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Higher Education
Lucy Wright
Schools and Colleges Liaison Officer
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Over 600,000 Applicants to HE!
• Transferable skills• Academic interest• Increased career choice• Professional training (doctors, lawyers
etc)• Financial advantage• Job satisfaction• Have Fun
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How to make your choices
• If you know what career you would like to go into….
• -Does it require a vocational or non-vocational qualification?
• -Does it require postgraduate study?• -Does it require professional accreditation?• -Does it require additional/work experience?• -What’s the competition like?
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Matching Courses to Careers!• If you don’t have a career in mind….
• -What subjects do you enjoy?• -What subjects don’t you like? • -What are your skills, strengths
interests?
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Location Location Location!
• How close to home • do you want to be?
• Small town or big city?
• Where are you actually • moving too?
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What Do They Have To Offer You?
• Academics• Societies• Sports• Facilities• Structured independence
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Clubs and Societies
• Law• Football• Chocolate• Pantomime• Dungeons & Dragons• Create your own society!
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Questions for the Tutors
• How many students are there per class?• How many drop out?• How often are the assessments?• How do you assess?• How often do you get to see them on a one to
one basis?• How many hours per week are you in lectures /
seminars?• How many hours per week is recommended for
reading?
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Questions for the Students
• Is accommodation guaranteed? • How much is it?• What are the Students’ Union facilities
like?• What are your fees?• Where do you live after first year?• What is there to do on a night out / in?• How easy is it to get a part time job?
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Coping With Workloads
• Study groups
• Time management
• Strengths & weaknesses
• Student Support
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Where is the Information?
• Prospectus
• Internet
• Current students
• See it for yourself
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Top Tips
• No-one else can pick a University/Course for you.
• What ever your priorities are stick to them• Go visit, eat there• Talk to a current student where possible• Be quick but don’t rush• Score the Universities on YOUR criteria• What is the next step after University• Stay Positive