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Advice and Guidance on University Applications to UK
• The importance of choosing a course• Choosing a university • Costs• Home Status• Applied Learning• Art and Design• UCAS• Conservatoires• The UCAS Form• Offers• Students choosing UK in 2012• Offers for 2013 Entry
Presentation Rundown
• Academic interest/follow a clear career path• Course content and teaching method• Competition for places on popular courses• Entry profiles [available on UCAS website]• Course specific requirements• Additional admissions Tests• “Passion” –the personal statement• Commitment to CAS rather than a list, linked to choice
of course if possible.• Interviews (only for particular courses and universities)
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The importance of choosing a course
• Oxbridge: e.g. TSA, [Thinking Skills Assessment]• ELAT, [English Literature] EMLAT [European Modern
Languages] HAT, [History] LAT, [Languages] MAT [Maths and Computer Science], PAT [Physics],
• STEP or college’s own test• Biomedicine, Dentistry, Medicine, Vet Science: e.g. BMAT,
UKCAT [http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/our-services/medicine-and-healthcare/bmat/about-bmat/] [http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/]
• Law: e.g. LNAT [http://www.lnat.ac.uk/] Cambridge Law
• Education Degrees with QTS – PTS [skills test] [http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/careers/traininganddevelopment/professional]
Additional Admissions Tests
• Location – campus/city• Reputation• Ranking – league tables Times/ Guardian Teaching [Quality Assurance Agency] Research [Research Assessment Exercise] • Graduate satisfaction• Graduate destination• Links with industry• Accommodation • Age requirement• Visits and open dayshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/education/universityguidehttp://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/gug/ http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/
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Choosing a University
University of Sheffield 2014-2015
Arts, Law, Social Science £13390 per year
Archaeology, Architecture, Geography, Journalism, Maths
£15410 per year
Sciences, Engineering, Non-clinical Medicine & Dentistry
£17470per year
Clinical Years of Medicine [last 3 years] & Dentistry [last 4 years]
£31580 per year
King’s College London 2014-2015
All classroom-based programmes eg. Law, Business Management, Maths
£15,200
per year
All laboratory based programmes eg. Sciences, Geography, Music, Pre-clinical Medicine & Dentistry
£19,570
per year
Clinically-based Programmes £36050per year
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Costs – two examples of undergraduate tuition fees for
International Students
• Fee code should be 02 [International/Private Finance is 01]• Student needs to know their Local Authority
• Family should be ordinarily resident in the UK.• http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/ • Parents should be able to show ties to UK. • Having a home there or a renewable contract here may help to
prove this. A UK address is essential.• Email the universities well before applying to check this.• You will need to fill in an assessment form.• For British passport holders some universities may send you a
Home Status form even when you have not requested one.
Home Status
Y12 Information Application Evening
Type one universities • [Traditional: research universities-courses
with applied learning components]• Bath• Birmingham• Brunel• Dundee• Kent• Loughborough• Newcastle• Stirling• Strathclyde
Type two universities• [Applied Learning Focus]• Bournemouth• Brighton• Canterbury Christchurch• Leeds Metropolitan• Manchester Metropolitan• Northumbria• Nottingham Trent• Oxford Brookes• University of Wales Institute• University of West of
England
Applied Learning
• One Year Art FoundationDirect Application: Universities with Foundation Programmes: Loughborough
University, School of Art and Design; UWIC Cardiff; Oxford Brooks Dedicated Art Schools: Central St Martins; Chelsea College of Art
and Design; Kent Institute of Art and Design; Falmouth, Ravensbourne
• Three Year Undergraduate Degrees Through UCASMost universities prefer students to come through the foundation programmes unless the portfolio can show strong evidence of an ability to access the degree programme. Students entering at degree level would need to be certain of their specialism.http://www.britisharts.co.uk/artcolleges.html [also has league table]
Art and Design
• Course Search – entry profiles• http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/undergraduate[includes: eg. course content, entry requirements, fees, reasons for choosing the university.]
• The UCAS Tariff – [please refer to booklet on school website]• UCAS APPLY: Manages applications to undergraduate
degree programmes• 5 choices – one online application form• UCAS TRACK - Managing offers –– Firm/Insurance• UCAS Extra• Results day – Confirmation and Clearing
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UCAS http://www.ucas.com
• If you want to get into a music, dance or drama course at a conservatoire that's part of the Conservatoires UK Admissions Service (CUKAS), you'll need to apply through the CUKAS application system.
• We appreciate that researching, applying, auditioning and accepting can be quite a bit to do, so we've put together lots of advice to help you along your way – [UCAS website]
• http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/performing-arts
CUKAS
http://www.ucas.tv/• Students set up account in school. The “buzzword” will be given to them on their return
to school in August.• Online form – simple format with drop-down boxes• Check course code/campus code if applicable• Check correct title and board for IGCSEs/GCSEs• School must be informed of any curriculum studied outside of WIS [eg MYP, AP, A
Levels etc.]]• Personal Statement checked by tutor• Form checked by Careers Team• Payment by parent’s credit card –approximate cost £23 [for 2013 entry]• School reference and predicted grades entered by WIS.• Deadlines – Oxford/Cambridge/Medical • - other subjects
• MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE HELP BOXES IF UNCERTAIN
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The UCAS Form
How do Institutions Choose?• The institutions you have applied to will look at many factors when
choosing who to accept. These can include:• Qualifications• Personal statement – [passion for the subject is key!]• Reference• Interview [Including Skype and telephone]• Portfolio• Admissions tests• An admissions tutor may make one of three decisions:• Unconditional offer• Conditional offer• Unsuccessful• Or they may offer a place on an alternative course
• The UCAS Tariff – http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/explore-your-options/entry-requirements/tariff-tables
• Combining BTEC and IB Certificates• Higher Level subjects• Specific subject requirements eg English, Maths• Examinations taken outside school• English Proficiency Test for Visa Applications [IELTS] • Accepting a Firm and Insurance
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Offers
Examples of Destinations for WIS Students: 2013 Entry
University Subject
Cambridge Law
University of Edinburgh International Relations, History
LSE Law, Actuarial Science
UCL Architecture, Geology
Warwick PPE, Accounting and Finance
Oxford Brookes Engineering
Loughborough Sport Exercise Science
University of the Creative Arts Art and Design
Leeds Metropolitan Engineering
Kingston Business Management
Offers for 2014 EntryUniversity Subject
Cambridge English Literature, Economics
LSE Sociology
Imperial College Engineering, Mathematics
UCL Architecture, Psychology
KCL Management, History
Newcastle Mechanical Engineering
Edinburgh Architecture, Vet Science, Finance
Manchester Metropolitan Film, Education, Sport Science
Loughborough Product Design
Kent Psychology, English Literature
Heriot Watt Microbiology, Actuarial Science
Destinations of WIS Students 2013 EntryCountry %
UK 39.74
HK 17.31
US 11.54
Australia 8.33
Canada 7.05
Others 3.2
Gap Year 9.62
Employment and Military 1.92