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Researching UK

Universities

(Courses)



The UK

•England

• Wales

• Scotland

• Northern Ireland



Be aware of the difference between North American liberal

arts system and program/course based university in the UK

The most important question to ask yourself when considering

application to the UK is:

“What specific program or course am I applying for in the UK?

(There is no such thing as a “major” or “minor”)

•3 year degrees (some 4 year degrees)

•Direct entry for professional programs

•Research based

•150 Higher education

•+330,000 international students

Distinguishing Features:



Distinguishing Features

• UCAS – one stop application process

• Apply to up to 5 courses (NOT 5 UNIVERSITIES)

(4 for Medical Degree)

• Can add more if denied - Extra• Conditional Offers

• Foundation year can be considered

• Foundation Degree – Employment related HE qualification – takes 2 years full-time

• International One-Year Program – Guaranteed entrance to

the second year of the mainstream undergraduate program

• Sandwich Year – a year in the industry



Peculiar aspects

Oxford Cambridge

UCAS – All other courses:

January 15

October 15 October 15 October 15

Medicine

Can only apply to one course for

each

Interview Required

Only 4 Choices

allowed

Includes dentistry and

veterinary medicine or

science courses

Interview Required

May require

Admissions Tests



Finer points• What part of the UK do you want to live in? Does

this matter to you?

• Tuition

International student course fees vary depending on what you are going to study in the UK and for how long

Average undergraduate UK course fees per year:

• foundation courses: £5,000 to £12,000

• arts courses: £7,000 to £12,000

• science courses: £8,500 to £22,000

• clinical courses: £10,000 to £25,000

• What about the size of the university

• Are you looking for a campus setting or city setting (or BOTH!!)

• What are the available accomodations?

• Don’t feel rushed… try to take advice without letting yourself beover-influenced



Admissions

• Applications• Personal Statement

You will write the UCAS Personal Statement (essay) as part of your application. There

will be a workshop early in Year 13 to help you write the essay which is focused on

your suitability for the program you want to study – academically, interests, skills,

work experience, and success in this subject at NIST

• Referee

Your counsellor will write your UCAS reference based on feedback

obtained from your DP Teachers

• Predicted grades

• Test scores

• Portfolio



Entrance tests

Medical

•UKCAT

•BMAT

LAW

•LNAT



Study

Decisions?

QuickQuestionnaires that

match your

personality,interests and

abilities to HE

courses



Research Tools for the UKNaviance will tell you the history of past NIST

applicants to specific UK universities

UCAS.com is the best place to do your research on

the specific course

Use Course Search for up-to-date info a particular

university of region of the UK

About 85% of universities have Entry Profiles

(content of course, who is is suitable for, whatadmission tutors are looking for, career

opportunities



http://www.ucas.ac.uk/



UCAS.TV

• Home of applicants diaries and case studies

• How to Videos

• Understand what’s involved in choosing courses

• Attending Events

• Writing your personal

statement

• Replying to offers

http://www.ucas.tv/ucas/video/sJ6fz

http://www.ucas.tv/ucas/video/sJ6fz



Information regarding the quality of teaching in universities

Contains feedback from thousands of HE students alongside

official statistics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTsGCY2UGzs&feature=youtu.be&noredirect=1



yougofurther.co.ukStudent-only Community Meet students like yourself Create Profile pages

Take part in forums Chat and interact with others applying

Chat with Experts at UCAS and UK universities FREE TO JOIN!!!!



www.ukcoursefinder.com

UKCourseFinder helps you locate your ideal university degree

course

Quickly complete the study interests questionnaire to pin-point your

interests in 150+ degree disciplines

Choose the location, study style, type of university or college and

let CourseFinder search through over 50,000 Higher Education

courses from 500 UK Institutions

Alternatively, use the PowerSearch tool to locate courses that

match your specific requirements

There is also information on how to make your choice, where

different subjects may lead, help and advice on completing your

UCAS form and it's completely free



whatuni.com

Find university courses, university course

details, college courses with university coursesreviews, university course rating reviews,

university profiles



Reference Bookswww.ucasbooks.com

Information about careers, which courses to study, where

to study, entry requirments, UCAS application advice,

student life, student finance, gap year

THE BIG GUIDE

Only guide that has complete entry requirements

Times Good University Guide 2012

Includes League Tables that allow you to assess

strengths and weaknesses of each UK university

http://www.ucasbooks.com/

http://www.ucasbooks.com/



Open DaysListed on UK university websites What Uni.com database



TimelineOct 15 Oxford/Cambridge

January 15 Deadline for all

Early May Assurance

July Conditions

Medicine/Dentistry/Vet

Students began receiving offers as early as

December!

Feb - July Extra



Decisions

Unconditional

Denied

Conditional

Rarely done

Blessing in disguise:

Track Add a new university - Extra

Spelled out:

IB Point Total and/or specificexpectations for individual courses

and/or levels

Definitions

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