UCAS – the application process for Year 12 students

JUNE 2014

2012 653,637 applicants 464,910 applicants placed

You must start researching institutions now inorder to be prepared for the UCAS 2015 launchin the first week of September.

Write your personal statement beforethe summer break.

http://www.ucas.com/

UCAS TV has lots of useful info and vide tutorials.

15 October – Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, Oxbridge

25 October – all other applications to be sent to UCAS after Christmas

Step 1: Choosing coursesStep 2: ApplyingStep 3: OffersStep 4: ResultsStep 5: Next stepsStep 6: Starting university or college

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

What sort of job will this lead to?

Be open-minded

Research your options

Open days

University student forums

Given either as grades eg: ABB

or as UCAS points eg: 220

Tariff points chart is on UCAS website

http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/explore-your-options/entry-requirements/tariff-tables

Gives you an opportunity to meet admissions tutors and current students

Can ask course related and institution related questions

Can see the town/city and local area May be able to see accommodation In a better position to compare

courses/institutions Dates on posters in school and

university websites

Step 2 - Applying•Start in good time (ie now!)

•Use a sensible email address

•Apply through school Buzzword is: Abbey15

•Be extremely accurate

•Can choose up to five universities/courses

•Be 100% sure of your choices

•UCAS payment – currently £23

Completed electronically on the UCAS website

Students given a personal reference number and login password – make a note of these

Do not have to complete form in one go – can save and come back to it

6 sections: personal details, additional information, choices, education, employment, personal statement

A timed unseen paper or online test

Taken in the academic year before

admission to an HEI

Often taken in a ‘high street’ test

centre

BMAT BioMedical Admissions Test UKCAT UK Clinical Aptitude Test ELAT English Literature Admissions Test GAMSAT Graduate Medical School

Admissions Test HAT History Aptitude Test HPAT Health Professions Admissions Test LNAT The National Admissions Test for

Law MML Modern and Medieval Languages

Test STEP Sixth Term Examination Papers TSA Thinking Skills Assessment – Oxford,

Cambridge, UCL

Medicine, veterinary, dentistry, Oxford and Cambridge

UCAS - 15 October, school – by 28 September we need to know who you are!

All other courses UCAS - 15 January, school - 25 October

Purpose: to make your application stand out from the crowd

Your statement should be personal to you, do NOT copy from example statements online – universities have sophisticated similarity detection equipment – you WILL get caught out!

What they want to know:

Suitability for the course? Keen, willing to work hard? Work under pressure? What will you bring socially? Are you passionate about your

subject?

Structure:

Introduction to the subject Experience that relates to the subject Work experience and school

experience Interests outside of school,

responsibilities Your goals Closing comment

Complete all sections Make your payment - £23 Click on send – goes to school not UCAS Tutor and Head of Sixth form checks

form Tutor adds reference School sends form to UCAS UCAS distributes the applications to

the 5 universities chosen

I have booked IT1 and IT2 for tutorial tomorrow (Weds 25 June).

By the end of this session, you will have registered and gained your user name and password.

From this point on you can work on your application at your own pace.

http://headof6thform.blogspot.co.uk/p/applying-to-university.html