UCAS SUPPORT
Need Help with Your UCAS Application? We’ve Got You Covered!
What We Offer:
✅ One-to-one guidance on choosing courses and universities
✅ Support with writing your personal statement
✅ Help navigating the UCAS website and deadlines
✅ Advice on student finance
How to Access Support:
Book an appointment with your UCAS Advisor at College
Email us at ucas.help@edinburghcollege.ac.uk
Visit the Student Support Office during drop-in hours using this link UCAS Support
Why It Matters: Applying to university is a big step—let us help you make confident, informed choices.
UCAS 2026 Drop-In Helpline – Live on MS Teams from 29th October to 3rd December 2025!
Need help with your UCAS application?
Join our UCAS 2026 Drop-In Helpline on Microsoft Teams for quick advice, live Q&A sessions, and personalised support from our student advisors. Whether you're stuck on your personal statement or unsure about course choices, we're here to help!
How to Join the Teams Page:
Open Microsoft Teams using your student account through MyEC or MyEC lite.
Click “Join or create a team” at the bottom of the Teams sidebar.
Once joined, you can post questions in the chat or join live drop-in sessions.
To link your application to the college use the buzzword below:
Buzzword:
edincoll2026
Key Deadlines
These deadline dates are really important when going through the UCAS process, so make sure you stick to them.
- 13/05/2025 Undergraduate Applications open for 2026 entry
- 02/09/2025 Completed undergraduate applications can be submitted to UCAS
- 15/10/2025 (18:00 UK time) Deadline for applications to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and for most courses in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine/science
- 05/12/2025 College UCAS Deadline
- 14/01/2026 (18:00 UK time) Application deadline
- 26/02/2026 Extra opens
- 30/06/2026 Applications received by this deadline will be sent to Universities
- 04/07/2026 Last day to add Extra choice
- 05/07/2026 Clearing Opens
- 19/10/2026 Last date to add clearing choice.
Up to 5 university choices £28.95 (Single application fee no longer applies).
Upcoming University Open Days
Strathclyde University: University of Strathclyde – Open Days in Glasgow, Scotland
University of Glasgow: University of Glasgow – Explore – Visit us – Undergraduate events – Open Days
Heriot Watt University: Open Days 2026 – Heriot-Watt University (hw.ac.uk)
Napier University: Open Days (napier.ac.uk)
Aberdeen University: Open Days | Study Here | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk)
Queen Margaret University: Undergraduate Open Days | Study Here | Queen Margaret University (qmu.ac.uk)
Robert Gordon University: Undergraduate Open Days | Visit Us | RGU
St Andrews university: Undergraduate visiting days – Study at St Andrews – University of St Andrews (st-andrews.ac.uk)
Abertay university: Abertay University Undergraduate Open Day 2026 | Open day | UCAS
Dundee University: Open days, online events, and campus tours | University of Dundee, UK
The Glasgow School of Art: Open Days
University of West of Scotland: Undergraduate Open Days
References
A reference is an important part of your UCAS application. You MUST ask your lecturer to write your reference and make sure that you have named your chosen lecturer referee on your application. Please remember that it is your responsibility to select a referee and ensure that your reference is complete before 14th January 2026.
You must use this buzzword to make sure your application is part of the College database of applications. This also makes sure that your referee can see the application and add the reference – which is a key part of your application.