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Getting into University Ian Douglas

Getting into University Ian Douglas. Know your self. Aim in life Possible career Skills development Learning style Learning environment Location. WHY GO TO UNIVERSITY?. The Experience Enjoy the study of a Subject Take up something New Broaden and Deepen. Improve Career chances

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Getting into University Ian Douglas

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  1. Getting into University Ian Douglas

  2. Know your self • Aim in life • Possible career • Skills development • Learning style • Learning environment • Location

  3. WHY GO TO UNIVERSITY? • The Experience • Enjoy the study of a Subject • Take up something New • Broaden and Deepen • Improve Career chances • Gain Independence • To have a good time • Get a good Degree

  4. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail • Subject • University • Money • Living away from home • Psychology

  5. Graduate employer selection criteria • Academic Ability • Determination • Self Confidence • Communication • Common Sense • Willingness to learn/flexibility • Analytical mind • Accepts responsibility • Teamwork • Personal organisation • Self Motivation • Ambition

  6. INFORMATION SOURCES www.UCAS.com UCAS points A levels AS level A*= 140 EPQ only A* = 70 A = 120 A = 60 B = 100 B = 50 C = 80 C = 40 D = 60 C = 30 E = 40 E = 20

  7. UCAS.COM

  8. Subject choice • Leads to chosen Career • Develops skills • Subjects you enjoy • Assessment methods • 3 years is a long time • It must be student’s choice • Entry requirements

  9. COURSE TYPE • Full-time - 3 years to degree • Sandwich - 4 years, including 1 year in employment • Extended - 1 extra ‘front-end’ year • Enhanced - 1 extra ‘integrated’ year • Foundation Degree(FD) - 2 years, frequently in FE College • Top-Up - FD to degree • Gap Year - Deferred Application, - Deferred Entry. BA B Eng BSc MA M Eng MSc Ph D

  10. LOCATION - visit • Campus - Essex, Exeter, Hertfordshire, Nottingham, Warwick • City - Sheffield, London, Leeds, Oxford & Cambridge • Rural - Lampeter, Harper Adams • Distance ? – Daily commute, Home at weekends, Away for term , cost & time implications • www.opendays.com • PLAN your VISIT

  11. Saturday 11 Oct 2014 Sunday 12 Oct 2014 9.30am – 3pm

  12. UCAS application • Early application • Perfect form • Effective personal statement • Choices following research • Realistic entry requirements • Plan a Contingency

  13. Personal statement Show Admissions Tutor you can: • Survive and thrive • Enthusiasm • Skills and experience • Subject understanding • Career ambition

  14. UCAS dates • 1 September 2014 applications open for 2015 • 15 October2014 for the universities of Oxford, Cambridge or any professional course in medicine, veterinary medicine/science and dentistry. • CHECK School deadline for applications • Student loan application opens approxMarch 2015 • 7 May 2015 Confirmed 1st choice and Insurance • Be at home on results day Thursday 21 August 2015 • Clearing ??? • Late September, Early October enrol on chosen course

  15. Money: Key Points • Tuition Fees Loan -Repayable -Available to everyone • Maintenance Loan -Repayable - Available to all but dependent onhousehold income • Maintenance Grant • Non-repayable • Dependent on household income • Scholarships • -Non-repayable • -Vary across institutions • -National Scholarship Programme Fees Living costs Academic costs Investigate Subject/Company/University SCHOLARSHIPS

  16. Maintenance Support-LoanLiving Costs • Full-time students can apply for a Maintenance Loan to help with living costs, which is repayable • The exact amount you can borrow will depend on several factors such as: -your household income -where you decide to live -when your start your course

  17. Student Finance 2014/15 Household Maintenance Fee Total Scholarships Income Grant Loan Total Max Loan Bursary etc

  18. Student Finance 2014/15 Household Maintenance Fee Total Scholarships Income Grant Loan Total Max Loan Bursary etc

  19. RepaymentLoans • Only when earning > £21,000 • Only pay 9% of income above £21,000 • Pay drops below this payments stop • Deducted via tax system • Loan written off after 30 years • No penalty for early repayment

  20. Starts April After Graduation

  21. Start planning your finances now

  22. What do you spend now ?

  23. Where does the money come from ?

  24. Income • Maintenance Loan • Maintenance Grant • Parental contributions • Gap Year earnings • Part-time work • Scholarships / Sponsorships • Savings from holiday work • Placement earnings

  25. Expenditure • Rent • Household bills • TV Licence • Phone • Food • Household items • Clothes • Socialising • Sports and clubs • Insurance • Car expenses • Travel • Books/Stationery • Toiletries

  26. What to do next? • RESEARCH YOUR OPTIONSwww.ucas.com • Keep checking the websites of institutions you are interested inwww.herts.ac.uk • BUILD UP YOUR SKILLS AND RECORD ACTIVITIES etc. • Work hard and get good grades at end of lower 6th

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