UCAS to higher education. Personal statements can contain a maximum of 4,000 characters (including spaces) or 47 lines – whichever comes first, with a maximum of 94 characters per line. A research study conducted by UCAS with over 300,000 personal statements of students revealed that the personal statement (among the student's grades) is the most important part within the application process. The final part of the process involves paying an application fee and obtaining a written reference. The process varies depending on whether a student is applying through a school, college or UCAS centre or as an individual. For the former,
What Degree? Which University? their studying experiences. Handley resurrected the concept in 2010 with the help of a team of undergraduate students, and launched "What Degree? Which University?" as a website in August 2011. Six months after its launch, "What Degree? Which University?" had attracted more than 22,000 visitors and expanded to provide information about universities across Australia. Today, the website covers 23 Australian universities and is staffed by 17 undergraduate and postgraduate students Australia-wide, who manage and produce the content for the site. "What Degree? Which University?" claims to have had 77,500 visits to the website (55,000 of which being unique visitors) and