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St Bartholomews School
Sixth Form
Options at 18 Evening
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THIS EVENING
1. July & August 2014
2. Research & Choices
3. Applying through UCAS
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The remaining few weeks forstudents
-Get Tutors and Teachers on your
side. Think about your reference.-Start A2 work in earnest.
-Opt in for EPQs and Early Entrycourses
-Explore how you can get moreinvolved and make a difference(both at school in the community atlarge).
-How can you make yourself moreattractive to employers andadmissions officers?
-Research careers and courseoptions
Key DatesWednesday 17 th & 18th July-Curriculum Days-Submission of first draft of Personal Statements
Tuesday 22 nd July Last Day of Term
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August 14 th Results Advice available on
August 14 th and 15 th
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Decisions for theSummer
Remember, no re-sits untilMay/June 2015.
- EPQ Extended ProjectQualification?
- Good enough to continue?Re-sitting the year.
- Continue with 3 or 4 A2courses.
- Pick up an additional AScourse?
- 2 A2 courses; 2 AS courses? A 3yr 6 th Form?
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Time to explore alternativesDont stay at school just because you are too scared to leave.
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Options for the Future
The Main Options are :
Higher Education Further Education Apprenticeships / Employment with Training
Employment
Voluntary Work / Gap Year
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Higher Education
For ... Still the only route into many professions Opportunity to study a subject you enjoy in
great depth Range of courses available, UK and abroad Social opportunities Long-term prospectsAgainst ... Not the only route into many careers Need to be passionate about a subject area
Debt
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Median Salary of 25 year olds with no degree: 17000 Median Salary of 25 year olds with a degree: 22900
Median Salary of 40 year olds with no degree: 19000 Median Salary of 40 year olds with a degree: 32500
Degree holders earned an average of 12,000 a yearmore than non- graduates Labour force survey 2010
More about money
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Is this true?
Based on the data available, a graduatedoes on average earn 100,000 more overtheir working lifetime than a non-graduate.
2010
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What does it all cost?Tuition Fee Loan Students wont have to pay for their tuition fees up
front
The non-means tested Tuition Fee Loan (doesntdepend on household income) is available to coverthe tuition fee of up up to 9,000 max for full-timecourses
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Scholarships & Bursaries
Tuition Fee Loan
Maintenance (living cost) Support
Additional Support
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Additional Financial Support
STUDENT FINANCE Jan-May 2015
Maintenance Loan - full-time students only Maintenance Grant or Special Support Grant - full-time
students only
You might get extra help on top of this. Tuition fee loans pay for your course. Maintenance loans and
grants help with living costs (eg accommodation, books, bills).You have to pay back loans but you dont need to pay backgrants.
You could also qualify for help with the costs of studyingabroad .
https://www.gov.uk/student-finance/loans-and-grantshttps://www.gov.uk/student-finance/loans-and-grantshttps://www.gov.uk/student-finance/extra-helphttps://www.gov.uk/student-finance/repaymentshttps://www.gov.uk/travel-grants-students-englandhttps://www.gov.uk/travel-grants-students-englandhttps://www.gov.uk/travel-grants-students-englandhttps://www.gov.uk/travel-grants-students-englandhttps://www.gov.uk/student-finance/repaymentshttps://www.gov.uk/student-finance/extra-helphttps://www.gov.uk/student-finance/loans-and-grantshttps://www.gov.uk/student-finance/loans-and-grants -
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Research
Open days Phone calls
Unifrog: https://www.unifrog.org/
Links via http://stb6th.edublogs.org/ Be aware of Entry Requirements
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Basic Principles-All online
-Students have their own log-in but Tutors and supervisors can monitor theirprogress and check their application
-Students make 5 choices no option to specify order of preference
-Only 4 choices for Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Medicine
-Students can apply to more than one course at the same institution
-As soon as universities receive applications, they can start making offers. It
pays to be prompt!
-Students dont need to make final decisions until the spring. Students selectone firm and one insurance offer.
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The UCAS Application process
October March/April Students receive offers
December Student Finance application website goes live for 2013
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance . Applications by May 31stto ensure money is ready for Autumn term.
Start of May Students must make a choice about which offer(s) to accept
March August Ucasextra available
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Our Timeline
Now Discussions with subject staff and tutors Research courses and institutionsFrom June 25th- Begin to complete application form online- Start drafting and re-drafting a Personal Statement
August/September Review initial choices in the light of AS results and
forecast A2 grades Form completion by half-term, October 24th
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Whats in the Application?
Personal Details
UCAS choicesEducationEmployment
UCAS Personal StatementReference
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Personal Statement:Selling the story of you
You have around 600 words to sell yourself Dont listen to those people who say that universities
dont read them this simply isnt true
Focus on your academic achievements and interestsand RELEVANT skills and experience Draft. Redraft. Draft again. It needs to be perfect You are telling the reader a story what makes a good
story?
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What to include?
Why are you are applying for this course? Why are YOU right for this subject, course,
university? Tell me something about yourself.
70% Academic; 30% Personal
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What does an offer look like?
Always on 3 A Levels Most typically grades but sometimes
points. If points, can be supplemented bydropped AS subjects, music qualifications
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Tariff GCE A2 (and equivalents) A* 140 points C 80 points A 120 points D 60 points B 100 points E 40 points
AS levels and equivalents are worth half these points. This includes the Level 3
Extended Project. NB: A* is available in the Extended Project but not in AS levels. You cannot count points from AS and A2 in the same subject basically A2
points supersede those from AS.
Other sources of po in ts re levant to many of our s tu dents a re : BTEC Level 3 Full Award 140 Distinction*, 120 for Distinction, 80 for Merit,
40 for Pass Music/Dance (Grade 6 or above) Maximum 75 points for distinction at Grade 8
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Gap Years
www.gapyear.com , www.findagapyear.com ,www.gapwork.com
Support for deferred entry to UCAS or application next year as appropriate.
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How you can help Discuss options and intentions Read personal statements Be aware of deadlines Accompany on visits / open days where appropriate Be around on results day, August 15 th 2013 Help students to make realistic choices. Get students to take responsibility! Encourage! Communicate with the Tutor Support students in securing work experience/vountary work etc Check out www.ucas.com/parents for more information, or to
download the UCAS Parent Guide
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How selfhood begins with a walking away, And love is proved in the letting go- Cecil Day Lewis
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