Ucas Intro
- 1. The Good The Bad & The Ugly The Personal Statement http://ucas.com/students/applying/howtoapply/personalstatement/
- 2. 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
- 4. Grades = Tariff Points = BBB = ABB = BBC
- 5. Tariff Points Courses 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
- 6. A Level (full 2 years) Tariff Points AS (the course you dropped) is worth half E = 40 D = 60 C = 80 B = 100 A = 120
- 7. 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
- 8. Informed Choices http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynH9SmxEl 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
- 9. 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
- 10. 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?
- 12. UCAS TV - how to get started https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=yUdzxXz2th4
- 14. You are the admissions tutor Your challenge Read through the personal statements Evidence What pile would you put these in
- 15. 4 piles Definite (Small - 1st offers) Probable (Larger) Possible (Huge - fall back) Rejected (Massive)
- 16. Which Pile?
- 17. Which Pile?
- 19. Which Pile?
- 21. 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
- 22. 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
- 23. Start your application this Module
- 25. How to write it http://leighpost16progression.blogspot.c o.uk/2013/06/personal-statements- guide.html
- 26. Where do I look? http://university.which.co.uk/ leighpost16progression.blogspot.co.uk search.UCAS.com bestcourse4me.com
- 27. 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