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Welcome. to the Parents’ Higher Education Information Evening for Y12. Format of the evening. Presentation on the UCAS procedure Student financial support Information regarding AS exam results. What is on offer?. 300+ Institutions Over 50,000 courses Just 5 choices!. The Course

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  1. Welcome to the Parents’ Higher Education Information Evening for Y12

  2. Format of the evening • Presentation on the UCAS procedure • Student financial support • Information regarding AS exam results

  3. What is on offer? 300+ Institutions Over 50,000 courses Just 5 choices!

  4. The Course Qualifications Entry Requirements Single/Joint Honours Modular/Combined Options Teaching Assessment Timing of assessment Year in industry/abroad Fieldtrips/visits The Institution Qualifications Entry Requirements Prestige Study facilities Leisure and entertainment Campus/city Cost of living Accommodation Opportunities to work Location Making Choices

  5. Each AS Level = Grade A 60 UCAS Points Grade B 50 UCAS Points Grade C 40 UCAS Points Grade D 30 UCAS Points Grade E 20 UCAS Points Each full A Level = Grade A* 140 UCAS Points Grade A 120 UCAS Points Grade B 100 UCAS Points Grade C 80 UCAS Points Grade D 60 UCAS Points Grade E 40 UCAS Points UCAS Points

  6. External Tests • Required for a range of courses and universities • UKCAT for nearly all medical schools and dentistry • BMAT for almost all other medical schools and some biological sciences • LNAT, HAT and ELAT for law, history and English at selective universities

  7. FOR Many institutions recognise positive aspects like increased independence CONSIDERATIONS Applying to university Attending interviews Choosing accommodation Arranging finance Fewer offers for competitive courses Taking a Gap Year

  8. Sources Of Information

  9. The UCAS Procedure • Five choices • Online application at www.ucas.com • Hard copy handed in • Reference is written • UCAS process • Offers and rejections • Interviews and tests • Student accepts two places • UCAS Extra and Clearing • Withdrawal from UCAS

  10. The Personal Statement • What you want to study • Why you want to study it • Evidence of responsibility and initiative • Extra-curricular activities • Why a gap year? • Plagiarism

  11. The Reference • Positive and honest account of student’s achievement and potential. • Written by subject teachers, form tutors and edited by Head of Sixth Form and members of SLT, checked and signed by Keith Ryan • Health or personal circumstances affecting results

  12. The UCAS and Cherwell Calendar Sept 11 – July 12 Students receive HE advice 1st Sept 2012 – Applications accepted 20th Sept 2013 17th Sept 2012 Cherwell deadline for Oxbridge, medicine, dentistry and veterinary science 16th Oct 2012 Cherwell deadline for all other applications

  13. The UCAS and Cherwell Calendar (cont.) • December – January Oxbridge interviews • November – April Medicine and dentistry interviews and some other subjects/institutions • March 2013 Extra • 30th June 2013 Applications received after this date to Clearing • August 2013 Results and Clearing

  14. Done So Far • Higher education morning, Jan 12 • London HE Fair, April 12

  15. Coming Up • Comp studies sessions • Choosing a subject • Choosing a university • Personal statements • UCAS form • Visits • Birmingham, 22nd June • Cambridge, 5h July • Talks/mock interviews • Oxbridge afternoon, 20th June • Medicine • Oxbridge

  16. AS exams, retakes and re-marks • Possible for most subjects in January and for all subjects June. • No retakes for orals, coursework or practicals. • Best mark counts towards A-level.

  17. Results Slips & UMS Scores • Only one printout, done at school • Will have a UMS score for each unit • May have grades for each unit OR • Convert to grades using info given out • Should also have an overall grade

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