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Supporting Parents and Students through
the UCAS process
The Applicant Journey
Choosing
courses
Applying
Offers
Results
Next steps
Starting
Uni / College
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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
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Course search
UCAS TV
Stamford Test
▪ UNISTATS
▪ Yougofurther.co.uk
▪ Institutions websites
▪ Publications
▪ Talking to tutors,
UCAS and the
institutions
The provision of higher education in the UK
▪ Number of institutions 309
▪ Number of courses
50,000+
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 details
Choices
Education
Employment
Personal Statement
Additional information
(UK only)
School completes:
Reference
Why should I apply early?
Institutions
have more
time to637,773
consider your
Final will
figures
for 2010:
application
Figures as
atsubmitted
21 May 2011:
647,008
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if its
early as
they will(+
have
fewer
applications to view
starts
mid February
IfExtra
you are
unsuccessful
with your initial choices you can
use Extra
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You can
concentrate
on yourabout
school work
less
thing to worry
Otherwise
Only apply early
you have
know what
you your
want to
apply for
you ifwill
wasted
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
UCAS Tariff
Points system used for many qualifications including:
A Levels
BTEC (e.g. DDD = 360 points)
Diplomas (Progression Diploma grade A = 300)
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:
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Clearing process
Year out
Re-sits
Work experience
Questions?