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Welcome to the Year 12 Higher Education Information Evening
University and Colleges Admissions Service
Options….
Your son/daughter has to choose from over
51,000 courses at over 325 universities and colleges
Preparation & SupportYear 12
• Discussions on enrolment day• PSE – speakers from local universities • April 2015 - UCAS convention• Activity week – 15-19 June 2015• Work experience programme• Newcastle & Northumbria open day – Friday 26 June 2015• Given the opportunity to attend a full programme of
activities, including summer schools, taster days and open days
Preparation & Support
Year 13• Resources include university prospectus
and internet access in library available for ALL students
• Advice and guidance from tutors, sixth form management team, learning mentor and subject teachers
• ALL UCAS forms are checked before submission to ensure accuracy
Things to consider
Locality
SizeCity or countryside
Facilities
Academic prestigeCourse availability
‘New’ or ‘Old’ university
Graduate employment rates
League tables
Accommodation
Entry requirements Costs
Course Types
Once they have decided on their subject they then need to decide whether to apply for one subject or combine the subject into one qualification. The length of time spent on each subject can often be determined by the student:
• JOINT – 50/50• MAJOR/MINOR – usually 75%/25%
Course Types…
SANDWICH COURSES – students can opt for a 4 year programme where they will spend a year in industry. It is normally the third year of the degree course and depending on the employer may be full time paid employment.
LANGUAGES – some students are given the opportunity to study abroad in their third year, learning a language whilst immersing themselves in the culture.
Offers
Offers can be based on grades or on UCAS tariff points
Some universities use grade offers i.e. ABB and may have stipulations to the A grade being in a particular subject
Others use a points based system for their offers:
Grade Tariff pointsGCE & AVCE Double Award
GCE A level and AVCE
GCE AS Double Award
GCE AS & AS VCE
A*A* 280A*A 260AA 240AB 220BB 200BC 180 170CC 160 150CD A* 140DD A AA 120 AB 110DE B BB 100 BC 90EE C CC 80 CD 70 D DD A 60 DE B 50 E EE C 40 D 30 E 20
Admissions Tests• Some universities/courses ask candidates to take a
written assessment as an extra part of their application process.
• Most common:• Medicine – BMAT, UKCAT• Dentistry – UKCAT• Law – LNAT• Teaching - QTS
• It is the student’s responsibility to find out if they need to take any tests.
• See Bev if in any doubt.
Main UCAS deadlines
15 October – deadline for applications to Oxford or Cambridge and applications for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine/science courses
15 January – deadline for applications to all other courses, except some art and design courses
EMS UCAS deadlines
30 September – deadline for applications to Oxford or Cambridge and applications for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine/science courses
31 October – deadline for applications to all other courses
Application process
• Online at www.ucas.com/apply• Tend to choose the same/or a similar subject • Can apply for more than one course at any
university• Application fee is £23 – to be paid online using
a credit/debit card• Subject teachers provide information to tutors
who complete the reference section
UCAS Track
• www.ucas.com/track • Allows your son/daughter to check if any
university has responded to their application• Conditional offer – requires certain grades or
points to be met• Decisions
o FIRM – should be the place they want to go too INSURANCE – second choice in case firm choice
conditions are not met
UCAS Extra
• If your son/daughter has used all of their 5 choices and has either declined all offers or not received any offers then Extra gives them the option to have an additional choice through UCAS
• Opens mid February until the end of June
Clearing
• If on results day your son/daughter still does not hold an offer or fails to meet the conditions of both their firm and insurance offer then they have the option to look at courses still available in clearing
• If all else fails……they can take a gap year and reapply next year
Any questions?
Deadline reminder
30 September – deadline for applications to Oxford or Cambridge and applications for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine/science courses
31 October – deadline for applications to all other courses
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