YEAR 12 UCAS EVENING

Dr Gary Hawley

Dean of Engineering and Design

Dr Soleimani

Senior Lecturer, Dept of Electronic Engineering

SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER:

• Career specific

• Personal interest

• Broaden your academic horizons

• Degrees come in many shapes and forms

• Make good use of search engines:

• www.ucas.com

• www.milkround.com

• www.prospects.ac.uk

• www.universitycompare.com

WHAT SHOULD I STUDY?

SOME POINTS TO CONSIDER:

• Is the university offering the course you want to study?

• What sort of ratings does it have? www.unistats.direct.gov.uk

• Staff/student ratios

• An older university or a newer institution?

• Geographical location: How far are you from family/ friends? Is an airport accessible?

• City or rural location?

• Sport/ extra curricular activities available

WHERE TO STUDY?

• Single Honours Degree or Joint Honours degree?

• A sandwich course?

• A year abroad?

• Courses of the same name vary from university to university

• What form of assessment?

WHAT TYPE OF COURSE?

Studying overseas

Foundation courses (Art)

Gap Year

OTHER OPTIONS?

Tuition fees:• Up to £9000 – average £7400

• No fee for persons domiciled in Scotland studying in Scotland

• Persons domiciled in Wales (and EU) studying in Wales receive £3,465 tuition fee loan + non means tested grant to make up rest of fees

• Persons domiciled in NI (and EU) studying in NI pay up to £3,465

• Overseas students pay variable amounts.

• http://www.ucas.com/students/studentfinance/

• www.direct.gov.uk

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Student Loans:• Loans are repaid through income tax system on earnings

over £21000

• Repayments are the same irrespective of loan amount• http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/students/student-loans-tuition-fees-changes

Grants:• Grants are available dependent on family income

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Living costs:Living costs guidelines from universities:

From £6000 – £10000 per year

Total

Tuition fees + living costs for a 3 year degree could cost between

£36000 - £57000

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Application: Dates and Deadlines

Now –Summer: Research, research, research!

14th September: Predicted grades

End of September: Applications for ‘Oxbridge’, Medicine,

Veterinary Medicine and Dentistry sent

End of October: All applications sent.

November onwards: Offers received

13th August: Results Day

September/ October 2015: Start university!

HOW TO APPLY?

THE PROCESS

1. Research

2. Application

3. Offers

4. Results

5. University

HOW TO APPLY?

Research:A. The internet: www.unistats.com www.guardian.co.uk/education/universityguide www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk www.ucas.com UCAS Connect UCAS Course search University websites

B. Talk to people who know the universities / cities you are interested in

C. Visit (if possible)

HOW TO APPLY?

Application:

5 Courses

1 Application Form

1 Personal Statement

4000 Characters

1 References (with predicted grades)

HOW TO APPLY?

Offers: If a university makes an offer it may take the following forms:

A. Grades ie. A,B,C

B. Points ie. 260 UCAS points

C. Subject specific ie. ‘must include at least a B grade in Maths’

Once you have received all of offers you will need to make a ‘FIRM’ and ‘INSURANCE’ choice.

HOW TO APPLY?

Support at BSAK:

• Head of University Education, James McBlane

• Application is overseen by Tutor and one of the VI Form Leadership Team

• Support available from subject staff

• ‘Oxbridge’ tutorial programme

• Med. Soc.

• Guest speakers and university visitors

• Interview workshops and ‘mock interviews’

• Admissions/aptitude test support

• Portfolio review

HOW DO I APPLY?

EXAMPLES OF UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED

• Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, Bristol, Warwick, Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Nottingham, York, Southampton, UCL, Imperial, Sussex, LSE, Cardiff, Manchester, Leicester, Newcastle, St Andrews, Exeter

SUBJECTS STUDIED

• Mathematics, English, Spanish, Architecture, History, Geography, Engineering, Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Politics, Economics, Forensic Medicine, MFL, Journalism, PPE, Sports Science, Computing, Psychology,

BSAK SUCCESSES

Any Questions ?