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Year 12 Higher Education Evening
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Key Dates ‘To Do’ List March to end of Summer term Research Universities using ‘Unifrog’ & Book Open Days April to June Begin work on Personal Statement July-August Refine Personal Statement and gather ‘other information’ for UCAS 7 September Final draft of Personal Statement ready 15 October UCAS deadline for Oxbridge and Medics 31 October Pre-interview assessments for BMAT etc. 7 December General Applications to UCAS completed 15 January Final UCAS deadline 6pm
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Year 12 Higher Education Evening
www.opendays.com
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‘To do’ List March to end of Summer term Research Higher Apprenticeships (The Times Guide to Elite Apprenticeships is a good starting point) April to June Begin work on CV and Personal Statement July-August Refinement of CV and Personal Statement 7 September Final draft of CV and Personal Statement ready
SLIDE 7 I don’t know where to look for courses… What do I write in a personal statement? Which Universities do this course? I can’t remember all the extra curricular things I have done
What extra courses can I do to help with my university application? What are the entry requirements for…..? I want to apply to Oxbridge, I don’t have a clue about any of the colleges…
How do I even start?
SLIDE 8 “Unifrog provides a onestop-shop for information that is often hard to find, allowing students and families to make better informed decisions about where to apply”
“Unifrog makes it easy for students to see how their grades will impact on where they can go. Very useful in terms of motivation!”
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Enter a broad subject area that you are interested in. If you know the exact course you wish to study, you can enter that too.
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You can rank and filter courses to narrow and personalise your search criteria. Use the filters to only show courses which suits your needs. For example you may wish to only see courses at Russell Group universities.
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The map at the top of the next screen shows you the location of the universities that are on your shortlist, as well as your location (blue marker).
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The Shortlist has lots more detailed information; make sure you scroll down to see it all.
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Remember you can make as many Shortlists as you like, and can view them any time by clicking on the Shortlist button on the main dashboard.
SLIDE 20 Once you are happy with your Shortlists you can finalise your course choices by clicking on the UK Top 5 tool from the main dashboard. This allows you to select your favourite 5 choices from all your Shortlists.
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SLIDE 22 Personal Statements
- An easy way to structure and manage the development of
your best personal statement.
- A clear template as well as hints, tips and guidance.
- Students and teachers work towards finalising the
personal statement, with all feedback, notes and comments easily viewed and stored in one place.
SLIDE 23 The tool splits your Personal Statement into three sections. You can complete these in any
each section as many times as you like.
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At the top of each section you will see some prompts in green text. Each one expands to show an example.
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On the Personal Statement homepage you can see if a teacher has written any comments within your text or left feedback at the bottom.
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SLIDE 28 I decided to do an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), to develop my ability to work independently, and to grow my interests in English Literature. I examined how Coleridge's and Byron's works 'Kubla Khan' and 'Don Juan' respectively contribute to our understanding of the 'Romantic' movement in literature and the arts. These are two of my favourite works by two of my favourite authors, so it was easy for me to immerse myself in studying the
- poems. One thing I particularly enjoyed was the space I had to read around
the subject - as well as the primary texts, I studied how these works were received by the authors' contemporaries. To source material I travelled on my own to a nearby town to a specialist library.
SLIDE 29 MOOCs
Massive Open Online Courses
- A MOOC is an online university short course aimed at making
higher education more accessible to more people.
- Gives the opportunity to extend learning outside the A Level
syllabus.
- Unifrog allows you to search for MOOCs, which are run by
various universities.
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The keys to success:
- Organisation
- Responsibility
- Meeting Deadlines
- Proactivity
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Year 12 Higher Education Evening
Some Universities are more ‘Competitive’: Bath Nottingham Bristol Liverpool UCL Birmingham Coutauld Institute King’s Durham Leeds Imperial Warwick LSE Exeter Edinburgh St Andrews Manchester
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Individual Engagement and Course Readiness
- Informed opinion (Masterclasses/Further Reading/MOOCs)
- Extended Writing
- External Engagement (Society Lectures/volunteering)
- Work Experience
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Considering Oxbridge?
- Reasons for choosing- Course over University
- Colleges and the ‘pool’
- GCSE results and pre-tests key to initial selection
- Don’t over invest
- Remember the early deadline
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Medical School
- Medical Schools- spread the ‘risk’
- Consider alternative careers too
- UKCAT and BMAT
- Consider what experiences count most
Law
- There are different routes into Law
- LNAT
- Consider evidence of ‘engagement’, essay precision
and work experience
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