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The University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen

• Founded in 1495

• 14,500 students

• 120 nationalities

• Scottish University of the Year 2019 (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide)

• 22nd in the UK and 3rd in Scotland (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019)

• Top 10 student satisfaction

The University of Aberdeen

Almost 370 degree programmes across 12 Schools

• Business School

• Divinity, History & Philosophy

• Education

• Language & Literature, Music and Visual Culture

• Law

• Social Sciences

• Biological Sciences

• Engineering

• Geosciences

• Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

• Natural & Computing Science

• Psychology

Study abroad• Spend up to a year abroad• Live and study in a different country• Take as part of your degree• English teaching available• Make lifelong friends

Facilities

• £230 million in investment

• Library Facilities

• The Student Union Building

• Aberdeen Sports Village

• Aquatics Centre

• Science Teaching Hub (construction underway)

Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV)

• Full sized indoor football pitch (FIFA approved)

• Squash and badminton courts

• Indoor gym area

• Daily classes including yoga, circuits, body pump & Zumba

• Indoor athletics track

• Outdoor athletics track and hockey pitch

Aquatics Centre (at ASV)

• 50m 10 lane training and competition pool.

• 25m pool with full floating floor and full diving facilities including springboards and platforms up to 10m

• Spectator arenas for competitions and events-Commonwealth water polo championships were held here.

• Students get 50% off the cost of membership so you can enjoy the facilities for less than £20 a month.

• Guaranteed offer of accommodation

• Catered £147 - £169/week* (all inclusive)

• Self Catered £99 - £142/week* (all inclusive)

• 24/7 Reception & Security

• Community space - “Headspace”

*2019/20 prices, may be subject to change

Accommodation

UCAS Application

Writing Your Personal Statement(for 2020 entry)

• Explain your interest in the subject• Work Experience (if relevant)• Other achievements (sports, clubs, music, hobbies)• Skills (be selective, mention those that would help at Uni)

Format• Maximum 4,000 characters or 47 lines long• Paragraphs preferred if possible• Start in Microsoft Word• Save regularly (UCAS times out after 35 minutes)• Proof read, check spelling and grammar.

Tips:

Start by talking to someone (school, home or friends).

Record yourself.

Remember:

Different Universities look at different things.

Start early. Don’t copy – this will

be detected. Use the help available

to you.

UCAS Applications Open

September 2019

UCAS Application Deadlines

Main deadline - 15th January 2020

Some courses vary - Medicine which is October 2019

You can make up to five choices – UCAS charge a fee of £24 (2020 fee). Price may change from 2020 onwards.

Medicine and Dentistry have a maximum of four choices.

Key Dates – 2020 entry

6 sections to fill in:

• Personal details

• Choices

• Education

• Employment

• Personal statement

• Referee details (usually a teacher in your school completes this).

Completing your application – 2020 entry

After Applying(2019 and 2020 entry)

Track

Applicants use Track to:

• Access their record anytime from anywhere

• Shows choices, offers, personal information

• Get information about offers or rejections

• Used to reply to offers

Choose - 2019 and 2020 entry

• After receiving decisions from ALL your choices, you will be asked to make replies -Accept or Decline offers.

• The reply deadline will be shown on ‘Track’.

• UCAS sends reminders – but if applicants fail to reply by a reply date, their offers will be declined automatically.

Applicants can hold a maximum of 2 offers:• Firm (if all conditions are met, applicants will be placed), your preferably choice.• Insurance (lower conditions in case Firm choice conditions not met), your back up option.

Any other offers must be declined

Key DatesWhen to Reply

• Last decision on application from the University is the end of March 2019/2020.

• Student to make preference choices on UCAS by May 2019/2020

Results day

Confirmation when results come out in August

If the student has met the conditions of the offer, they will receive

confirmation.

There is no requirement to re-accept the offer.

If the student has not met the offer conditions they will enter Clearing.

They won’t be holding any offers.

Thanks for listening... Any questions?

UK Team Marketing and Student Recruitment

T: 01224 27 2090E: study@abdn.ac.uk