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The Good The Bad & The Ugly
The Good The Bad & The UglyThe Personal Statement
http://ucas.com/students/applying/howtoapply/personalstatement/
The Personal Statementhttp://ucas.com/students/applying/howtoapply/personalstatement/
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BIG things to think about
Finance can I afford it (yes you can)
Tariff Point & my predicted grades
Personal Statements - Do i have the evidence & what can I do about it?
Where do I look/find out?
Getting a reference from your teachers
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Grades = Tariff Points= BBB
= ABB
= BBC
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Tariff PointsCourses ask for points and sometime specific grades
Your predictions are based on your AS results & Module 1 performance
Your predictions are from your teachers
Your UCAS application must list 4 choices that are realistic - we cannot send otherwise, it compromises our future applications
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A Level (full 2 years) Tariff PointsAS (the course you dropped) is worth half
E = 40
D = 60
C = 80
B = 100
A = 120
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Btec Level 3 Tariff Points Diploma is worth 2 A Levels (ie Music, Perf Arts, Subsidiary Diploma is worth 1 (ie Engineering, ICT Btec)
Pass = 40
Merit = 80
Distinction = 120
Distinction* = 140
eg: M/M = 80 + 80 = 160 tariff points
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Informed Choiceshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynH9SmxEll8
Russell group - top 24 leading unis
1000’s applicants for 60 places
You CAN get in - if you do the right things
4 weeks over the summer preparing your evidence
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The Russell Group Unis
• University of Birmingham
• University of Bristol
• University of Cambridge
• Cardiff University
• Durham University
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Exeter
• University of Glasgow
• Imperial College London
• King's College London
• University of Leeds
• University of Liverpool
• London School of Economics & Political Science
• University of Manchester
• Newcastle University
• University of Nottingham
• University of Oxford
• Queen Mary, University of London
• Queen's University Belfast
• University of Sheffield
• University of Southampton
• University College London
• University of Warwick
• University of York
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Be realistic - your grades
Grades = Tariff points
Russell Group are competitive ABB = 320 points
Do you know you Module Report & your predicted grade?
This is your minimum grade expectation of your potential
What has to change?
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UCAS TV - how to get started
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUdzxXz2th4
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You are the admissions tutor
Your challenge
Read through the personal statements
Evidence
What pile would you put these in
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4 piles
Definite (Small - 1st offers)
Probable (Larger)
Possible (Huge - fall back)
Rejected (Massive)
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Which Pile?
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Which Pile?
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Which Pile?
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What can you do about this by November?
List your evidence - what have you got?
What do you need to be doing?
Challenge to you - what 3 or 4 things have you done towards getting stronger evidence
The NCS Charlton - recognised by UCAS
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UCAS Timeline
June 19th UCAS.com apply opens
July 18th Statement & onto ‘UCAS Apply’
Oct 15th Final UCAS Deadline Medics, Vets Oxford Cambridge
Oct 15th Our Final UCAS Deadline
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Start your application this Module
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How to write it
http://leighpost16progression.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/personal-statements-guide.html
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Where do I look?
http://university.which.co.uk/
leighpost16progression.blogspot.co.uk
search.UCAS.com
bestcourse4me.com
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You > Subject Teacher(s) > Tutor
Must have reference for all - even courses you are not continuing to Yr13
Your attendance will be mentioned from stats
This is YOUR responsibility to give Teachers the complete reference form