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Top tips for parents and carers supporting a young person's application journey

We know it can be difficult supporting the young person in your life when transitioning to university. We've put together our parent and carer guide to help you make the most of this time, as well as our parent and carer FAQ's answering some of the common questions about NTU, undergraduate study and university life.

Some of our top tips include:

Open days - These are the best opportunity for prospective students to explore NTU and their chosen course, as well as speak to current staff and students. This time of year is perfect to attend one of our open days and find out what's on offer before making any choices.

Our application advice - Our step-by-step guide covers what to do at every stage of an application, and also includes our 'applying to university' podcast with tips from current students and application experts.

Join our parent and carer mailing list - Register your details with us and we'll send out useful and timely information that will help you to support your child through applying to university.

UCAS Dates and Deadlines - It can be helpful to be familiar with this year's application deadlines to help stay on track and on time.


We also have a guide available for parents and families of international students.

If you have any questions feel free to post them below!

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