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UCAS basic information; prejudices for religion/sexuality?

Before i start, please don't say 'They can't prejudice' as I know they shouldn't by law, but that may or may not translate into the real world...
Chances of a uni being prejudiced against me for putting bisexual under sexuality, and spiritual under religion? Should I just lie and be on the safe side?x

Edit: English Lit at Cambridge, Durham, Exeter, Nottingham and Warwick

(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 1

Dez

Those questions are used for statistical purposes, they're not part of your uni application.

You can always choose not to answer them if you prefer.

Reply 2

AJP98

Original post by Dez

Those questions are used for statistical purposes, they're not part of your uni application.

You can always choose not to answer them if you prefer.

Good to know! Thanks :smile:

Reply 3

sindyscape62

The admissions tutors don't actually see the information for the exact reason you're worried about :smile:

Reply 4

Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by AJP98

As Dez says - that information is voluntary and isn't passed to universities with your application.

It is made available at the end of the application cycle so that universities can check for any prejudice (which is why I'd always encourage applicants to fill in the data - if we don't know sexuality/religion etc then we can't tell if our selection isn't fair).

Note - Exeter is even piloting "name blind" admissions this year - the people deciding on your application wont be able to see your name. https://www.ucas.com/corporate/news-and-key-documents/news/ucas-unconscious-bias-report-2016 (Huddersfield, Liverpool, and Winchester are also piloting this this year).

https://www.ucas.com/file/64591/download?token=ytCkh5QL
https://www.ucas.com/file/64621/download?token=7yzxSQZh
https://www.ucas.com/file/65901/download?token=y-z051fK
https://www.ucas.com/file/64856/download?token=IE5uBm-v
https://www.ucas.com/file/65071/download?token=NpM35Tfk
/\ this is the sort of thing that is done with the data - at the moment response rates for sexuality and religion questions are so low it isn't possible to analyse that data the same way.