The Grammar School Nicosia - Completing Your UCAS Application for Entry in 2023/2024 - Step-by-step Guide

Sep 18, 2026

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Guide for students at The Grammar School Nicosia on completing an UCAS application for entry in 2023/2024. It explains how to access the UCAS Hub, register or sign in, select Undergraduate, choose Cyprus and the Nicosia Grammar School, and start the form. The instructions cover saving progress, entering the GS buzzword “grammarschool2023”, locating the UCAS Personal ID, and adding university choices with rules for Oxford/Cambridge, Medicine/Vet/Dentistry course limits, and timing.

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Completing your UCAS application

Accessing the UCAS Hub and starting the form

Selecting course and location

Adding university choices and key rules

Completing personal and contact details

The Grammar School Nicosia COMPLETING YOUR UCAS APPLICATION FOR ENTRY IN 2023/2024 Go to the UCAS HUB: [https://accounts.ucas.com/account/login?returnUrl=](https://accounts.ucas.com/account/login?returnUrl=https%3A//www.ucas.com/dashboard)[https%3A//www.ucas.com/dashboard](https://accounts.ucas.com/account/login?returnUrl=https%3A//www.ucas.com/dashboard)[ ](https://accounts.ucas.com/account/login?returnUrl=https%3A//www.ucas.com/dashboard)[Select Register](Select Register) ([or](or) sign in if you have already registered): Fill in your details and you will be taken to the next screen: When you click Ready, you will go here: All students applying this year will click 2023, including boys if they are going to the army. When the boys enter their choices, they will choose the year of entry for either 2023 or 2024 later. Select Undergraduate (if you wish to apply for a Conservatoire for Music or Dance, you can tick the box) Select Cyprus. Fill in your preferences. When it asks about your school, type in Nicosia and select Nicosia Grammar School: When you have completed the above, you will see this: There are lots of resources in the Hub that are available to you but this guide will focus on filling in the form. Press START to begin. • you can save your work as you go, so you don’t need to complete the form all at once. Click on Undergraduate (unless you are applying for a Conservatoire (specific music/dance etc institutions) . Click YES. Click Continue: Type the GS buzzword (to link your application to the school so we can attach your reference at a later point) . The GS buzzword is: grammarschool2023 Save the buzzword and you will then need to confirm it by pressing YES as in the next screenshot: You are now ready to start your application. Note: You can find your UCAS Personal ID number at the top of the screen on the right. If you are ready to add your university choices, you can do so by clicking on Add Choice. NOTE: you select your university choice and the course. For Location, it is usually main site unless you are applying to a University which requires you to choose a particular campus or a college. Your Start Date will be 2023 unless you are applying for deferred entry and for that you choose 2024. Point of entry should be 1st year UNLESS you are applying for a Foundation Year entry. For Live at Home you should choose NO. You then save your choice. You may add up to 5 choices. Points to note: 1. You may only apply to Oxford or Cambridge (early deadline of 15 October) 2. You may only apply to up to 4 courses for Medicine, Vet Science or Dentistry (early UCAS deadline of 15 October, GS internal deadline 15th September) 3. You DO NOT list your choices in order. They are automatically placed in alphabetical order. 4. If you are sure about 3 choices for example you can send your application with those 3 and then add 2 more in as long as you do so before the UCAS deadline of 18.00 hrs on 25th January 2023. You may then continue adding your choices. If you scroll down the page you will find the remaining sections of the form that need to be completed: You can complete the sections in any order. Remember to save your work. Personal Details: Complete your Personal Details. You should enter your name exactly as it appears on your ID & Passport. If you have a name that you prefer to be called which is not on your official documents, enter this name under Preferred name. Save your work and Mark the Section Complete when you have finished. Contact and Residency Details: Make sure you include the dialing code 357 for the phone numbers. Choose Non-UK address if your home address is in Cyprus. Use a sensible email address! Fill in your postal address accurately including your postcode. For country, choose Cyprus (European Union)

FAQs

How do you start your UCAS application in the UCAS Hub?

Go to the UCAS Hub, register or sign in, then click Ready to proceed. Select Undergraduate, choose Cyprus, enter Nicosia, and select Nicosia Grammar School before pressing START to begin.

What is the GS buzzword and how should it be used?

Enter the GS buzzword “grammarschool2023” to link your application to the school. Save it and confirm by pressing YES.

What limits and deadlines apply when choosing universities and courses?

You may apply to Oxford or Cambridge with an early deadline of 15 October. For Medicine, Vet Science, or Dentistry, you may choose up to 4 courses with an early UCAS deadline of 15 October and the school internal deadline of 15 September. Choices can be sent in stages as long as they are added before the UCAS deadline of 18:00 on 25 January 2023.

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