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Welcome to Grey Court Higher Education Evening

Join us for Grey Court Higher Education Evening where experts will discuss applying to university, student finance, alumni experiences, supporting your child, and more. Don't miss out on valuable information for your next steps.

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Welcome to Grey Court Higher Education Evening

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  1. Welcome to Grey CourtHigher Education Evening Mark Alger – Kingston University – applying to university and student finance Rrita Pula and Nina Hempstead – Grey Court Alumni – Student experience of university Jane Higham – Head of Year 12– Unifrog and how to support your child with their next steps Bernie Corrighan – Careers Adviser – Work Experience update

  2. Gap Year Employment/ Apprenticeship Higher Education

  3. Higher Education? Why? • Enjoyment of studying and of your subject • Different from school • Transferable skills • Wider choice of professions and careers • Possibility of higher salaries • Social life and entertainment • Independence

  4. Highest and Lowest Graduate Earners by Degree

  5. 50,000

  6. Same name, different course • Choice of modules • Admission test • Entrance requirements • Interview • Number of applicants per place

  7. Look it up before you choose it!

  8. www.ucas.co.uk

  9. The application process

  10. What should students be doing now?

  11. Specific details Link to skills Relevance to University Shows ambition and unique rational

  12. What could parents be doing now?

  13. Find out requirements • Work experience Teaching • Entrance tests UKCAT LNAT STEP • Art portfolio • Entry requirements – grades or tariff points

  14. UCAS tariff

  15. 21st Sept Grey Court deadline for UCAS application for Oxbridge, medicine, veterinary science, dentistry 19th Oct Advised school deadline for completing UCAS application – we need time to check application and add references

  16. What happens next? • See offers on UCAS Track • Interview and/or visit day • Conditional offer based on exam grades or UCAS tariff points • Unsuccessful – not the end of the world, but shows value of careful research and choices • UCAS Extra if no offers received

  17. When is a final decision made? • Decision betweenoffersis made after replies received from all unis (between November and March) • Deadline varies, likely to be early May • Need to make a firm choice and an insurancechoice

  18. If at first you don’t succeed … • UCAS Extra Extra choice (one at a time) for students who have received no offers by March • Clearing If students don’t achieve the grades required by their firm or insurance choices - contact universities to see if they still have places

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