ucas applications - introduction to students 2014
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UCAS – the application process for Year 12 students
JUNE 2014
2012 653,637 applicants 464,910 applicants placed
You must start researching institutions now inorder to be prepared for the UCAS 2015 launchin the first week of September.
Write your personal statement beforethe summer break.
http://www.ucas.com/
UCAS TV has lots of useful info and vide tutorials.
15 October – Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, Oxbridge
25 October – all other applications to be sent to UCAS after Christmas
Step 1: Choosing coursesStep 2: ApplyingStep 3: OffersStep 4: ResultsStep 5: Next stepsStep 6: Starting university or college
http://www.ucas.tv/ucas/video/kgzpQ
What sort of job will this lead to?
Be open-minded
Research your options
Open days
University student forums
Given either as grades eg: ABB
or as UCAS points eg: 220
Tariff points chart is on UCAS website
http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/explore-your-options/entry-requirements/tariff-tables
Gives you an opportunity to meet admissions tutors and current students
Can ask course related and institution related questions
Can see the town/city and local area May be able to see accommodation In a better position to compare
courses/institutions Dates on posters in school and
university websites
Step 2 - Applying•Start in good time (ie now!)
•Use a sensible email address
•Apply through school Buzzword is: Abbey15
•Be extremely accurate
•Can choose up to five universities/courses
•Be 100% sure of your choices
•UCAS payment – currently £23
Completed electronically on the UCAS website
Students given a personal reference number and login password – make a note of these
Do not have to complete form in one go – can save and come back to it
6 sections: personal details, additional information, choices, education, employment, personal statement
A timed unseen paper or online test
Taken in the academic year before
admission to an HEI
Often taken in a ‘high street’ test
centre
BMAT BioMedical Admissions Test UKCAT UK Clinical Aptitude Test ELAT English Literature Admissions Test GAMSAT Graduate Medical School
Admissions Test HAT History Aptitude Test HPAT Health Professions Admissions Test LNAT The National Admissions Test for
Law MML Modern and Medieval Languages
Test STEP Sixth Term Examination Papers TSA Thinking Skills Assessment – Oxford,
Cambridge, UCL
Medicine, veterinary, dentistry, Oxford and Cambridge
UCAS - 15 October, school – by 28 September we need to know who you are!
All other courses UCAS - 15 January, school - 25 October
Purpose: to make your application stand out from the crowd
Your statement should be personal to you, do NOT copy from example statements online – universities have sophisticated similarity detection equipment – you WILL get caught out!
What they want to know:
Suitability for the course? Keen, willing to work hard? Work under pressure? What will you bring socially? Are you passionate about your
subject?
Structure:
Introduction to the subject Experience that relates to the subject Work experience and school
experience Interests outside of school,
responsibilities Your goals Closing comment
Complete all sections Make your payment - £23 Click on send – goes to school not UCAS Tutor and Head of Sixth form checks
form Tutor adds reference School sends form to UCAS UCAS distributes the applications to
the 5 universities chosen
I have booked IT1 and IT2 for tutorial tomorrow (Weds 25 June).
By the end of this session, you will have registered and gained your user name and password.
From this point on you can work on your application at your own pace.
http://headof6thform.blogspot.co.uk/p/applying-to-university.html
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