Transcript Higher Education Presentation

Year 12 Parent
information evening
October 2012
•Why are you here?
• To
support your child
• To find out:• what they are doing
• what they should be doing
• what they will be doing
•What are they doing?
Academically
•Most 4 AS Levels
•Some 3 AS Levels
•Some a mixture of BTEC and AS Levels

Enrichment
•Pastoral sessions
•Enrichment sessions
•Leadership roles
•Regular extra-curricular opportunities
•What should they be doing?
• Attending
every day, all day
• Attending all timetabled lessons
• Attending support sessions if requested
• Completing and submitting all home learning
on time
• Approx. 3 hours HL per subject per week
•
Can vary according to weighting and type of subject
• Getting
involved
• Keeping us informed of any issues
•What will they be doing?
• Getting ready
• University?
• Apprenticeship?
• Other training?
• Job?
to go out into the world
• Exams
– starting in May
• Work experience – 17-21 June 2013
•
•
be pro-active in finding their placements
Placement request forms no later than 30 April
Higher Education
•Academic matters
• Which
subject to continue to A2?
• Decision made after AS Summer results
• Various options
• Any U grades will not be continued
Continue with all
subjects?
Drop one, but
which one?
•Choosing a university
• Range
of sources of information
e.g. League Tables
• Russell Group universities
• Be realistic about required grades
• Predicted grades
• unistats.direct.gov.uk
• unionview.com
Birmingham
Bristol
Cambridge
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Imperial College
King's College
Leeds
Liverpool
LSE
Manchester
Newcastle
Nottingham
Oxford
Queen's, Belfast
Sheffield
Southampton
University College
Warwick
•Choosing a university
Geographic area
• Campus or city
• Big or small
• Old or new
• Non-Academic factors
• Accommodation
• Financial considerations – cost of living
• Visiting universities is one of the best ways to make a
decision! Utilise holidays for this, too – ring in
advance
•
•Choosing courses
• Four
/ five choices on UCAS form
• Follow interests and instincts
• Check subject requirements
• Course type e.g. Sandwich
• Research content
• Choose a spread of entry criteria
N.B. Required grades often reflect the
popularity of the course
•UCAS points tariff
• Some
universities offer based on grades
(e.g. BBB)
• Other universities offer based on points
(e.g. 300)
• UCAS grades attract different points
(e.g. A* grade = 140, A grade = 120)
• Points awarded for other qualifications
(e.g. Music Grade 6 distinction = 75)
•Completing UCAS forms
• All
done on-line
• Can be completed in stages and saved
• Tutorials will be given on how to complete the
form
• Personal statement – key section, so start early
collating evidence to be included
• Reference – completed last
• Finally submitted by Mrs Feather Levey & Mr
Stephens
“We look to see that the personal statement has evidence of high
levels of interest in, and commitment to, the study of history,
and check that your interest in history extends beyond the
syllabus (if you are currently studying history), and that you have
read widely within the subject of history and that you have
critically engaged with that reading. We are also interested to
hear about any relevant experience of the practise of history,
e.g., museum work, or an independent research project. We
want to see that your personal statement demonstrates coherent,
analytical and critical thinking. Credit is given for wellconstructed and accurately expressed argument. We may
also take into account competence in a foreign language or an
understanding of how other relevant disciplines can inform
the study of History.
(University of Bristol, History Entry Profile)
•Interviews and admissions tests
• Interviews
for medics, lawyers, teachers,
dentists, vets, physiotherapists & some nurses
• Oxbridge interviews – consortium mock interviews
• Admission tests needed for some courses
e.g. Medicine, Veterinary Science, Law &
Oxbridge
• Non-traditional interviews
•Gap years
• MUST
be well organised and funded
• Attitude to Gap Years will vary from
institution to institution and from subject
to subject
• Deferred entry vs. post results entry
•Oxbridge
• Strong
GCSE profile – all A*s and As (5A*
minimum recommended)
• Strong AS profile – approx 90% in each subject
• Passionate commitment to the subject
• Average offer in 2010-2011 Cambridge
cycle to student with 7A*s and 97% at AS
Level
•Foreign universities
• Advantages
– different culture, broader
education, costs in Europe (varies, but generally
cheaper)
• Disadvantages – costs in US (approx $30000
fees, $10000 accommodation and $1500 books
and insurance and living expenses and flights)
• Admissions tests and sometimes fees
• Further information at:
www.fulbright.co.uk
ec.europa.eu
•Finance
• Tuition
Fees up to £9000
• Living Costs (£6000 - £7000)
• Student Loans Company
• Student Finance England
•Finance
• No-one
pays upfront
• Tuition fee goes straight to university
• Maintenance loan available up to £7675,
depending on income / location
• Grants available up to £3354 – these are not
paid back!
• Other grants available, such as disability
• Check course details for scholarships and
bursaries
•Repaying
No debt collectors will ever come calling. If you are
earning it is collected automatically, like tax.
• You only pay back 9% of what you earn over
£21,000 (E.g. if earning £22,000, monthly
payments are £7.50)
• You pay back less per month than the old system
and only fully repay it if your starting salary is
around £45,000
• Any debt left to pay after 30 years is cancelled
•
•What happens now?
• Higher
Education Convention
July 2013
• Course research
• Personal statement writing
• Parent Guides and dedicated parent
section on UCAS website
•Year 13
• Oxbridge,
Medicine & Vet applications to be
submitted by end September 2013
• All applications to be submitted no later
October half term
• Offers made between October and March
• Reply when all responses received
• One firm, one insurance (lower than firm)
• ‘UCAS Extra’
•Results day
• Getting
results
• Confirming place
• Missing a grade – worth ringing
• ‘Clearing’ – bring lists, mobile phone and
UCAS number. Be prepared to travel
Any questions?