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Advice and Guidance on University Applications to UK

• The importance of choosing a course• Choosing a university • Costs• Home Status• Applied Learning• Art and Design• UCAS• Conservatoires• The UCAS Form• Offers• Students choosing UK in 2012• Offers for 2013 Entry

Presentation Rundown

• Academic interest/follow a clear career path• Course content and teaching method• Competition for places on popular courses• Entry profiles [available on UCAS website]• Course specific requirements• Additional admissions Tests• “Passion” –the personal statement• Commitment to CAS rather than a list, linked to choice

of course if possible.• Interviews (only for particular courses and universities)

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The importance of choosing a course

• Oxbridge: e.g. TSA, [Thinking Skills Assessment]• ELAT, [English Literature] EMLAT [European Modern

Languages] HAT, [History] LAT, [Languages] MAT [Maths and Computer Science], PAT [Physics],

• STEP or college’s own test• Biomedicine, Dentistry, Medicine, Vet Science: e.g. BMAT,

UKCAT [http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/our-services/medicine-and-healthcare/bmat/about-bmat/] [http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/]

• Law: e.g. LNAT [http://www.lnat.ac.uk/] Cambridge Law

• Education Degrees with QTS – PTS [skills test] [http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers/traininganddevelopment/professional]

Additional Admissions Tests

• Location – campus/city• Reputation• Ranking – league tables Times/ Guardian Teaching [Quality Assurance Agency] Research [Research Assessment Exercise] • Graduate satisfaction• Graduate destination• Links with industry• Accommodation • Age requirement• Visits and open dayshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/education/universityguidehttp://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/gug/ http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/

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Choosing a University

University of Sheffield 2014-2015

Arts, Law, Social Science £13390 per year

Archaeology, Architecture, Geography, Journalism, Maths

£15410 per year

Sciences, Engineering, Non-clinical Medicine & Dentistry

£17470per year

Clinical Years of Medicine [last 3 years] & Dentistry [last 4 years]

£31580 per year

King’s College London 2014-2015

All classroom-based programmes eg. Law, Business Management, Maths

£15,200

per year

All laboratory based programmes eg. Sciences, Geography, Music, Pre-clinical Medicine & Dentistry

£19,570

per year

Clinically-based Programmes £36050per year

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Costs – two examples of undergraduate tuition fees for

International Students

• Fee code should be 02 [International/Private Finance is 01]• Student needs to know their Local Authority

• Family should be ordinarily resident in the UK.• http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/ • Parents should be able to show ties to UK. • Having a home there or a renewable contract here may help to

prove this. A UK address is essential.• Email the universities well before applying to check this.• You will need to fill in an assessment form.• For British passport holders some universities may send you a

Home Status form even when you have not requested one.

Home Status

Y12 Information Application Evening

Type one universities • [Traditional: research universities-courses

with applied learning components]• Bath• Birmingham• Brunel• Dundee• Kent• Loughborough• Newcastle• Stirling• Strathclyde

Type two universities• [Applied Learning Focus]• Bournemouth• Brighton• Canterbury Christchurch• Leeds Metropolitan• Manchester Metropolitan• Northumbria• Nottingham Trent• Oxford Brookes• University of Wales Institute• University of West of

England

Applied Learning

• One Year Art FoundationDirect Application: Universities with Foundation Programmes: Loughborough

University, School of Art and Design; UWIC Cardiff; Oxford Brooks Dedicated Art Schools: Central St Martins; Chelsea College of Art

and Design; Kent Institute of Art and Design; Falmouth, Ravensbourne

• Three Year Undergraduate Degrees Through UCASMost universities prefer students to come through the foundation programmes unless the portfolio can show strong evidence of an ability to access the degree programme. Students entering at degree level would need to be certain of their specialism.http://www.britisharts.co.uk/artcolleges.html [also has league table]

Art and Design

• Course Search – entry profiles• http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/undergraduate[includes: eg. course content, entry requirements, fees, reasons for choosing the university.]

• The UCAS Tariff – [please refer to booklet on school website]• UCAS APPLY: Manages applications to undergraduate

degree programmes• 5 choices – one online application form• UCAS TRACK - Managing offers –– Firm/Insurance• UCAS Extra• Results day – Confirmation and Clearing

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UCAS http://www.ucas.com

• If you want to get into a music, dance or drama course at a conservatoire that's part of the Conservatoires UK Admissions Service (CUKAS), you'll need to apply through the CUKAS application system.

• We appreciate that researching, applying, auditioning and accepting can be quite a bit to do, so we've put together lots of advice to help you along your way – [UCAS website]

• http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/performing-arts

CUKAS

http://www.ucas.tv/• Students set up account in school. The “buzzword” will be given to them on their return

to school in August.• Online form – simple format with drop-down boxes• Check course code/campus code if applicable• Check correct title and board for IGCSEs/GCSEs• School must be informed of any curriculum studied outside of WIS [eg MYP, AP, A

Levels etc.]]• Personal Statement checked by tutor• Form checked by Careers Team• Payment by parent’s credit card –approximate cost £23 [for 2013 entry]• School reference and predicted grades entered by WIS.• Deadlines – Oxford/Cambridge/Medical • - other subjects

• MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE HELP BOXES IF UNCERTAIN

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The UCAS Form

How do Institutions Choose?• The institutions you have applied to will look at many factors when

choosing who to accept. These can include:• Qualifications• Personal statement – [passion for the subject is key!]• Reference• Interview [Including Skype and telephone]• Portfolio• Admissions tests• An admissions tutor may make one of three decisions:• Unconditional offer• Conditional offer• Unsuccessful• Or they may offer a place on an alternative course

• The UCAS Tariff – http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/explore-your-options/entry-requirements/tariff-tables

• Combining BTEC and IB Certificates• Higher Level subjects• Specific subject requirements eg English, Maths• Examinations taken outside school• English Proficiency Test for Visa Applications [IELTS] • Accepting a Firm and Insurance

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Offers

Examples of Destinations for WIS Students: 2013 Entry

University Subject

Cambridge Law

University of Edinburgh International Relations, History

LSE Law, Actuarial Science

UCL Architecture, Geology

Warwick PPE, Accounting and Finance

Oxford Brookes Engineering

Loughborough Sport Exercise Science

University of the Creative Arts Art and Design

Leeds Metropolitan Engineering

Kingston Business Management

Offers for 2014 EntryUniversity Subject

Cambridge English Literature, Economics

LSE Sociology

Imperial College Engineering, Mathematics

UCL Architecture, Psychology

KCL Management, History

Newcastle Mechanical Engineering

Edinburgh Architecture, Vet Science, Finance

Manchester Metropolitan Film, Education, Sport Science

Loughborough Product Design

Kent Psychology, English Literature

Heriot Watt Microbiology, Actuarial Science

Destinations of WIS Students 2013 EntryCountry %

UK 39.74

HK 17.31

US 11.54

Australia 8.33

Canada 7.05

Others 3.2

Gap Year 9.62

Employment and Military 1.92