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What are your options?

What are your options?. What is uni ?. Why go?. What’s life like at uni ?. What do our students think? . Freedom 25%. Social Life 22%. Living away from home 18%. Independence 13 %. New Friends 8%.

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What are your options?

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  1. What are your options? What is uni? Why go? What’s life like at uni?

  2. What do our students think? Freedom 25% Social Life 22% Living away from home 18% Independence13% New Friends 8% Studying 8% Using my brain 6%

  3. OPTION 2 OPTION 3 OPTION 1 • Get A Levels • Leave college & enter employment/ training • Some potential for specialist training • Get a degree • Leave uni into graduate jobs • Professional training provided in specialist field • Get GCSEs • Leave school & enteremployment / training • Usually stay in same field for life Average earnings? £10,000 - £13,000 Average earnings? £14,000 - £17,000 Average earnings? £18,000 - £25,000

  4. Facts about university

  5. How many courses are there to choose from? There are over 50,000 courses to choose from! 500 1,000 20,000 50,000

  6. Study methods at uni are mostly made up of… All of them! It depends on the course you choose to do. Lectures & exams Seminars & Projects Field Trips & Dissertations Reading books & Research

  7. University You need to pay for your degree upfront. • A loan to cover tuition fees and living costs. • Scholarships and Bursaries available. TRUE FALSE

  8. What is a graduate’s average starting salary? The average graduate starting salary is between £18,000 and £25,000! £10k – £13k £13k - £18k £18k-£25k

  9. Which company pays its graduates the most? Aldi- Graduates start on £39,000 and receive a company car TESCO ALDI TOP SHOP M&S

  10. Why Go? • Professional: • Wide range of choice • Access to the ‘Professions’ • Progress further & faster • Financial: • An investment • in your future • Social: • Meet lots of new people • Get some independence • Join a club / society

  11. University UCAS UCAS Work Experience Travel UCAS UCAS Voluntary work Further Education (A levels) Enter as Mature Student NVQ level 3 / HND / Foundation Degree With / Without training OR Self Employment NVQ level 2 OR Apprenticeship Gap Year Academic Route Vocational Route Vocational Route EmploymentRoute

  12. University UCAS UCAS Work Experience Travel UCAS UCAS Voluntary work Further Education (A levels) Enter as Mature Student NVQ level 3 / HND / Foundation Degree With / Without training OR Self Employment NVQ level 2 OR Apprenticeship Gap Year Academic Route Vocational Route Vocational Route EmploymentRoute

  13. University UCAS UCAS Work Experience Travel UCAS UCAS Voluntary work Further Education (A levels) Enter as Mature Student NVQ level 3 / HND / Foundation Degree With / Without training OR Self Employment NVQ level 2 OR Apprenticeship Gap Year Academic Route Vocational Route EmploymentRoute

  14. University UCAS UCAS Work Experience Travel UCAS UCAS UCAS Voluntary work Further Education (A levels) Enter as Mature Student NVQ level 3 / HND / Foundation Degree With / Without training OR Self Employment NVQ level 2 OR Apprenticeship Gap Year Academic Route Vocational Route Vocational Route EmploymentRoute

  15. University UCAS UCAS Work Experience Travel UCAS UCAS UCAS Voluntary work Further Education (A levels) Enter as Mature Student NVQ level 3 / HND / Foundation Degree With / Without training OR Self Employment NVQ level 2 OR Apprenticeship Gap Year Academic Route Vocational Route Vocational Route EmploymentRoute

  16. What type of things can I do with a degree?

  17. Degree in Business Studies Chartered Accountant Advertising and Marketing Investment Banker Teaching Retail Hospitality and catering Market Research

  18. Degree in Art Artists Web designers Fashion Teaching Interior Decoration Designers Photographers Textiles Graphic Designers

  19. Degree in English Advertising and Marketing Publishing Fundraising and campaigns Teaching – primary / secondary / tefl Newspaper Journalist Writer Librarian Media

  20. Degree in Sports Science Fitness Centre Manager Team Manager Journalism Sports Coach Professional athlete Sports Development

