On top of the recently announced UCAS personal statement changes, UCAS has also announced that there will be changes to the reference letters. UCAS has received complaints that referees need to put too much effort into writing references compared to the value that universities get out of them. These changes will be enacted in fall this year, applying to applicants for 2024 university entrance.1UCAS – Future of Undergraduate Admissions 2023, pg.4 (https://www.ucas.com/file/672901/download?token=VccObZXZ)  Therefore, they are changing the references to three

Thinking about applying to architecture? Architecture has been increasingly popular in recent years, so competition is at an all-time high! Keep reading to find out how to stand out!  1. B.A. vs B.Arch  The first (and very crucial) thing is choosing the right program! In the US, some schools offer a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), and some offer a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)—some even offer both!  Below is a quick overview of the two programs’ differences at Carnegie Mellon University

Alarming news has come up that UCAS intends to scrap the historic personal statement. Many generations of UK university applicants are familiar with the approximately one-page essay with a character limit of 4000 and 47 lines.  The announcements state that the new questionnaire format will come into effect in 2024, which will apply to students applying for the academic year of 2025. So, if you’re set to start university in the fall of 2024, don’t worry; these changes should not

College visits have always been an “American thing”. With more than four thousand universities and colleges located across the vast country of the United States, school visits are extremely important for a student to gauge whether they would like to spend four years in that environment. Besides the fact that many universities track whether students make college visits to them, U.S. college visits are also immensely helpful to students when it’s time to write the many supplement essays. After all,

I started playing the piano when I was four years old. When I started my A-levels at Tonbridge School, I was determined to develop my musical capability, working towards my dream of attending a music conservatory one day. Every day after school, every free period, and every morning, I would wander to the music block for some practice on the piano. A Rachmaninoff concerto here, and a Chopin ballade there, I conquered many challenging pieces that I thought were too

With over 4,000 universities in the US alone, it can be difficult for students and families to navigate which schools are the best fit for their desired major. In this series, we will be diving into universities that our experts at Quantum Prep feel students need to know about in the US and the UK. (Hint: the results may surprise you!)  1) Emory University With the national headquarters for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on campus, Emory