The Dates UCAS Day for Students Fri 28 th June - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Dates

 UCAS Day for Students

– Fri 28th June

 Oxbridge/Vet/Medicine/Dentistry

UCAS Deadline – October 15th

 Aptitude Tests (UKCAT, BMAT, LNAT

etc) - October 30th

 Internal School UCAS deadline –

November 16th

 Actual UCAS Deadline is later

Applying to University

 Research the options available  Consider what type of University and

course

 Do you need specific work

experience or an extra qualification?

 Aptitude tests (BMAT,UKCAT)  Work within your predicted grades  Now is a good time to go to

University Open Days

 http://university.which.co.uk

UCAS Application

Online Application – UCAS Apply

1.

Personal Details - student

2.

Qualifications - student

3.

Personal Statement - combined

4.

Predicted Grades - School

5.

UCAS Reference - School

Quick Tip – (Cardiff Med School)

 When writing your Personal

Statement think:

Activity – what you did Benefit – you got out of it Course- relate to the

course you want to study

UCAS Application

Register Online – UCAS Apply

1.

Personal Details

2.

Qualifications

3.

Personal Statement

4.

Predicted Grades

5.

School Reference – UCAS Tutor

School References

 Students will need to register on

UCAS – Apply online via the school.

 The School will provide the UCAS

reference

 Each subject teacher and Form

Tutor will write a subject reference which is included in the overall school ref.

 The overall school reference will be

written by the UCAS tutor.

UCAS Tutor - Support

 There are over 25 UCAS tutors who will

write overall UCAS references.

 Support will be given in writing the

Personal Statement and all other aspects

• f the UCAS application

 Each tutor is given a number of

references they are to write (normally 5).

 All references are double checked

before being authorised and sent off to UCAS.

 Students have the opportunity on Friday to

approach selected members of staff to be their UCAS Tutor.

 Only those members of staff identified can

write references.

 If a member of staff has already been

allocated their references then the student must approach someone else.

 Any student without a UCAS tutor will be

allocated one in September

 The student is then responsible for updating

and working with their UCAS tutor to apply for University.

Correct UCAS Tutor

 Subjects specific Tutors are

recommended

 It need not be someone who teaches

the student.

 It might help if you feel “comfortable”

talking to the person.

 References for Oxbridge / Medicine

etc have early completion dates (15th Oct) and are written by only certain members of staff (Mr A Harris, Mrs Reardon)

Members of staff writing UCAS references for entry 2020

Mr A Harris Mrs E Reardon Mr R Martin Mrs L Florence Mrs S Pearson Mrs K Morris Mrs N McCarthy Mrs N Lane Mrs G Thomas Mrs S Burgess

• Mr. D Lewis

Mrs J Ridge Mr L Price Mr J Catton Mr D Isaacs Mr C Jones Dr S Davies Mr A Rosser Mrs D Walsh Mrs H Lloyd Mr G Austin Mrs B Cooper Mrs P Beesley Mr N Reardon Mrs M Gregory Mr D Pearce Miss S Jarrett Mr P Webber Mr C Harper Mrs D Newman

Types Offers

 Grades Offers – BBB  Points Offers – 120 (B=40 points)  Unconditional Offers  Skills Certificate (Welsh Bacc)  Lower grade offers  UCAS points equal to A Levels

Continued Support

 Mock interviews  Guidance regarding Firm and

Insurance choices

 Student Finance presentation  Apprenticeships - Unifrog  Careers Advice opportunities

Student Finance Wales

 Students (and possibly parents) will

receive a talk from Student Finance Wales

 Online application  Tuition fees loan  Maintenance grant  Student loan  Bursaries, Scholarships etc  Deadline – mid May

Registering – UCAS Apply

Having done some research you can register

• n the UCAS Apply site. To do this you will

need a school specific buzz word which is;

Brynteg20

Students are recommended to use the UCAS site to research courses and universities. Do not register as an individual / external student

Purpose of the UCAS Day (Friday, 28th June)

 Talk from a University Admissions Tutor  Draft a Personal Statement  Research Courses and Universities  Register with UCAS – Apply  Approach a UCAS Tutor  Start the Process (make Yr 13 easier)  Think about their future



If they need HELP then ASK!

Any Questions?

 Please feel free to ask Mr Harris or Mrs Reardon

any specific/individual questions at the end of the evening.