  21. Degree in History Museum curator Journalism and media publishing Teacher Legal profession Charity & voluntary work Police Politics

  22. Social Life • Meet new people • Gain independence • Experience life in a new town / city / country • Larger and more varied social life

  23. Sports Aikido American Football (Men) Athletics & Cross Country* Badminton* Basketball Men* Basketball Women* Canoe* Caving Cheerleading (Women) Cricket Men* Cricket Women* Dancesport Fencing* Football Men* Football Women* Golf* Hockey Men* Hockey Women* Jiu-Jitsu Karate - Do Shotokai Karate - Wado Kai* Kickboxing Kite Surf Korfball* Kung Fu Lacrosse* Motorsports Mountain Bike* Mountaineering* Netball (Women)* Pool Rambling Riding Club* Rifle* Rowing* Rugby Men* Rugby Women* Sailing* Ski & Snowboarding* Snooker* Squash* Sub-Aqua Surf* Swimming & Water Polo* Table Tennis* Taekwon-do Tennis* Trampoline* Ultimate Frisbee* Vollyball* Windsurf* Yoga

  24. Broadway Dance Society • Carchaso Society • Cardiff Asian Society • Cardiff Business Society • Cardiff Castle Garrison • Cardiff Marrow • Cardiff Nursing Social Society • Cardiff RAT Pack • Cardiff University Stop AIDS Society • Cardiff Welsh History Society • Cathsoc • Chaos • Cheese Society • Chess Society • Chinese Student Society • Christian Union • Civil Engineering Society • Computer Gaming Society • Conservative Future • Cardiff University Debating Society (CUDS) • CultCrit Society • Custard Wrestling Society • Cymru X • Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Society • Earthsoc • Economics Society • Egyptian Society • Electrical & Electronic Engineering society • Engineers without Borders • English Language & Communication Society • English Society • Enterprise • Erasmus • Fancypants Society • Film Society • Flashmob Society • French Society • Funky Arse Dancers • German Society • Grimsoc • Harry Potter Society • Act One • Action Aid Society • African Caribbean • AhlulBayt • AIESEC • American Society • American Society • Amnesty International • Ancient History Society • Anime Society • Archaeology • SAWSA (Architecture) • Art Society • Athiest & Agnostic • BACCUP • Baha’I Society • Baltic Students Society • Bellringing Society • Big Band Society • Biomolecular Society • Biosciences Society • Brass Band • Breakdance

  25. History Society • Hong Kong Society • Islamic Society • Japanese Society • Jazz Society • Jewish Society • Kenyan Orphan Project • Korean Society • Krishna Consciousness • Kuwaiti Students Society • Labour Students • Law Society • LGBT • Lib Dems • Libyan Society • LINKS Society • Live Music Society • The Malaysian Students' Society • of Cardiff University (MSSCF) • Medecins Sans Frontieres • MMM Engineering • Music Society • Neuroscience Society • Nightline • Oddsoc • Omani Society • One Mission • Pagan Society • Pakistani Society • People & Planet • Philosophy Society • Photographic Society • Physiology • Poker Society • Polish Society • Politics • Cardiff Postgraduate Society • Psychology • RAG • Roleplaying & Wargaming Society (RAWSOC) • Real Ale & Cider Society • WURNU (Royal Navy) • Russian Society • Saudi Society • Sci-Fi Society • Slash Dance • Socialist Students • SOCSI • Spanish & Italian Society • Speleological Society • Student Scout & Guide Society (SSAGS) • STAR • SVC • Thai Society • Traffic • The Rock Foundation • Two Enterprise • Wildsoc • Windband • Wine Appreciation Society • Welsh Pharmaceutical Students Assoc. (WPSA) • Y GymdeithasCymraeg (Y Gym-Gym) • YUVA

  26. Travel Learning Style Social life New Experience

  27. Things to consider • Reasons for going • Finances • Interests • Study preferences • Living Preferences • Location

  28. @heroadshow facebook.com/heroadshow www.highereducationroadshow.co.uk

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