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UCAS Applications


For UCAS Undergraduate Applications:

  1. Go to https://www.ucas.com/ and sign in or create a profile.
  2. Click your name (top right) → Your Hub.
  3. In Your Applications, click Add application → select ‘What type of application would you like to make?
  4. On your application page, find the Education section.
  5. Click Add place of education.

  6. In the name box, type:

    A Star GCSE Equivalency → press the space bar three times → Enter/Return.

  7. A button will appear – click Add “A Star GCSE Equivalency”.
  8. Complete the form:
    • Exam centre number: leave blank
    • Start/finish dates: date of your exam
    • Study type: select Part-time
    • Study mode: online
    • Address: only City/Town and Country is needed
    • Click Save (ignore any centre number warnings).
  9. You’ll see a message: “Place of education entry updated successfully.”
  10. Under your new entry, click Add qualification.
  11. In the search box, type Other → select Other (UK Qualifications).
  12. Complete the form:
    • Subject/title: e.g. A Star GCSE (subject) Equivalency
    • Qualification date: enter your exam date
    • Awarding organisation: type Astarequ
    • Result: enter your grade
    • No module title needed
  13. Click Save qualification.
  14. Repeat for each subject if you have more than one.
  15. Once finished, click Save this section.

For UCAS Postgraduate Applications:

  1. Go to https://www.ucas.com/ and sign in.
  2. Click your name (top right) → Preferences.
  3. Under Manage my Hub personalisation, scroll to What level of study are you interested in?
  4. Choose Postgraduate (Returning to uni to continue study, or apprenticeships) → click Save.
  5. Follow steps from Step 4 onwards in the Undergraduate instructions above.


Further support with UCAS Applications (A Star Equivalency):


If you've followed the steps above but still can't enter your A Star Equivalency qualification, don't worry - we'll help you sort it out.


  1. Take screenshots showing the issue.
  2. Email them to our exams team at test@astarequivalency.co.uk with a short note explaining what's happening.
  3. Provide your full name and the email address attached to your UCAS account in the email.
  4. Our team will review your screenshots and, if needed, contact UCAS on your behalf to resolve the issue.
  5. We'll keep you updated throughout the process.

Please don't contact UCAS directly - we'll handle it for you to make sure everything is resolved efficiently.