Barton Peveril

ROUTES TO HIGHER EDUCATION2010

Mark HendersonDebra CollinsChris Fuller, Southampton University

Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, SO50 5ZA

(023) 80367200 enquiries@imail.barton.ac.uk

Barton Peveril

• Debra Collins - Student Services Manager

• Maureen Latham - Careers & Work Experience

Coordinator

• Steve Mukherjee - Oxbridge Coordinator

Barton PeverilHow do we help students to progress after College?

• Dedicated Careers Staff• Connexions Staff• Progression Events: * Volunteering Fair – 24 organisations * Arts Fair – 15 institutions * HE Fair – 70 universities * Futures Day – 64 representatives • Careers resources, inductions and interviews• Work experience placements• UCAS support service for current and ex-students

Barton PeverilHE Support For Current Year 1 Students

• Making Your HE Choices – presentations by university staff during Tutor Time (Spring Term)

• HE Fair – 28th April 2010• Writing Personal Statements – presentations by university staff

during Tutor Time (late Spring/early Summer Term)• Personal Statement Writing Guidance Booklet• Futures Day – presentation by UCAS staff• Rough Guide To UCAS booklet• Applying for HE Finance – presentations by finance experts in

Autumn term

Barton PeverilWork Experience/Volunteering

• Work experience essential for some courses (e.g. teaching, medicine, social work)

• Gives a valuable insight into the profession

• Enhances the application – include details in the Personal Statement

• Contact Maureen Latham, Careers & Work Experience Co-ordinator

• 80.21% of students applied to go on to Higher Education in 2009

• 850 students applied to UCAS or Further Education in 2009 – 76 were

ex-students

• To date, 929 students have applied to UCAS for

2010/2011 entry – 124 of these were ex-students

Barton PeverilH.E. Statistics

• UCAS – University and Colleges Admissions Service

• Excellent website: www.ucas.com - 55,000 different courses - UCASTV – ‘How To’ Guides - Entry Profiles (check course details and entry requirements) - Track progress of applications once submitted

• Open Days – www.opendays.com

Barton PeverilHow Do Students Apply To University?

• UCAS website – APPLY11

• Register

• Complete an application: - include personal details - qualifications (including GCSEs, A levels, music grades) - up to 5 choices of university: September 2011 entry or defer to September 2012 - personal statement – consider this as a paper interview!

Barton PeverilMaking The Application

• 47 lines or 4000 characters

• Why have they chosen this course?• What can they offer the university?

• Include work experience, volunteering, extra curricular activities, sports clubs, guiding/scouts, drama, music, Duke of Edinburgh etc

• Future plans

The same personal statement is used for each application. It must be their own work – UCAS

checks for plageurism!

Barton PeverilThe Personal Statement

Barton PeverilNon-academic reasons for rejection by

Universities• Had not read the prospectus.• Lack of communication skills• Limited commercial interest• Weak of outside interests• The candidate brought his parent who answered all the questions• ‘Dreams’ about being a lawyer• Underestimated the workload• Poor communication skills• No clear commitment• No work experience• Lack of knowledge of current affairs• Poorly written and organised personal statements

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Special Arrangements for Oxford and Cambridge Universities

• Oxbridge Co-ordinator:

Steve Mukherjee

• Oxbridge Support Programme

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Compact Agreements are special arrangements aimed at providing Higher Education for those who may not otherwise have a chance

• Chichester University• Southampton University A2S Scheme• Southampton Solent University• Winchester University• Winchester School of Art• Progression Agreements

Barton PeverilCompact Arrangements

How do students apply?

• Apply through UCAS in usual way• Complete Compact Application

(available from Student Services)• Recommendation made by Barton Peveril• Possible offer of a place on Higher Education

course with lower entry requirements

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•30 September 2010 - Internal deadline for students applying to

Oxbridge or for Medicine, Veterinary Science and Dentistry

•5th November 2010 - Internal deadline for all other applications

•14th January 2011 - Final UCAS external deadline for applications

Encourage students to apply as early as possible – UCAS APPLY11

available from mid June 2010. Applications can be submitted from

mid-September 2010.

Application Procedure

Key Dates