University Admissions Finland advises against using fee-charging educational consultants or agents when applying for admission to Master’s degree programmes in Finland. University Admissions Finland does not use any agents to help applicants with their admissions and no agency is used to represent UAF. The universities using UAF’s service may cooperate with certain agencies, and applicants are encouraged to contact the university if they have any questions regarding these. Using an agent’s assistance in the application process does not give the applicant any advantage. Universities make their student selections based solely on the admissions requirements and thus no agent can guarantee an applicant a study place. It is strongly recommended that all applicants carry out the application process themselves. If you need help in filling in the application form or with other aspects of the application process, you are recommended to contact the university or UAF. These are the only reliable sources of information. Information given by other agencies may be unreliable, or at worst, untrue. The applicant should always fill in the application him/herself and use his/her own contact details. This ensures that the applicant will receive all important information directly from the university and UAF. If you are unable to carry out the application process yourself, it is acceptable to use a legal representative. In such cases a written power of attorney is always required and must be submitted with the application. The power of attorney must include the original signatures of the applicant and the legal representative. The applicant must always provide answers him/herself to questions pertaining to the admission requirements (e.g. motivation letter and research proposal). The applicant can cancel the power of attorney at any point during the application process. It is recommended that the applicant carry out the application process him/herself.