GCSE results

A Level subjects

Personal statement

School ref/predicted grades

Additional tests?

Work experience?

A Level results

Additional results?

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ERP

LAC

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• Is it for me?

• Alternatives worth considering

• Academic or vocational?

• 50,000 courses, 300 providers

• (Y12 programme for life after AHS)

• Your KS4 grades are important!

• English/Maths GCSE grades

• (eg) grades for medicine???

• GCSE grades do correlate with A Level grades

3 or 4 A Levels (+FM?)

1 or 0 Extension Course

0 or 1 EPQ (Y12 or Y13)

Breadth & depth & quality

are more important than quantity

• Don’t go by the title

• Content, Style, Value

• ‘Hard’ & ‘Soft’ subjects

• Extension Studies Contrast or complement?

Look at overall workload

• Facilitating subjects

A* = 56 A = 48 B = 40 etc

AAB-AAA (or A*AC etc)

• Be proactive, do your own research

• Beware people offering advice…

• Don’t worry if you are not sure

• Ask lots of questions

• Make some decisions, then review

• Get your form in early!

External students

Online or paper form

Monday 7 January

AHS students

Online form

Friday 7 December