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Rough guide to going to University Brian Ferry University of Hertfordshire

Rough guide to going to University Brian Ferry University of Hertfordshire. Why go to university?. …and how to choose. The main reasons . Gain a higher level qualification They will get to study a subject they enjoy They will have an experience that they will never forget

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Rough guide to going to University Brian Ferry University of Hertfordshire

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  1. Rough guide to going to University Brian Ferry University of Hertfordshire

  2. Why go to university? …and how to choose

  3. The main reasons • Gain a higher level qualification • They will get to study a subject they enjoy • They will have an experience that they will never forget • Develop independence • Employment prospects

  4. Choosing a course • Which subjects interest them? • What are their talents? • Do they have a career in mind after university or college? • Which academic skills would they like to develop? • Vocational or academic?

  5. Choosing a university • Their predicted grades • Geographic considerations • Subject facilities • City or Campus

  6. Choosing a university • Social life • League Tables • Opportunities • Additional costs

  7. Getting help to choose • Look on ucas.com for courses

  8. Choices - UCAS

  9. Choices - UCAS

  10. Getting more help • Investigate career options prospects.ac.uk • Careers / personal advisers / teachers / parents • University Websites and attend open days opendays.com • 5 options to put onto the UCAS form

  11. Choices - Prospects • Subject facilities

  12. UCAS Application Process • UCAS: University & College Admissions Service • One online form to apply for their five courses • Act as a bridge between you and universities

  13. What goes on a UCAS form? • Personal details • Their GCSE grades • AS grades and predicted A Level grades (or equivalent course) • Reference from a teacher • Personal statement written by them • Most universities will use only this application to decide if they should make the student an offer – MAKE IT STAND OUT

  14. How are Personal Statements used? To confirm appropriateness of chosen course To confirm commitment and organisation As a point for discussion at interview To find out about their subject focus Investigate reading and other wider exploration Work experience To explore other activities/positions of responsibility

  15. Deadlines 2012/2013 Be aware of the deadlines – For this year: • 15 October - application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for all professional medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and veterinary science courses, and for all courses at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. • 15 January - application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for all courses except those listed above with a 15 October deadline, and art and design courses with a 24 March deadline. • 24 March - application deadline for the receipt at UCAS of applications for art and design courses except those listed with a 15 January deadline.

  16. What happens next? • Tracking number from UCAS • Universities must let them know their decisions by the end of March • Invitation to interview • Conditional offer • A place is offered if the applicant meets certain conditions, usually based on exam results • Unconditional offer • Unsuccessful application • Select Firm and Insurance choices

  17. What to do next - Advice • If they have not started researching – START NOW www.ucas.com • Keep checking the websites of institutions they are interested in e.g. OPEN DAYS • Start to ask advice from teachers/parents/Year 13s • Work to get the best grades that they can achieve in Year 12

  18. Student Finance

  19. Student Expenditure • Cost of tuition fees -Money paid directly to the university from Student Finance England loan company to cover the cost of your studies • Living costs -This can include rent, study materials, household bills, food, socialising, insurance, TV Licence, travel, leisure, household items, clothes, telephone

  20. Money: Key Points • Tuition Fees Loan -Repayable -Available to everyone -NO UP-FRONT FEES • Maintenance Loan - Living costs -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

  21. Tuition Fee Loan • No up-front fees for Home and EU full-time undergraduate courses • Students can receive a repayable loan to cover the cost of tuition • Paid directly from Student Finance England to the institution • Tuition fees vary across institutions and possibly within each institution e.g UH fees vary from £8000 to £9000 • Universities and colleges charging more than £6,000 per year will participate in the National Scholarship Programme

  22. BBC news 11 March 2013

  23. Living Costs Support – Loan • Full-time students can apply for a Living Costs Loan which is repayable • The exact amount they can borrow will depend on several factors such as: -your household income -where you decide to live -what help you get through the Living Costs Grant

  24. Living Costs Loan Figures

  25. Repayment of loans • Taken automatically from salary • Only when earning > £21,000 • Only pay 9% of income above £21,000 • Pay drops below this then payments stop • Deducted via tax system • Loan written off after 30 years • No penalty for early repayment

  26. Repayments proposalSubject to approval

  27. Living Costs Support – Grant • The Living Costs Grant is non-repayable. UK students only • Students will receive the maximum Living Costs Grant of £3,250 if your household income is £25,000 or under • If the household income is between £25,001-£42,600 they will get a partial sum of this grant • For every £1 of grant to which they are entitled, their living costs loan entitlement is reduced by £0.50

  28. In addition • Special Support Grant - If you qualify for Income Support or Housing Benefit you may get the Special Support Grant instead of the Living Costs Grant • A range of scholarships • National Scholarship programme • Scholarships from individual universities

  29. National Scholarship Programme The University of Hertfordshire will award scholarships worth around £1,500,000 to eligible UK students on programmes charging fees above £6,000 and who fall into one or more of the following groups: • Live an area with low level of progression to University and with a household income of £25,000 or less • In receipt of incapacity benefit • Identified as a Looked After Child (using the statutory definition) Check your eligibility on our website

  30. For further information http://yourfuture.direct.gov.uk/

  31. For further information http://direct.gov.uk/studentfinance

  32. Start planning finances now

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

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

  35. Thank you for your attention Any questions? www.herts.ac.uk

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