r/UCAS↗
r/UCAS - A community for sixth form students in the UK to discuss university applications.
A place to discuss all things related to university applications and sixth form life in the UK. Disclaimer: Please note that we are NOT endorsed by UCAS nor associated with them in any way. This is a student-run community dedicated to discussions around university applications.
9.9k subscribers350 posts / mo in Sep 2026302 authors / mosince 2021
r/UCAS has 9.9k members (+695% over the last 12 months). It gets about 350 posts a month from 302 people. Top topics: CambridgeBread, UK Universities and University Applications.
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- CambridgeBread21%
- UK Universities9.6%
- University Applications7.6%
- UCAS Offers7.6%
- Conditional Offers & Clearing5.1%
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