Why Choose the UK?

• Welcoming• Quality and Reputation• Diversity• Unique value • 430K Int’l students from more than 180

countries

UK UNIVERSITIESAPPLYING

All applications to the UK can be done through Universities and College Admissions Service or directly to the university. UCAS applications are completed online.

Use the UCAS website to find out about:Universities/CollegesCoursesQualificationsStudent Life

Parent Guide on UCAS

http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/parents-and-guardians

UK UNIVERSITIES

OCTOBER 15TH – FIRST DEADLINE • if you are applying to medicine, Oxford or Cambridge (can

only apply to one)

JANUARY 15TH SECOND DEADLINE • To be certain that each of your chosen universities or

colleges will consider your application, you should submit your form by this date. It is recommended though to get your applications in as early as possible, anytime after 9/1

MARCH 24th Conservatoires (Music, art, drama, design, etc)

Planning your Future

https://www.ucas.com/connect/videos

How Parents Can Help UCAS Video

UK UNIVERSITIES ADMISSIONS

UK universities highly regard students with an IB Diploma. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what IB subjects will be accepted by individual universities and what score is expected.

http://search.ucas.com/

If a student does not have strong grades he/she can apply to a one year foundation course in selected programs which offer preparation for a degree program.

UK UNIVERSITIES

ACCEPTANCE

• If a student receives all offers by March 31, he/she will be asked to select a firm and an insurance offer by May 6th. This is not an easy choice because exam results are not known until June.

• Students without offers can enter “UCAS Extra” in February which enables applicants who used all 5 of their choices but did not receive offers to continue with their applications. If a student narrowly misses an offer, he/she should contact the university.

If neither offer is confirmed, the student enters “Clearing” in August.

Students MUST arrange to have their exam scores sent to their firm and insurance offers.

UK UNIVERSITY SEARCH ENGINES

The official website for comparing UK higher education course data

“UNISTATS”

Includes official data for undergraduate courses on each university and college's satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey, jobs and salaries after study and other key information for prospective studentshttps://unistats.direct.gov.uk/

PERSONAL STATEMENTRequired for UK applications, included in some US/Canadian applications.You may be asked to include a self-description in some of your applications.

Here are a few ideas you can use as a guide:ACADEMIC QUALITIES• Tell about yourself as a student. Mention what you feel are your strong

areas and how you felt your performance was as a student.PERSONAL QUALITIES• Describe how you feel about yourself as a person, including those

qualities that you feel comfortable with, the traits that you like in yourself.

YOUR VALUES• In a few sentences, mention the things that “you feel are important to

you in your life”, those things about which you feel strongly.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION US/UK

Letters written by the teacher and/or counselor address the academic and personal traits of the student. You will need to check your universities requirements about letters of recommendation.

Universities seek evidence that the student demonstrates such intellectual qualities as:o Curiosityo Originality of thoughto Independent judgmento Most importantly – the student’s potential for continued growth

Well written and informative letters are frank, convey something concrete and important about the student. Such evaluations substantially enrich the admissions committee’s understanding of the student.

Thank You!

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