SeekingthebrightestfromtheUS…offeringthebestofBritish

Scott McQuarrie Dr Eleanor Parker

Tessa Birley

oWhystudyintheUK?

oHow?ApplicationsandAdmissions

oAnIntroductiontoEdinburgh

oAnIntroductiontoOxford

Introduction

o Approximately304,000USstudentsstudiedabroad(2014figures,IIE)

o TheUKisthetopdestinationwith27,650USstudentsindegreeprogrammes(2014/15,HESA)

o Oxford(1,845)andEdinburgh(2,180)arethetopdestinationsinEnglandandScotland(2014/15,HESA)

WhystudyintheUK?

o Aninternationaleducation• Studentsandstafffromaroundtheworld• Internationalisedcurriculum• World-widepartnerships• StudyAbroad• Travelopportunities• Alumniathomeandabroad• Globallyrecogniseddegrees• Safeandsecureacademicenvironment

WhystudyintheUK?

o Academicexcellence• Citations• PublicHigherEducation• Undergraduate,GraduateandResearchdegrees• Teaching,learning,assessment• Independence

o Doublemajors/Jointdegreeso Major&Minor/Combineddegrees

WhystudyintheUK?

o DegreestructureEngland Scotland USA (Liberal Arts)

Applyto “Major” Possible“Major” Core curriculum

Year1 Degree “Major” &2-4subjects Core curriculum

Year2 Degree “Major” &2-4subjectsDeclare“Major”

Declare Major

Year3 DissertationHonoursYearDegreeaward:BA

SpecialisationorStudyAbroad

Major

Year4/exitqualification

ResearchprojectDegreeawarded:MSc

Dissertation/ResearchprojectDegreeaward:MA/BSc

MajorDegreeaward:BA

WhystudyintheUK?

o Degreesintheprofessions• Medicine(5/6years)• Dentistry(5years)• VeterinaryMedicine(5/6years)• Architecture• Law• Engineering

o InternationalAccreditation

WhystudyintheUK?

o Graduatedegrees:TaughtMasters• 1yearfull-time• UKsystemsynchronises• MSc/LLM/MEd/MBA• 9monthstaughtplus3monthsresearch

o Graduatedegrees:MastersbyResearch• 1yearfull-time• MRes/MPhil• 90%research

WhystudyintheUK?

o TheStudentExperience• AcademicAdvisors• SupportServices

– InternationalOffice– Housing(Res.Life)– HealthService– CounsellingService– DisabilityService– CareersService

WhystudyintheUK?

o TheStudentExperience• Runbystudents,forstudents• Students’ Association• SportsClubs

• Widerangeofsports

• ClubsandSocieties• Hugerangeofactivities

WhystudyintheUK?

o Valueformoney• Pricecomparison• Highcompletionrates• Favourablecurrencyexchangerates

o Employment• Part-timeduringstudies(onoroffcampus)• Vacation

WhystudyintheUK?

o Applicationsandadmissionsaredifferent!• TheUKcycle:mid-highschool&finalexams• AllapplicationsthroughTheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService(UCAS)- 4or5choices

• Conditionaloffer-making• FirmandInsuranceacceptance• Publiclyfunded• Competitive• DataProtection

How?

USapplicant timeline

15OctoberDeadlineforUniversityofOxfordandMedicine,

DentistryandVeterinaryMedicine

February/MarchAccommodationapplicationopens

Mid-JuneonwardsVisaapplication

begins

1SeptemberUCASapplication

opens

31OctoberRecommendedUCASapplicationdatebetweenSeptemberandOctoberforUniversityofEdinburgh

April-MayFinancial

arrangements

30JuneUCAS

applicationdeadline

Scholarship searchwww.ucas.com

o Keydates• 15October2016:UCASApplicationdeadlineforallmedicine,

dentistry,veterinarymedicineandveterinarysciencecoursesandforallcoursesattheUniversityofOxford

• 15January/30June2017:UCASApplicationdeadlineforallcourses(excepttheabove)andartanddesigncourseswitha24Marchdeadline

• http://www.ucas.com/apply/key-dates• Approx.May2017:Financialarrangementsinplacefor

purposesofvisaapplication• Approx.June2017:Applyforvisa3monthsbeforeuniversity

startdate.ConditionalOffermet.• September/October2017:Arriveatuniversity

How?

o Important:• AcademicEntryRequirements

• PleaseenteryourtestscoreswhencompletingtheQualificationssectioninyourUCASapplication

• Personalstatement• Academicreference• Careerexplorationandvoluntarywork• FeesStatus

o Interestingbutnotimportant:• Sportingprowess• Relations• Donations

How?

Importantpointstolookoutfor:

“WhatisthehighestlevelofQualificationyouwillhavepriortostartingcourses?”A)HonoursDegreeLeveloraboveB)BelowHonorsLevelsDegreeQualificationsC)IhavenoQualifications

CanaparentorhighschoolcounsellorobtaininformationaboutasubmittedUCASapplication?Yes,theapplicantcanprovideaccessbyaddingyourdetailsintheNominatedNamefieldoftheirapplication.

How?

Importantpointstolookoutfor:

DoesmyschoolhaveaUCASbuzzword?IfyourschoolisnotaregisteredUCASCentre,yourstudentwillapplyindependentlyanddoesnotneedtoprovideabuzzword.

HowdoIsubmitanacademicreference?YourstudentaddsyourcontactdetailstotheirapplicationandUCASwillsendyouarequest. PleasewatchthefollowingUCASvideo whichprovidespracticaladvice.

How?

o Financeo TuitionFees&LivingCostso USLoanso USAtaxfundIRS:non5-29sectiono Scholarshipso Part-timeworko SummerPlacements

How?