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The University Application: A Parent’s Perspective

The University Application: A Parent’s Perspective. Angela Milln Academic Registrar. Entry to Higher Education. Your knowledge – and its limitations! HE Admissions – A changing picture HE Admissions in a competitive environment Higher Education – is it for everyone? Choices

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The University Application: A Parent’s Perspective

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  1. The University Application:A Parent’s Perspective Angela Milln Academic Registrar

  2. Entry to Higher Education • Your knowledge – and its limitations! • HE Admissions – A changing picture • HE Admissions in a competitive environment • Higher Education – is it for everyone? • Choices • Entry requirements • Applications • What do Admissions tutors look for? • Next Steps

  3. Your knowledge – and its limitations! • Your own experience • How recent? Have things changed? • The media • How accurate? Was it biased? • Your sons/daughters • How comprehensive? • ‘Official’ information sources • How official?

  4. HE Admissions– a Changing picture • UCCA and PCAS UCAS • Choices: 5 + 4 8 6 5 • Order of preference – now alphabetical • Invisibility of choice • EXTRA and adjustment

  5. HE Admissions – A changing picture • 2006 – New student finance regime • 2006 – Review of Higher Education Admissions • 2010 and beyond • Browne review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance • Public sector finances – implications for HE? • Post qualification admission?

  6. HE admissions in a competitive environment • LSE (13.8) • Bristol (11.7) • UCL (9.4) • Warwick (8.9) • Edinburgh (8.6) • Kings College (8.5) • St Andrews (8.0) • Southampton (7.7) • Leeds (7.3) • Exeter (6.8) • Durham (6.5) • Nottingham (6.4) • Imperial College (5.9) • Oxford (4.9) • Cambridge (4.6) • Applicants tend to choose a narrow range of courses & institutions. • A spread of application choices is therefore vital. • It is not enough to assert that you are outstanding! • Motivation is a MUST.

  7. Higher Education – Is it for everyone? • Intellectual challenge • Subject knowledge/skills • Independence • Life skills • Time management….money management…cooking for yourself! • Social opportunities • Lifelong friendships • Employability

  8. Higher Education Financial benefits ‘There are significant economic benefits (as well as substantial non-financial benefits) to obtaining a degree and these amount to an additional £160,000 over a working life compared with an individual with 2 or more ‘A’ Levels’ ‘Individuals in possession of Higher Education qualifications are more likely to be employed compared to those with the next highest level of qualification’ Universities UK Research Report: The Economic Benefits of a Degree, February 2007

  9. Choices • 315 Universities/colleges • 50,000+ courses • Undergraduate Degree • Foundation Degree • HND / HNC • Diploma / Certificate of Higher Education

  10. Choices.. Which university? • What kind of institution? • Oxbridge • Pre-92 • Post-92 • Others? • What part of the country? • City centre, suburban or rural? • Campus or non-campus?

  11. Choices…Which course? Have they considered… Medicine Engineering Politics Italian Golf Course Management Brewing and Distilling technology • A subject they enjoy? • A subject they are good at? • A new subject? • Single, combined, modular? • Vocational? Non-vocational?

  12. A word about entry requirements • Check for • Required subjects • GCSE grades • Published offer grades AND actual entry grades of successful applicants • Other selection criteria e.g • Work experience • Particular skills and qualities • Additional tests LNAT, UKCAT, etc

  13. Applications – the basics • 1 September - 15 January in the school year before entry • Exceptions • Oxbridge & Medicine/Dentistry - 15 October • Art and Design – two possible closing dates • International applicants - 30 June • Deferred Entry

  14. Applications – the basics • A Single electronic application • A maximum of 5 choices (4 for Medicine/Dentistry) • Any combination of courses/institutions • Coordinated through school • UCAS

  15. Applications – Completing the form • Four main sections • Personal details and institution choices • Qualifications • Personal Statement • School Reference

  16. Applications – possible outcomes • Interviews and Open Days • Offers: Conditional/Unconditional • Rejections • Acceptances:Firm/Insurance • Other Options • EXTRA • Adjustment? • Clearing

  17. What do admissions tutors look for? • Academic achievements (including predicted grades) • EVIDENCE of: • Interest in/motivation for your subject • ‘Fit’ with published selection criteria • Independent thinking • Demonstrated through: • What you say about your choice of course • Relevant experience • Interests and positions of responsibility

  18. Next Steps • Research • School staff • Publications/internet • Visit • Personal statement • Financial planning! www.bristol.ac.uk/studentfunding/fundingcalculator

  19. The University Application:A Parent’s Perspective Angela Milln Academic Registrar

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