the programme for tonight key note speech ‘why go to university’ jade wheeler university of...
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The Programme for Tonight Key note speech ‘Why go to
university’ Jade Wheeler University of Surrey
The Apply process -Mr Sexton Break – informal questions with
refreshments Your Choice!
Your Choice!
Personal Statements – in Hall with Miss Wheeler
Student Finance- Mr Sexton MA4 in Evans building
Choosing a subject HU1- Mr Harris MA2 in Evans building
Competitive courses Miss Dunlop University of East Anglia MA5 in Evans Building
So you want to be a Doctor? MA1 Evans Building
Parents/students may wish to split up to attend separate talks.
Year 12 Termly monitoring –minimum expected
grades Students investigate choices and
prepare database of possible choices Prepare for HE Conventions- 25/26
March http://www.ucas.com/prep Higher Education Convention-April 2015 Aspire group Taster days advertised and pushed 2 Futures days after AS exams upon
return from exam leave
The Application Process(use parents guide and Apply book )
Choose courses – Mr Harris can tell you more
Complete form online and write personal statement ucas videos
Learn more about the Personal Statement from Miss Wheeler
School checks, adds reference, sends to UCAS
UCAS sends to universities Universities make offer or rejects. Student accepts one firm and 1
insurance
The Application Form1. Qualifications- includes
unit grades of completed AS exams, increasing use of personal statement
2. Courses/Institutions up to 5 institutions. NB screened applications.
3. Personal Statement4. School Reference
Role of Parents Read and digest Parents Guide- Look at UCAS videos make sure student
does too Monitoring,support and encouragement-
is performance in termly reports at or above target grades?
Help in choosing courses, visiting universities
Is course highly rated?(unistats), do graduates get jobs easily?, is the course challenging enough? (Target grades) Use of Times/Guardian Good University Guides
NAGGING about deadlines checking personal statements
Apply 2015 booklet
A really good booklet that has so much information on all the options following the Sixth Form
Make sure you take a letter and to ensure we can cover our costs we will accept up to the deadline on letter only
If you have a ParentPay account at WGSB use that alternatively simply pay by cash/cheque made payable to WG6
ONLY £3.75
Competitive courses
English, Law, Physiotherapy, Medicine, Oxbridge, Journalism, Architecture
Selecting Universities ( Russell Group, 1994 group)
Increasingly not keen on retakes.
Keen to see success in AS grades-particularly if GCSEs could have been better
Increasing use of personal statement Increasing use of extra tests Miss Dunlop can tell you more
A Gap Year Break after 3 years of exams. Hastens
maturity! Looked at favourably by universities,
employers… but….. Certain courses not so keen, will need
reassurance Gap Year a great idea – widens horizons
but should be planned We will revisit this in Futures Days later
on in the Year
Alternatives to HE A level leavers jobs- price
waterhouse Deloittes ,KPMG etc… Higher Apprenticeships/ Degree
Apprenticeships High A level grades required!! Jobs where part time degree
included A big feature of recent Career
Convention also featured at HE Convention/ Futures days
Alternatives to UK universities
Studying abroad is now more competitive
Learn more by going to student finance talk with me
Key dates Upload draft statement by mid July Complete application form by
September 1 We will complete UCAS forms on first day back in September
Submit Application by 1 October- 23 September Oxbridge/Medicine
Oxbridge/medicine /dentistry OCT 15
August 2016 A level results day
To access Evans Building, turn left and go up the stairs at the far side of Dining Hall and proceed across Playground. Go to the First Floor, the Maths Department.
Maths Corridor First Floor Evan Building
MA2 ChoosingA Subject
MA1 So youwant to bea doctor?
MA4Student Finance
MA5 CompetitiveCourses/ Top Universities