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An Introduction to Higher Education
PLANNING AHEAD?DECISIONS?
Year 12
Employment
Training/Apprenticeships
College
Volunteering
Year 13 A2
Year 13
University UK & Abroad
Sponsored / Work Based Degree
College/Foundation Degree/Technical & Vocational Learning
Employment
Employment with training
Apprenticeship
Gap year/Volunteering
GOOD ADVICE GOOD DECISIONS
• Guidance sessions• Mentor• School Careers Advisor• Tutors/Heads of Year/ Head of Post 16• Personal interviews• Careers library• FROG (careers website links)• Visiting speakers• Parents
HIGHER EDUCATIONReasons to apply to university?
Increase qualification levelsEmployment prospectsFuture earningsPersonal developmentSocial life & Social facilitiesNew friendsNew interests/skillsLive away from homeDevelop independence
HIGHER EDUCATIONReasons NOT to apply to university?
Cost and potential debt Immediate entry to paid employment Separation from friends Remain close to family No job guarantees Won’t get the grades Not ready Need a break from studying
The UCAS System
• 5 choices• 4 choices for Vets, Medics, Dentists,
plus 1
School Deadlines
• Medics, Vets, Oxbridge
By or before Friday 4th October to meet 15th October UCAS deadline
• All other UCAS applicants by
Monday 4th November.
Early Application is beneficial to student and school.
Things To Remember
Each course at every institution will apply its own criteria for entry.
Specific course entry requirement will depend on the demand for the course, and may change from year to year.
Courses with the same title are not necessarily the same.
Application can be made for different types of courses (but care needs to be taken).
It is wise to consider one or two courses that are below predicted grade level.
RESEARCH
• Websites• Prospectus• Open days• Student shadowing• Taster courses• Work experience• Heads of Year/Tutors• Parents• Higher Education Conferences
Key Variables
• Course subject options, combinations and flexibility
• Assessment by examination, dissertation, project, practical work experience, on line……
• Leading to first degree qualification, professional qualification or requiring further qualification.
What Are Universities Looking For?
• Interest/commitment (“passion”)
• Qualifications– GCSE –actual– AS – actual (at the moment)– A2 –predictions
• Personal statement
• Reference
Increasing Chances
Extra-curricular and enrichment activities.Involvement in school and out-of-school life.Relevant work experience; work shadowing.Part-time employment.University visits, open-days, summer schools,
student shadowing.Awards, rewards, certificates, commendations.Evidence of key skills.Personal experiences, qualities and attributes.
Most Competitive Universities
• Cambridge• Oxford • Imperial College • London School of
Economics • Bristol
• Warwick• Durham • University College
London • St Andrews• Edinburgh
UNIVERSITY RANKING (www.completeuniversityguide.co.uk)
Rank Institution Average UCAS Tariff score of Students under 21
1 Cambridge 593
2 London School of Economics 526
3 Oxford 572
4 Imperial College London 553
5 Durham 501
6 St Andrews 515
7 Warwick 496
8 University College London 495
9 Lancaster 409
10 Bath 457
11 Bristol 477
12 York 450
13 Exeter 456
14 Loughborough 391
15 Southampton 439
Most popular universities applied to by KEVI students 2012/13
University No of applications
2013Northumbria 93Newcastle 59Leeds Met 38Manchester Met 36Edinburgh 27Durham 26Leeds 25York 24Teesside 23Edinburgh Napier 23Manchester 21Newcastle College 21Sheffield Hallam 20Sunderland 20Nottingham 17Liverpool 17York St John 16Sheffield 16Cumbria 15Glasgow 15
Aberdeen 15Nottingham Trent 13Bristol 12Cambridge 11Stirling 10Lincoln 10Loughborough 9Hull 8Leeds Trinity 8Liverpool John Moores 7Edge Hill 7Harper Adams 7Oxford 7Chester 7UCL 6St Andrews 6Aberystwyth 6King’s College London 5Dundee 5Bath 5
Last Year’s UCAS Final destinations (2012 Cycle)
University number of students• Northumbria 36• Newcastle 13• York 7• Leeds 7• Newcastle College 5• Oxford 5• Sheffield 5• Lancaster 5• Leeds Met 4• Manchester Met 4• Teesside 4• York St John 4• Durham 4• Loughborough 3• Nottingham 3• Birmingham 3• Bath 3• Sunderland 3• Sheffield Hallam 2• Cambridge 2• UCL 2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Edinburgh Napier 5• Edinburgh 4• Stirling 3• Aberdeen 2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Various Others 37
Most Popular University Courses Chosen by King Edward’s Students 2012
• Business/Economics 20• Psychology/Criminology 14• Sciences 11• Nursing & Midwifery 10• Education 9• Journalism & Media 7• Medicine 8 • Engineering 5• English 5• Graphic Design 5• History 5• Sports 4
Most Competitive Subjects
• Vet Science• Medicine• Dentistry• Physiotherapy• Midwifery• Psychology• Law• English Literature• History• Aeronautical Engineering• Architecture
Examples of Psychology Courses
AnimalAppliedApplied SocialBehavioural ScienceBusinessClinicalCognitiveCognitive ScienceCommunicationsComputingCounselling
DevelopmentalEducationEuropean SocialExperimentalForensicHealthHumanOccupationalSocialSport
Example: Human Psychology (Aston University)
• Human Psychology ( 3 year full time)• Human Psychology (4 year sandwich)• Psychology and Public Policy and Management • Psychology and ……
» Biology» Business» Chemistry » Computer Science» French » German» Sociology
UCAS Dates
• Registration onto the apply system – July – Sept 2013• Applications –Sept 3rd– Jan 15th • Oxbridge Vets & Medics – must be in by October 15th
• School submission dates have to be earlier.
