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Welcome to Royal Holloway’s parents' and supporters' Hub

The journey to higher education can be overwhelming for the prospective student as well as their family and supporters. With such an enormous amount of information available it can be a daunting prospect. In fact, an independent survey recently conducted on behalf of Royal Holloway, University of London has found that while the majority of parents (93%) want to be involved in helping their aspiring student select a university, less than half (48%) understand how to apply for a place.

With this in mind, please see our Top tips for parents/supporters who want to support their children in applying to university.

We hope that our top tips and downloadable guides will assist you but if you can’t find the answers to your questions, please call us on +44 (0)1784 414944 or email parents@royalholloway.ac.uk.

To find out more about accessibility on campus, please view our AccessAble profile.

First steps - thinking about university

First steps - thinking about university

Why should you encourage your child to go to university?

Researching courses and institutions

Deciding on where to go to study

What should my child study? Which is the best university for them?

UCAS and the application process

UCAS and the application process

A guide to the ins and outs of the application process including personal statements.

Financing university studies

Financing university studies

It doesn’t have to be doom and gloom, financing university studies is more straight forward than you might think.

Student life

Life as a student

Where my child will live, how they can get involved, part-time work and health and wellbeing.

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If you would like to be kept informed about relevant news and information relating to university study, please sign up to our mailing list.

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Top tips

Here are our top tips for parents who want to support their children in applying to university.

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