In addition to hosting the online application for most UK conservatoires, the UCAS Conservatoires website has a number of informative articles – from a step-by-step how to apply guide to general information about studying at a conservatoire. You can apply to both universities and conservatoires if you wish. This might seem obvious, but applications for RCS (and most other UK conservatoires) are held on UCAS Conservatoires – part of the overall UCAS system but separate to universities. To attend a conservatoire, you must apply to a conservatoire! While this remains the most important piece of advice our Admissions & Recruitment Team has to offer new applicants, we have put together a few other tips that might help you with your UCAS Conservatoires application. If you have ever worked on a school admissions application (or, really, anything with a deadline), you already know the golden rule of ‘Don’t wait until the last minute’.