UCAS is the official British organisation that handles applications to universities and colleges in the UK.

UCASUCAS is the official British organisation是英國的官方機構 that handles applications to universities and colleges in the UK負責處理英國大學和學院的入學申請。

In Britain, a student who wants a degree does not send a separate application to each university. They fill in one form on the UCAS website — their grades, their subjects, a personal statement about why they want the course, and a reference from a teacher — and choose up to five courses. UCAS passes that one form to all of them and carries the answers back.

In Britain在英國, a student who wants a degree一個想唸學位的學生 does not send a separate application to each university不會分別寄申請給每一間大學。They fill in one form他們只填一張表格 on the UCAS website在UCAS的網站上 — their grades成績, their subjects科目, a personal statement about why they want the course一份說明為什麼想唸這個科系的自我陳述, and a reference from a teacher還有一位老師的推薦信 — and choose up to five courses然後最多選五個科系。UCASUCAS passes that one form to all of them把這一張表格分送給那些學校 and carries the answers back再把回覆帶回來。

So the name works like a place in students' lives: 'my UCAS form', 'the UCAS deadline', 'I've sent off my UCAS'.

So所以 the name這個名字 works like a place in students' lives在學生的生活裡像個地方一樣被使用: 'my UCAS form''my UCAS form'（我的UCAS表格）, 'the UCAS deadline''the UCAS deadline'（UCAS的截止日期）, 'I've sent off my UCAS''I've sent off my UCAS'（我的UCAS已經送出去了）。

UCAS also runs Clearing, the system in August that matches students whose exam results were higher or lower than expected with courses that still have places.

UCASUCAS also runs Clearing也有一套叫Clearing的系統, the system in August在八月運作 that matches students whose exam results were higher or lower than expected把考試成績比預期高或比預期低的學生 with courses that still have places跟還有名額的科系配對起來。

Note the pronunciation: unlike UAE or UAV, you do not say the letters one by one — you say it as a word, 'YOU-cass'. It is a proper name for one organisation, so it takes no 'the' in normal use ('I applied through UCAS'). This is a British thing only; it has nothing to do with applying to universities in the US, Taiwan or anywhere else.

Note the pronunciation要注意發音: unlike UAE or UAV跟UAE或UAV不一樣, you do not say the letters one by one你不會一個字母一個字母唸 — you say it as a word而是把它當一個字唸, 'YOU-cass''YOU-cass'。It is a proper name for one organisation這是一個機構的專有名稱, so所以 it takes no 'the' in normal use平常用的時候前面不加「the」 ('I applied through UCAS'像「I applied through UCAS」)。This is a British thing only這只是英國特有的東西; it has nothing to do with applying to universities in the US, Taiwan or anywhere else跟申請美國、台灣或其他任何地方的大學都沒有關係。