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Is Higher Education for you?

Higher Education could boost your career prospects and earning potential, while giving you the chance to study into a subject that really interests you and to get involved in lots of other activities

What can higher education do for you?

What is higher education all about?
The benefits of higher education
Routes into higher education
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Where to go, what to study

Find a university or college course
Choosing a college or university
Get facts and figures on universities, colleges and courses
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Applying for a course

How to apply
Guide to admissions through UCAS
Completing your UCAS application
Clearing: last-minute places
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Student finance

What you could get
Applying for finance - new students
Finance after your first year
Repaying student loans (courses starting from 1998)
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Student life

Getting ready for university or college
Support, safety and security
Working while you study: paying tax
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Choices after you graduate

Life and work after graduation
Is postgraduate study for you?
Financing your postgraduate course
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Student housing

Finding somewhere to live
Halls of residence
Renting private student accommodation
Problems with rented student accommodation
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See also...

14 to 19: your options in education, employment and training
Careers Service Northern Ireland
University and higher education (parents section)
Support at college or university (people with disabilities section)

You can plan your student finance now and apply for loans, grants or bursaries. There is lots of information on nidirect to help you, whether you'll be a fresher, a returning student or a parent of a student.