Making the right choice for you
If you're thinking about uni, use our guides to make the right decision for your future after school and college
Deciding whether you want to go to uni or not is a big decision – and a personal one.
This decision affects your choice to go to college, what you study at college and where you'll live when you take the next step. We have guides to help you with each stage of the decision-making process, beginning with our guides on reasons to get a degree and different pathways you can take to get to uni.
School Leavers' Hub Registration
Advice on pathways, options, choosing a subject, and other decisions at post-16.
How is uni different to school and college
Explore what to expect at university and how being at uni will differ from your time at school and college.
Reasons to get a degree
Discover the benefits of getting a degree, and explore the opportunities you'll get at uni.
Pathways to uni
Find out the different ways you can go to uni, including what to do if you don't have A-levels.
Alternative ways to get a degree
Discover the range of ways that you can study for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.
Journey to University | University of Portsmouth
Our students share stories about their journey to university, answering questions like: What did they want to be they were small? What was their favourite subject at school? Where are they now and what do they hope to do in the future?