Transcript Supporting your child Elly Hobson London School of Economics

Supporting your child
Elly Hobson
London School of Economics
Introduction: The LSE
The LSE
Standard Offers:
AAA – BBB
Undergraduate
UK
EU
International
Total
1717
357
1434
3508
49%
10%
41%
Graduate
UK
EU
International
Total
805
796
1646
3247
25%
25%
50%
Helping your child choose: A Levels
RG have ‘non-preferred’ lists. LSE, for example:
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Accounting
Art & Design
Business Studies
Communication Studies
D &T
Drama & Theatre Studies
Home Economics
ICT
Law
Media Studies
Music
Technology/Sports Studies/Travel & Tourism
Helping your child choose: Degree
Degree Subject:
 Is chosen BEFORE institution
 Passionate
 Enjoy
 It doesn’t necessarily need to link with
future career or have been studied before
 52,000 Higher Education Courses
Helping your child choose: Institution
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Offers their subject!
They are eligible!
Traditional
New
Russell Group
250 Higher Education Establishments
Approx 400,000 students register p.a
High competition e.g. LSE 18 to 1, Warwick 7
to 1, Oxbridge 4 to 1
Useful Links
The Guardian Newspaper
www.education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide
The Times Good University Guide
www.timesonline.co.uk
Institution culture www.push.co.uk
Open Days
Reputation: teaching and research
Student Profile
Getting Ahead: A Levels
Organised
Coursework: leave time to reflect, check and
correct
Revision: make a revision plan, be realistic,
include ‘down-time’ and relaxation, accept that
usual activities might be curtailed temporarily
i.e. it’s not forever!, discuss progress and
areas of concern, remove temptation, routine
Getting Ahead: Revision
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Colours
Graphics/doodles/mind-maps
Post-it’s/Cue Cards
Even 10 minutes of revision is better than nothing…
Use lunches and breaks to free up evenings….
Get up half an hour early to revise….
Chunk It:
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Each specification studied is split into smaller topics (e.g. Physics has the Waves
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Draw up a list of these topics
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Draw into diary or calendar what day going to revise each one on.
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Aim to complete all topics about two before exams start –
plenty of room to take own mock exams and tests and find out what
needs to be worked on.
Then can do targeted, specialised revision on weaknesses.
Getting Ahead: Exams
Night before exam:
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early to bed
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everything ready for morning
Morning of exam:
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breakfast
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leave a little earlier to avoid stress/lateness
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no point cramming now….
In exam:
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water and glucose sweets
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plenty of pens and paper
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encourage take time to PLAN
After exam:
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move on: discourage post-mortems
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rest
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then focus on next exam
Useful Links
Revision Aids:
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel.html
Revision Tips + downloadable revision plan:
http://www.bustertests.co.uk/studies/how-to
start-revising.php
Free mind-mapping software:
http://www.mindomo.com/
Exam Tips:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4508749.stm
Preparing for University
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Fewer hours of taught classes
Different ways of learning
Independence and self-discipline
Choose areas of specialism
Longer holidays!
Preparing for University
Average of 12 hours of ‘formal contact time’
Lectures
Classes/seminars/tutorials
Workshops/group study
But expected to do at least 3-5 hours in preparation
for each class either in the library or at home
Self-discipline
Exams and coursework
Choose areas of specialism
Preparing for University
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Work experience
Volunteering/Community Work
Outside Interests
Student Shadowing
Summer Schools
Open Days
Offer Holder Days
Save money!
Get hold of a reading list
Keep involved with the subject once exams over
Have a rest
Student Shadowing
A good way to find out if you like the university –
most universities offer this
Check Student Recruitment web pages of
individual universities
Typically 2 – 2.5 hours
Lecture
Tour
Q&A
Admissions advice
Campus tours
Most universities will run these. Check Student
Recruitment online for more details
LSE
Tours run every Monday, Wednesday & Friday
during half term week from 3 pm. (27 and 29 May
2009)
No need to book – just turn up promptly to the
Student Services Centre
30 minute guided tour led by current student
Above all
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Be supportive but don’t worry too much!
Pass on the info you’ve learnt today and try
and encourage discussions with your child
about what’s going on…
Ask teachers, speak to universities, use the
internet, if possible: loads of info out
there…
Questions?