LIME HOUSE SCHOOL CAREERS UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS 2018

LIME HOUSE SCHOOL CAREERS & UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS 2018

UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS 2018 • UCAS APPLICATIONS START IN MAY 2017 • ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DONE ONLINE • COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 2017 FOR ENTRY IN 2018

UCAS TARIFF POINTS • A LEVELS • A* 56 points • A 48 points • B 40 points • C 32 points • D 24 points • E 16 points • BTec • Business • ICT • Music • D* 56 points • D 48 points • M 32 points • P 16 points

UCAS TARIFF POINTS • Some Universities ask for grades • AAB • CCC • DDE • D*DM (BTec) • ABD* (A Levels + BTec) • Some Universities ask for points which is a little • • • more flexible 128 points A (48) B (40) 128 points A* (56) A (48) D (24) 128 points Btec Business DD (96) + ICT M (32)

UCAS APPLICATIONS starts JUNE 2017 • www. ucas. com • Register/login to use apply 2018 • BUZZWORD: 42137 LHS

DEADLINES 30 th SEPTEMBER 2017 – all VETERINARY, DENTISTRY & MEDICINE courses and ALL applications to OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITIES These require extra examinations – BMAT, PAT, STEP for example

DEADLINES th 30 NOVEMBER 2017 – ALL other applications

EARLY APPLICATIONS • The sooner they get to UCAS the sooner Universities will reply and offer you places

APPLICATIONS • PERSONAL DETAILS • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • STUDENT FINANCE • CHOICES • EDUCATION • EMPLOYMENT • PERSONAL STATEMENT

CHOICES • www. ucas. com • Search for Courses • Starting in 2018 • Enter Course • Prospectuses for 2018 available in the Study Room 5 from TODAY • Check Qualifications • OR – visit each University website • www. ox. ac. uk • www. ncl. ac. uk

EXAMPLE 1 • Search for Courses • Where do you normally live? • Course: DENTISTRY • MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY • A Levels – AAA Chemistry & Biology Compulsory • GCSE AAAAAA (Compulsory - Physics, Chemistry & Biology) B in Maths/English • A fourth subject at AS level – Grade A/B • UKAT (UK Aptitude Test)

EXAMPLE 2 • Course: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY • A Levels – AAA (Mathematics Compulsory and either Physics, Chemistry or Further Mathematics) • A Levels – ABB (if you have two Sciences or Further Mathematics)

EXAMPLE 3 • Course: SOCIOLOGY • UNIVERSITY OF YORK • A Levels – BBB • Course: SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY • UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND • A Levels – 104 points (BCC)

EXAMPLE 4 • Course: ENGINEERING SCIENCE • OXFORD UNIVERSITY • A Levels – A*A*A (A* must be Mathematics, Physics or Further Mathematics) • Physics Aptitude Test

EXAMPLE 5 • Course: CIVIL ENGINEERING • IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON • A Levels – A*A*A • Mathematics A* and Physics A • Must obtain all A grades in A 2 Units • Must obtain A in a Mechanics Unit

MOCK UNIVERSITY INTERVIEWS • November 2017 • Name of the FIRST UNIVERSITY you have applied to – • • WHY? Name of course applied for – WHAT will you study in this course? What qualifications do I need to do the course Why have you selected this course? What have you done outside school in relation to this course? Have you gained work experience in this area? A level subject-specific questions Other possible questions – activities, sports, EES, DOE, YASS Complete the information sheets

PERSONAL STATEMENTS • You will be required to write one if you go to University or • • • NOT. You can ALL include GCSE’s and A levels. But what else? Read about your course/career option – what is Accountancy or Chemical Engineering? What will you be studying in the course? Why do you want to study Mathematics, Engineering etc; What articles books have you read? Have you done anything outside school related to the course? What do you know about the location of the University? What qualifications do you need?

PERSONAL STATEMENTS • What WORK EXPERIENCE have you done – do this yourself! • What courses/lectures have you attended – Nottingham • • • University - Physiotherapy Sports Teams played for Sports Leaders Awards Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Engineering Scheme Choir, singing, groups and performances School & Boarding Council Prefects Anti-Bullying work. Peer mentors Multi-Cultural Group? What has taking part taught you about - time keeping, organisational skills, record keeping, communication skills, working with people, leadership, initiative,

GUIDANCE • Begin PERSONAL STATEMENTS early • DO MORE to enhance applications • Careers guidance sheets • New sites www. opendays. com – Go and see a University www. workshop-uk. org – Improve your chances

WHAT TO DO NOW 1. Look for the COURSES you would like to do. 2. Select FIVE UNIVERSITIES you would like to go to 3. QUALIFICATIONS – find out what grades you need to get 4. Do you have to complete any other examinations – BMAT tests (Bio Medical Admissions Test), ELAT test (English Literature Admissions Test), MAT test (Mathematics Admissions Test), Various Aptitude tests – Physics, Chemistry etc; STEP test for Mathematics

G 5 UNIVERSITIES • University of Cambridge • Imperial College London • London School of Economics & Political Science • University of Oxford • University College London • Grades required A*A*A

RUSSELL GROUP OF UNIVERSITIES • • • University of Birmingham University of Bristol Cardiff University Durham University of Exeter University of Glasgow King's College London University of Leeds London School of Economics & Political Science Newcastle University of Nottingham Queen Mary, University of London Queen's University Belfast University of Southampton University College London University of York • Grades required A*AA to AAB University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh Imperial College London University of Liverpool University of Manchester University of Oxford University of Sheffield University of Warwick

TIMES TOP 25 UNIVERSITIES – 124 UNIVERSITIES • Cambridge • Oxford • London School of • • • Economics Imperial College London Durham St Andrews University College London Warwick Bath Exeter Lancaster York Surrey Loughborough Bristol Leicester Birmingham Edinburgh King's College London East Anglia Southampton Newcastle Glasgow Nottingham Manchester

Look for the course YOU want to study • UCLAN (Preston – Nursing) • Cumbria (Carlisle – Teaching) • Huddersfield (Music Production) • Salford (Engineering) • Teeside (Criminology) • Sunderland (Sports Journalism)

AS EXAMINATIONS JUNE 2017 • Marks gained in AS examinations in Mathematics & Art CAN be used for an A level award. • AS marks in all other subjects cannot be used. You will sit the AS + A 2 exams in June 2018. • Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Psychology

FOUNDATION COURSES • 1. NO • 2. ALL YEAR 12 will get a University place in 2018 based on recent marks • 3. MORE EXPENSIVE • 4. You know the courses you are doing Foundation are new courses – can you do them! • 5. More have failed than passed