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Leaving school and going to university or college can feel like a big leap; you’ll be expected to be more independent, juggle deadlines and do lots of self-directed study.

Confused about apprenticeships? Not sure how to sort the fact from fiction? Here, we’ve put together some of the top myths about apprenticeships, along with the real facts.

If you're studying an undergraduate course, you could get a Tuition Fee Loan. A Tuition Fee Loan covers the cost of the fees charged by your university or college. Content provided by Student Finance England.

We’re proud to be an independent charity, providing advice and guidance to more than 1.5 million individuals every year. Working with universities, employers and apprenticeship providers, UCAS is the gateway to higher education and employment opportunities across the UK.

Over the past two years, UCAS has released these high-impact reports that shone a light on pertinent issues in education and skills.

Our detailed data resources for the end of the 2023 application cycle.

Our detailed sector-level data resources for the end of the 2021 application cycle.

Our detailed sector-level data resources for the end of the 2020 application cycle.

What have students been doing across ucas.com?

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After GCSEs or National 5s, you could continue studying subjects you like, take vocational qualifications, an apprenticeship, or work or volunteer and study part-time.

Andy Durman, Executive Vice President of Global Business Unit, Lightcast

Ginny Page, Director of Education Programmes, Gatsby Foundation

Carys Willgoss, Principal Policy Adviser, UCAS

UCAS projects that by the end of the decade, we could see up to a million students apply for higher education (HE) across the full range of Level 4 and above opportunities. In collaboration with Unite Students and Knight Frank, we examine those projections in more detail below.

Dr Stephen Coulter, Head of Industrial Strategy, Skills and Sustainability, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and James Scales, Policy Lead, Skills and Future of Work, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.