Guiding Students in a Post-Admissions Process Review Landscape Mary Curnock Cook Chief Executive 23 May 2012
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Guiding Students in a Post-Admissions Process Review Landscape
Mary Curnock Cook
Chief Executive
23 May 2012
UK application rates by selected age group
2007 2008 2009 2010 20110%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
18 19 21 TO 24 25 TO 29
Overall acceptance rate
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201160%
62%
64%
66%
68%
70%
72%
74%
76%
78%
80%77.7% 77.6% 77.2% 77.3% 77.6%
75.3%
69.9% 70.3%
Acceptance rates for UK-domiciled 18 year olds attaining selected A level grade combinations
2007 2008 2009 2010 201170%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
AAB BBB ALL
UK 17-19 Proportion of A level applicants who are reappliers shown by school type and tariff : 2011
180 to 239
240 to 299
300 to 359
360 to 419
420 to 479
480 to 539
540 plus0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
Independent Grammar Other state-funded
UK 17-19 new applicants and reappliers with A levels Acceptance rate by school type and tariff : 2011
180 to 239 240 to 299 300 to 359 360 to 419 420 to 479 480 to 539 540 plus60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
Independent - New Independent - Reappliers
State-funded - New State-funded - Reappliers
Critical elements for a good application
▪ Adequate achievement from secondary education is a
prerequisite for progression to HE
▫ Check that applicant meets the minimum requirements
(or exceeds them for selective institutions)
2011 end of cycle - previous educationUK-domiciled aged 17-19 applicants, accepts and acceptance rate to Russell Group institutions.
Further Ed-ucation
Grammar Independent Sixth Form College
State exc Grammar
Other0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
19%
47%50%
31% 32%
25%
Applicant Accept % Accepted
Critical elements for a good application
▪ Adequate achievement from secondary education is a
prerequisite for progression to HE
▫ Check that applicant meets the minimum requirements
(or exceeds them for selective institutions)
▪ Accurate predicted grades – 90% inaccurate across three
A Levels
▪ An original, well-written personal statement
2011 end of cycle - POLAR 2 & Tariff profileUK-domiciled aged 17-19 acceptance rates to Russell Group
0 1 to 79 80 to 119
120 to 179
180 to 239
240 to 299
300 to 359
360 to 419
420 to 479
480 to 539
540 plus
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
LEAST ADV. MOST ADV.
Acceptance rates to Russell Group Institutions
2008 2011
Least Advantaged 30% 24%
Most Advantaged 46% 41%
Critical elements for a good application
▪ Adequate achievement from secondary education is a
prerequisite for progression to HE
▫ Check that applicant meets the minimum requirements
(or exceeds them for selective institutions)
▪ Accurate predicted grades – 90% inaccurate across three
A Levels
▪ An original, well-written personal statement
▪ A school reference that supports the application –
contextual may be information important
Eligibility.......▪ From a household with an annual income of £25,000 or below OR in
receipt of full EMA during their year 12 or year 13 studies (full EMA is
currently £20, prior to 2011 full EMA was £30) OR in receipt of free
school meals during their GCSE studies
▪ In the first generation of their immediate family to apply to higher
education
▪ Attends, or have attended, a school which achieved less than the
national average of 5 A* to C passes (including English & Maths) at
GCSE
▪ Only option is to attend a local university
▪ Studies disrupted by circumstances in their personal, social or domestic
lives
▪ Live in a geographical area with low levels of progression onto higher
education
▪ Living or grew up in public care
The Moral Maze......
“I’m very glad that nobody took account of
my accent, my social background, or
investigated my parents’ lack of
education to do me a favour – because I
would never have been taken seriously.
I’m all for storming the Ivory Towers but
I’m not for destroying them.....”
Claire Fox, The Institute of Ideas
Critical elements for a good application
▪ Adequate achievement from secondary education is a
prerequisite for progression to HE
▫ Check that applicant meets the minimum requirements
(or exceeds them for selective institutions)
▪ Accurate predicted grades – 90% inaccurate across three
A Levels
▪ An original, well-written personal statement
▪ A school reference that supports the application –
contextual information important
▪ Advice about five choices to give a possible insurance
position (especially around AAB border)
Course Finder
Course Finder: release two
▪ Free registration to access My UCAS features:
▫ Bookmarking of favourite courses
▫ Ability to compare up to 5 courses side by side
▫ Manage their Course Finder account settings
▪ Welsh language version deployed
▪ Release 2 will be live spring 2012
Critical elements for a good application
▪ Adequate achievement from secondary education is a
prerequisite for progression to HE
▫ Check that applicant meets the minimum requirements
(or exceeds them for selective institutions)
▪ Accurate predicted grades – 90% inaccurate across three
A Levels
▪ An original, well-written personal statement
▪ A school reference that supports the application –
contextual information important
▪ Advice about five choices to give a possible insurance
position (especially around AAB border)
▪ Support throughout the cycle
It’s a SELECTION process
2011
Position at 23 April 2012- Domicile
2012 % Diff
Applicants: 635,893 586,773 -7.7%
UK: 542,842 494,235 -9.0%
EU (excl. UK): 44,845 39,286 -12.4%
Non EU: 48,206 53,252 10.5%
% change
2011
Position at 23 April 2012 - UK applicants by age
2012 % change
UK applicants 542,842 494,235 -9.0%
19 & under: 366,579 339,590 -7.4%
20 to 24: 105,076 91,581 -12.8%
25 to 29: 28,820 25,411 -11.8%
30 to 39: 27,855 24,800 -11.0%
40 & over: 14,,512 12853 -11.4%
2011
Position at 23 April 2012– UK 19 & under by domicile
2012 % DiffUK 19 & under
Applicants: 366,579 339,590 -7.4%
England: 309,539 283,828 -8.3%
N. Ireland: 14,269 13,747 -3.7%
Scotland: 27,317 26,948 -1.4%
Wales: 15,454 15,067 -2.5%
% change
UK 19 & under applicants 2010 cycle – 2012 cycle: cumulative: 23 April 2012
SEPOCT
NOVDEC
JAN
FEBM
ARAPR*
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUGSEP
OCT0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
2010 2011 2012
*Incomplete month for Apr 2012 cycle
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