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Brighouse Sixth Form College Helping students through the UCAS 2015 application cycle

Brighouse Sixth Form College Helping students through the UCAS 2015 application cycle. Why choose Higher Education Higher Education Week Student Support in College The applicant journey Key dates and deadlines Student Finance How can parents help?. Why Higher Education?.

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Brighouse Sixth Form College Helping students through the UCAS 2015 application cycle

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  1. Brighouse Sixth Form College Helping students through the UCAS 2015 application cycle

  2. Why choose Higher Education • Higher Education Week • Student Support in College • The applicant journey • Key dates and deadlines • Student Finance • How can parents help?

  3. Why Higher Education? • Increase your earning potential • Better career prospects • It is beneficial for the wider community • Social and cultural reasons • It can be immense fun!- Nightlife! • Independence, self confidence and responsibility • Broaden or deepen your interests/knowledge • Help you develop your future and the future of your children • Transferable skills • Personal challenge • Continue learning

  4. Higher Education Week 2014 • Trip to UCAS conference at Hull university • Registered online for UCAS 2015- started application • How to choose a university & course? • Understanding the process- now until results day August 2015 • The importance of research • Support with personal statement • Lots of resources

  5. Key features of the UCAS scheme • Only 1 x application each year/cycle • Maximum of 5 choices for most applicants: • Medicine, Veterinary Science, Dentistry – max 4 • Oxford or Cambridge • Online application and management at ucas.com • Apply and Track • 2015 fee - £23 • Once the form is in you can’t make many changes • Simultaneous consideration & ‘Invisibility’ • There are opportunities for other choices: • Extra, Adjustment & Clearing

  6. The process post-application • When applicants have received decisions from ALL of their choices, if they have offers they will be asked to make replies (and given a date in early May to reply by on Track) • If an applicant does not receive any offers they can make an additional choice through the Extra scheme • UCAS will send reminders – but if applicants fail to reply to offers by the date, offers will be automatically declined! • Applicants can now hold a maximum of2offers (others declined) • Firm(if you meet the conditions you will be placed) • Insurance(only comes into play if you are not placed with your Firm choice)

  7. Choosing courses Applying Offers Results Next steps Starting Uni / College 1 2 3 4 5 6

  8. Universities selection tools • Entry Profiles • Personal statement • Qualifications • References • Work experience • Admissions tests • Interviews • Portfolios & Auditions

  9. Online research • UCAS.com • Institutions’ sites • Subject specific sites • Unistats • National press • Journals • Social media websites • Government sites e.g. GOV.uk, Student Finance England

  10. www.ucas.com

  11. www.university.which.co.uk

  12. www.university.which.co.uk

  13. www.ucas.com/students/choosingcourses/choosinguni/opendays or www.opendays.com

  14. Student Support in college • Work in Year 12 & 13 tutorials • Higher Education Week • University Open Days-plan sensibly • Tutorial session once a week • UCAS drop-in sessions every lunchtime form September to January • Thursday 23rd October another full day of UCAS support • Work Experience support for placements See Heidi Haigh or Leanne Pryor in remaining 3 weeks if not already done so

  15. The next stage…. • AS Results day-Thursday 14 August 2014 • UCAS predicted grades-impact upon course choices/tariff • Send application-5 choices/aspirational & realistic • Receive offers (UCAS Extra if needed) • Keep up to date with ‘track’ • Make a Firm & Insurance choice May 2015 • A2 Results day-Thursday 13 August 2015 • Clearing if needed

  16. Expectations of students • Attend all tutorials • Take advice from experienced tutors/subject staff-use support systems • Be proactive & organised • Draft a personal statement before end of term • Course search in detail/course content • Attend Open Days • Aim to send well before UCAS deadline

  17. How can parents help?

  18. How can you support the application process? • Use the Parents section of the UCAS website where you can sign up to the quarterly Parents’ Newsletter • Download Parents’ Guides on UCAS site and Which University • Offer to attend open days – you may have a different perspective & see different things! • Support your son/daughter’s management of their application-help them keep a UCAS filing system • Make sure they read everything they are sent carefully! • Apply for student finance by deadline May 31st 2015

  19. How can you support the application process? • Don’t book holidays at key times such as A2 results day • Prepare them for living away from home: • Cost of living/budgeting – paying bills • Independent living skills – cooking & washing • Be there: Comforting, proof reading, encouraging, testing, practising…………

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