJ. COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE UNIVERSITY BEFORE THE END OF AUGUST THIS YEAR.

THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY TO A BRITISH UNIVERSITY ARE FIVE PASSES INCLUDING TWO AT G.C.E. +A+ LEVEL AND THREE AT G.C.E. +0+ LEVEL OR ITS EQUIVALENT WHICH SHOULD NORMALLY INCLUDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. IN CERTAIN CASES, A SECOND LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS OR A SCIENCE SUBJECT ARE REQUIRED.

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