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Supporting Parents and Students through the UCAS process
The Applicant Journey
1 2 3 4 5 6
Choosing courses
ApplyingStarting
Uni / CollegeNext stepsOffers Results
Experiential research
▪ Visiting an institution, convention or
subject-specific exhibition can prove
invaluable when making decisions
▪ Obtain a real ‘feel’ for the campus,
course, subject, career
▫ UCAS conventions
▫ Open days
▫ Taster courses
▫ Summer schools
▫ Subject specific events
▫ Career Fairs
Forms of research
▪ UCAS website▪ Course search▪ UCAS TV▪ Stamford Test
▪ UNISTATS
▪ Yougofurther.co.uk
▪ Institutions websites
▪ Publications
▪ Talking to tutors,
UCAS and the
institutions
▪ Number of institutions
▪ Number of courses
309
50,000+
The provision of higher education in the UK
Things to consider when making your choices
What to study Where to study Do I meet the criteria – target grades/AS results Content of course Facilities Finance Life after university Travel Social activities
Speak to UCAS or the individual institution
This is UCAS.com
Course Search Qualifications / grades / subjects
Finance
Course content
Selection process How long they take to make a decision Admissions tests Interviews Auditions What they look for in the personal statement
Institutions own websites
Important dates
October 15th
Medicine, Veterinary, Dentistry and Oxbridge
January 15th
Main deadline
March 24th Some Art and Design courses
FCC expect you to complete your section by beginning of
December Takes Sixth Form Tutor Team approx 2 weeks
to then add reference and send tom UCAS
Applying
Cost = £11 / £22
Read the information carefully
Do it early
Do not give anyone your login details
Keep record of login details, password etc
Applicant completes:Personal detailsChoicesEducationEmploymentPersonal StatementAdditional information (UK only)
School completes:Reference
Why should I apply early?
Institutions will have more time to consider your
application if its submitted early as they will have fewer
applications to view
If you are unsuccessful with your initial choices you can
use Extra
You can concentrate on your school work
Only apply early if you know what you want to apply for
Final figures for 2010: 637,773 Figures as at 21 May 2011: 647,008 (+ 1.4%)
Extra starts mid February
One less thing to worry about
Otherwise you will have wasted your choices
Track
Enables you to follow the progress
of your
application (24/7, access via
password)
Quickest way to find out about
new offers
You can reply to offers online
Important that you keep up to date
with your application
Number of choices
Up to 5 choices Oxford OR Cambridge If applying to study Medicine, Vet
Science/Medicine up to 4 choices.
University and college decisions
Admissions tutors can make one of three decisions: Conditional Offer Unconditional Offer Unsuccessful
Applicants then keep a maximum of two offers: Firm (1st choice) Insurance (2nd choice)
How your offer may look
▪ Grade offer:▫ This offer is subject to you obtaining Merit, Merit, Merit in
your BTEC National Diploma
▪ Tariff offer:
This offer is subject to you obtaining 240 UCAS Tariff
points
▪ Tariff and grade offer:▫ This offer is subject to you obtaining 240 UCAS Tariff points
including a distinction in the Building Services Science unit
Please read the conditions of th
e offer
carefully and if you have any queries speak
to the institution.
UCAS Tariff
Points system used for many qualifications including:
A Levels
BTEC (e.g. DDD = 360 points)
Diplomas (Progression Diploma grade A = 300)
Tariff =
GCE A Level Tariff Points
A* 140
A 120
B 100
C 80
D 60
E 40
What happens next
▪ Get your results
▪ If successful:▫ Wait to hear from your institution
▪ If unsuccessful:▫ Clearing process
▫ Year out
▫ Re-sits
▫ Work experience
Questions?