This guide to higher education is designed to be of interest to parents and teachers as well as sixth-formers and would-be students. The book is designed for applicants who need to start planning in 1992 for entry in 1993 and includes a step-by-step guide to applying for and obtaining a place, advice on how to get the money and to survive the first year, details of over 240 universities, polytechnics and colleges, a subject and places index and advice on what to study.