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HE Choices

HE Choices. Why Higher Education ?. Get a good job. Careers Some Jobs need HE qualifications Increased chance of promotion Fast-track opportunities Lifelong Learning Meeting the demands of the labour market Learn valuable skills Helps prepare for employment. Personal Development.

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HE Choices

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  1. HE Choices

  2. Why Higher Education ?

  3. Get a good job • Careers • Some Jobs need HE qualifications • Increased chance of promotion • Fast-track opportunities • Lifelong Learning • Meeting the demands of the labour market • Learn valuable skills • Helps prepare for employment

  4. Personal Development • All part of character development • Meet new people • So many opportunities • Learn to live and work together • A diverse population of students • Clubs & Societies • Make friends • Confidence-Building • Gain independence

  5. What can you study at University? • Mainly Degrees and Diplomas • Approximately 50,000 courses!! • One subject or joint honours • Different length courses • Different entry requirements • Practical based/essay based/research based • Gap years/Industry Years/Year abroad

  6. Over 50,000 Courses..... Accountancy & Finance / Advertising & Communications / Animation Audio & Outside Broadcast / Business & Business IT / Computer Games Computing & Networking / Construction / Design / Engineering / English Event Management / Fashion / Film / Fine Art / Geography & Environment Graphic Design / Health & Fitness / Illustration / Interior Design International Business / Journalism & Writing / Knowledge Management Law/Management/ Maritime / Marketing / Media / Media Styling Multimedia Communications / Music / Outdoor Adventure Management Performance & Comedy / Photography / Product Design / Psychology & Criminology / Public Relations / Shipping / Social Work / Sound & Music Technology / Sport & Applied Sport Science / Television Production Tourism / Watersports Management / Yacht Engineering…and many more!!

  7. Study and assessment • Study • You will study a mixture of • units • Some of these units will be compulsory core units • Some of the units are optional, so you can pick options that are of interest to you • Study will take the form of a mixture of lectures, seminars and independent learning • Contact hours may vary but are usually between 10 – 20 hours per week Assessment MIXTURE • Course work • Projects • Live briefs with employers • Exams • Practicals

  8. Choosing the right course Ask yourself: - Which subjects interest me? - What are my talents? - What job would I like to do after university? - Which academic skills would I like to improve? - Does my chosen profession require a specific subject?

  9. Things to consider..... • Entry requirementsaspirational and realistic • Length of coursework placements? Year abroad? • Method of assessmentexam, practical, dissertation • Accreditation BPS for Psychology, PTC & BJTC for Journalism

  10. Tariff Tariff A level A* = 140A = 120 B = 100 C = 80 BTECDistinction* = 140 Distinction = 120 Merit = 100 Pass = 80 • The UCAS Tariff is the system for allocating points to qualifications used for entry to Higher Education • Allows students to use a range of different qualifications to help secure a place on an undergraduate course • Universities and Colleges use the UCAS Tariff to make comparisons between applicants with different qualifications • Often used when Universities give out Conditional Offers to potential students • Some universities will ask for grades

  11. Useful tools: • UCAS Course search- A very useful alphabetical course search- Check the entry profiles for course details • STAMFORD Test- A short questionnaire which matches your interests and abilities with possible subjects • Both are available via www.ucas.com

  12. Things to consider.... • Large or small • Campus or non-campus • City based or rural • Close to home or a distance away • Modern or more traditional • Purpose built facilities

  13. Money matters • Tuition fee Loans • Maintenance Loans • Maintenance Grants • Bursaries • Scholarships

  14. WHAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE?FULL-TIME undergraduates: Apply EVERY YEAR! REPAYABLE: • a TUITION FEE LOAN • Paid directly to the university • Non-income assessed • a LOAN (for living costs)* • Paid in 3 termly instalments into your bank account • Part of the loan will depend on household income • NON-REPAYABLE: • a GRANT (for living costs)* • Up to £3,250 • Household income up to £45,000 • Paid in 3 termly instalments • into your bank account • a NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP* • Full eligibility criteria unknown • as yet • ● Below £25,000 *how much you get will depend on your household income

  15. REPAYING LOANS • Loans are repayable after leaving university – if you have an income above £21,000 pa, otherwise it can be deferred each year. • If your loans are not repaid after 30 years they are written off. • Please go to: www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk • for more information on interest rates and repayments.

  16. LOAN REPAYMENT FIGURES *Taken out of your (gross) income by HMRC – (like your tax & NI)

  17. Applying to University Students apply online and can log on and track the progress of their application Students can make up to FIVE choices - depending on course choice - different for Medicine, veterinary science, Oxbridge, The cost for applying to more than one choice is £22, if the student makes only one choice the cost is £11 Students complete one online application form for all their choices

  18. The application year – an overview • March to July – Visit Education Conventions / HE Fairs / Open Days • Summer Term & Hols – Look at info and research choices - Plan the Personal Statement • September to January - Fill out and submit application - Main deadline - 15 January - Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary courses & Oxbridge - Deadline 15 October • October to March – Universities are making decisions • December to March – Visit Days / Application Open Days • February to June – UCAS Extra (Available if applied through UCAS and not holding offers) • April/May – Decide on firm & insurance choice • July / August – Clearing, Adjustment and Confirmation

  19. Personal Statements • Personal Statements are used by Admissions Tutors to decide between students with similar grades • It will be used to form the basis of an interview • Students should talk to people about what makes them unique, interesting & talented • The Personal Statement is very important, especially as places are getting more competitive • Up to 4,000 characters (or 47 lines of text) • Best to draft it in a Word document & copy and paste it • Approach it like an essay (make sure it flows logically) • Check spelling & grammar carefully • Mistakes will be picked up on and will make a bad impression • Plagiarism is taken very seriously • Ideally, avoid mentioning a particular University or applying to vastly different courses

  20. Hints and Tips - Think about your ambitions and interests - Talk to friends, family, teachers - Find out info early - Make use of the education conventions - Visit the UCAS website - Don’t be afraid to contact universities - Get course booklets as well as prospectuses - Attend Open Days - Practise writing personal statement

  21. Visit Us • GENERAL OPEN DAYs • Saturday 12th May • Wednesday 13th June

  22. Questions

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