• UKCAT, BMAT & LNAT examinations October / November.
• University specific tests usually October/November
Grade/Point offers
• Institutions can offer places by required grades (B-B-C)
Or
• by required points (260 points)
OFFERS
A2 LEVELGrade ‘A*’=140 points
Grade ‘A’ = 120 points
Grade ‘B’ = 100 points
Grade ‘C’ = 80 points
Grade ‘D’ = 60 points
Grade ‘E’ = 40 points
AS LEVELGrade ‘A’ = 60 points
Grade ‘B’ = 50 points
Grade ‘C’ = 40 points
Grade ‘D’ = 30 points
Grade ‘E’ = 20 points
No double counting Points or Grades offer.
UCAS Offers
• A maximum of 2 offers may be held after final decision has been received.
• There are 3 replies that can be made.
1. F = Firm Acceptance
2. I = Insurance Acceptance
3. D = Decline• If an unconditional offer is firmly accepted no
other offers may be held.
Aspiration v Realism
• It is essential to apply for courses that are in line with predicted grades
• Predicted grades cannot be negotiable• Make one or two choices below predicted grades• Always remember “insurance” choice
No Offers
• UCAS EXTRA
• Clearing
Don’t get GradesDon’t get Grades
ClearingClearing
Tuition Fees for 2013/14
• Any university or college will be able to charge fees of up to £9,000.
• Universities are able to charge higher contributions up to a limit of £9,000, subject to meeting conditions on widening participation and fair access through student bursaries. It is up to universities and colleges to decide what they charge and whether or not there will be different fees for different courses.
• Realistically all universities are charging between £6,000 and £9,000 with many at the upper end.
• Universities in Scotland and Wales have similar fee charges to those in England.
Tuition fees
• Access to university will be free at the point of entry, with repayments of loans for fees only occurring following graduation and entrance into employment.
• The threshold at which graduates will have to start paying their loans will be £21,000 at pre-tax annual earnings. Graduates will then pay back 9% of their income each month above that level. Any outstanding debt will be wiped out after 30 years.
• It is still currently possible to pay university fees up front in order to avoid accruing any debt.
Student Loan repaymentsource:www.gov.uk/student –finance/repayments
University Bursaries
These differ from university to university. They enable universities to target appropriate financial help. Sometimes they are used as encouragement to apply to a particular university.
It is the students responsibility to find out about and apply for a bursary.
Bursaries can offer between £300 - £3000.
Will I get a grant?
•Students from families with incomes of up to £25,000 will be entitled to a full grant of up to £3,354 and those from families with incomes up to £42,611 will be entitled to a partial grant (sliding scale).
•The maximum Maintenance loan for 2013/14 is £5,500 (living away from home, outside London). Living at home is up to £4,375 dependent on household income.
Living Costs: estimated and variable
Up to £7000 per year for a student living away from home. To cover such things as:
• Rent or hall fees• Household and general bills• Food and drink• Travel • Entertainment• Books, stationery and other course needs• Clothes• Contingency fund (Parents!)
Graduate Employment
For most subjects the chances of getting a job are about the same
A significant proportion of graduate job vacancies do not specify any subject at all
Quality of degree is important: students with first class honours are very rarely unemployed whatever subject they study
What do graduates earn?
• Starting salaries can be in the region of between £20,000 - £40,000 dependent on the job
• But remember not all graduates get graduate jobs as soon as they finish their degree
Alternatives to UCAS applications
• Apprenticeships leading to HE
qualifications
• Apprenticeships
• Study abroad
• Getting work
• Ernst & Young, Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Proctor &
Gamble are all big employers within accounting and
taxation offering various ways to help people get into the
financial professions.
• Balfour Beattie employ school/college leavers in
construction and engineering related jobs with the chance to
study a degree part time while working for the company.
Studying in Europe
• Fees can be cheaper• Particularly in the Netherlands there are English
speaking courses
YOU NEED TO BE THOROUGH IN YOUR RESEARCH• What are the entry requirements?• How long will the course be?• Is there a foundation year?• Is there a requirement to undertake work experience?• Will there be student accommodation?• What will the living and travelling costs be?
So far
• Assembly guidance programme
• Group and one to one advice sessions
• HE Convention
• University visits: Lancaster, York, Newcastle, Northumbria
• School university visits: Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland, Edinburgh Napier, Cambridge,Oxford.
• Student shadowing
• Open Day visits
Extended Registration Programme
• UCAS Course search / Russell Group Universities/ Foundation Degrees
• Apprenticeships & Study Abroad
• Online resources available through Northumberland Library Service / UCAS preparation/Open days
• UCAS course search in further detail and initial HE intentions
COMING UP……..
KPMG presentationNewcastle College presentationLeeds University talkCareers HE Guidance UCAS Registration – July – SeptVisits from other universities to be confirmedSummer SchoolsPersonal InterviewsOpen DaysTaster CoursesPure PotentialSee adverts in the SFC
Some useful websites• www.studentworld.co.uk and www.hero.ac.uk which shows location of all UK
Higher education institutions.• www.universitiesuk.ac.uk for university research quality ratings.• www.aimhigher.ac.uk provides a complete guide to higher education in
England • www.studyinscotland.org for Scottish University information • www.wales.ac.uk for the University of Wales• www.thetimesonline.co.uk and www.education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide
for examples of league tables• www.uni4me.com which gives a view of what it’s like to be a student• www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk will give ranking and bursary
information.• www.whatuni.com• www.notgoingtouni.co.uk Distance Learning: For Gap years, foundation degree
programs, apprenticeship vacancies, gap year jobs, distance learning courses & distance learning
• www.prospects.ac.uk Official Graduate Careers Website