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YEAR 6 PARENTS EVENING. CONTENT HIGHER EDUCATION IN UK – General Points, Cost, Degrees APPLICATION SYSTEM - UCAS HIGHER EDUCATION – Choice of Subject and University OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE SOURCES OF INFORMATION. HIGHER EDUCATION IN UK. Over 200 Universities to choose from - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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YEAR 6 PARENTS EVENING
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CONTENT
1. HIGHER EDUCATION IN UK – General Points, Cost, Degrees
2. APPLICATION SYSTEM - UCAS
3. HIGHER EDUCATION – Choice of Subject and University
4. OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE
5. SOURCES OF INFORMATION
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HIGHER EDUCATION IN UK• Over 200 Universities to choose from• Competitive entry system – each University will set its own
minimum entry requirements for each course• This will be an overall average in EB; can also specify
marks in up to 3 individual subjects. • Most prestigious Universities will always ask for high marks• Marks for popular subjects will be higher and applicants
may need to do better than the minimum entry requirements stated
• May specify a mark in English for any course, particularly if it not your first language. You should not have to take an entry test in English if taking as L1 or L2.
• If accepted you should be able to complete your degree
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COSTS• TUITION FEES
• ENGLAND – up to £9K per year for EU Students from 2012; NHS pays fees for Health Care – not Medicine, except final year
• Eligible for a Fee Loan – pay back once earning £21Kpa
• WALES – same level as England, but may be eligible for a means-tested Fee Grant; Fee Loan for £3465
• SCOTLAND – no tuition fees for EU Students
• NORTHERN IRELAND – up to £9K but EU students should only pay £3415pa
• LIVING COSTS
• Vary from £7,000 to £10,000 per year, depending on where and level of accommodation.
• Students can supplement by working part-time• British Students who were born and have lived in UK are eligible for a
Student Loan towards
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UCAS APPLICATIONS
• Apply electronically
• Complete one application form listing your choices – up to 5.
• Year 6 marks in every subject go onto form
• Have to write a Personal Statement – 2/3 relating to course applied for, including work experience; 1/3 relating to other activities/interests
• School adds a Reference
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UCAS APPLICATIONS
• CLOSING DATES
• 15th OCTOBER – Oxford/Cambridge included• 15th OCTOBER – Medicine/Dentistry/Veterinary
Science included
• !5th JANUARY – all others
• School will impose earlier deadlines• Advantage to apply early• Officially cannot receive any offers from UCAS until
the closing date
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UCAS APPLICATIONS• OFFERS/CONFIRMATION
• UCAS sends results of applications – can track progress on-line using your Application Number
• When all your Universities have made their decisions, you will have to decide which 2 to keep – one Firm and one Insurance offer
• Results – if have met the conditions for Firm choice, place will be confirmed. May be accepted even if just under marks required.
• Will have to go to Insurance offer if not accepted at Firm offer and you have the marks required
• If you have done much better than expected, you can apply to a ‘better’ University whilst still keeping the place already confirmed
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HIGHER EDUCATION
• CHOICES TO BE MADE
• WHICH SUBJECT?
• WHICH UNIVERSITIES TO APPLY TO?
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WHICH SUBJECT
• Subject you enjoy/are good at?• Subject related to one you enjoy/are good at?• Vocational degree for chosen career?• New subject?• Joint/Combined degree?• Good for postgraduate study/employment?• Includes work placement?• Possible to include study abroad?
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WHICH UNIVERSITY
DO YOU LIKE THEIR COURSE?
AM I LIKELY TO GET AN OFFER?DO I HAVE TO TAKE AN ENTRY TEST?
WHAT TYPE OF UNIVERSITY
SOCIAL/OTHER FACTORS
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WHICH UNIVERSITY
• AM I LIKELY TO GET AN OFFER?
• Minimum marks required?• Competition for entry?• Entry test required?• Portfolio or examples of school work to be sent?• Do they interview before making an offer?
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WHICH UNIVERSITY• ENTRY TESTS
• MEDICINE• BMAT – written test in early November; includes all
Sciences/Maths to UK Year 5 level and an essay• UKCAT – taken at a computer centre in summer at end
of Year 6; no science content, but did have a personality test
• LAW• LNAT – taken at a computer centre; critical thinking
and an essay
• OXBRIDGE • TSA/tests for individual subjects for Oxford in early
November; may have test at interview
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WHICH UNIVERSITY• TYPE OF UNIVERSITY
• COLLEGIATE – Oxford, Cambridge, Durham• TRADITIONAL – Large Cities, eg Birmingham,
Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton• CAMPUS – Outside Towns/Cities, eg Bath, Kent,
Warwick, York• LONDON – Central or further out, eg Imperial,
UCL, Royal Holloway, Brunel• SCOTLAND – 4 year degrees; study 3 subjects in
first year, eg Edinburgh, Aberdeen• NEW – Previously Polytechnic/College, eg Oxford
Brookes, Leeds Metropolitan, Roehampton
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OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE• Oldest and most prestigious UK Universities• Highly competitive – choose between very able applicants;
Oxford is increasingly using pre-interview tests• Standard offer is an average of 8.5 with 9 in relevant
subjects; now more likely to be higher• Success rate is as low as 13% and rarely above 50%• Collegiate – live/study within a College. Have to either
choose a College or make an Open Application; enter choice on UCAS form
• Tutorial Based Learning – lot of private study• Assessment is only by exams• Short Terms – work is intensive• Can only apply to one, not both• Always interview – December. Expect to be challenging!!
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FURTHER INFORMATION• BOOKS• Degree Course Offers(Brian Heap) – Entry points
by subject, competition for entry, advice for personal statement and interview
• Progression Series – Courses and Careers• What Do Graduates Do? – Survey of graduate
destinations for main subjects
• SOFTWARE• Pathfinder Live – Interest Guide for Careers/HE
subjects; careers information both general and on specific jobs
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FURTHER INFORMATIONWEB SITESwww.ucas.com – search for where can take subjects andcheck entry requirements; can link into universityprospectuseswww.unistats.com - ratings of universities by subject inrelation to graduate employment and student satisfactionwww.push.co.uk – review of universities – costs, sociallife etcwww.prospects.ac.uk – graduate destinations/careerswww.gapyear.com – information/organisations