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2. Why should they consider Higher Education? When should they study? What should they study? Where should they study? How does the application process work? How much will it cost?

3. Researchers at the LSE and London Institute of Education studied two groups of students through school and university and beyond. Published 2003 The graduates had higher employment rates They were healthier, happier, less likely to experience depression They were more likely to be politically active and less likely to be sexist or racist

4.  Graduates live in homes of an average value of £153,000 compared with £101,000 for non-graduates  Graduates own cars of an average value of £6,200 compared with £1,700  Graduates are more likely to have a sense of well being and positive feelings about themselves

5.  55,000+ UCAS Courses Accountancy at Aberdeen Zoology at Swansea

6.  VOCATIONAL: prepares you for a specific career area such as Medicine or Law  SEMI-VOCATIONAL: prepares you for a broad career area such as Business Studies  NON-VOCATIONAL: has no particular connection with a career such as French, History or Sociology

7.  DEGREES: usually last 3 or 4 years but could be longer eg Medicine, Architecture  HND or DipHE or FOUNDATION DEGREE: usually last two years but can often be converted into a degree  SPECIALIST QUALIFICATIONS: offered by, for example, music colleges

9. University of Abertay Dundee Southampton Solent University Edinburgh College of Art University of the West of Scotland Liverpool Hope University University of Exeter University of Brighton Duchy College University of Nottingham Motorsport Design Engineering Motorsport Design Engineering Football Studies & Music Football Studies & Music Viticulture & Oenology Viticulture & Oenology Bovine Management Ethical Hacking & Countermeasures Yacht & Powercraft Design Yacht & Powercraft Design Viking Studies Perfumery Glass Quantum Science & Lasers Tournament Golf Ballistic Engineering

10. ◦ Medicinal Chemistry ◦ Chemical Physics ◦ Environmental Chemistry ◦ Chemical Engineering ◦ Biochemistry ◦ Chemistry with Patent Law ◦ Chemistry with Nanotechnology ◦ Chemistry with Oceanography ◦ Chemistry for Forensic Science ◦ Chemistry for Drug Discovery

20.  Which subject area? Why?  Combined or single honours?  Grade requirements?

21.  Choose something you will enjoy studying for at least three years  Check the content of the course carefully in the entry profile or on the university web-site as courses with the same name can have different content  Look at what will be covered after the first year eg option courses  Type of assessment  How will the course affect your career plans?

22. 45 720 44 698 43 676 42 654 41 632 40 611 39 589 38 567 A2 Grades A* - 140 points A - 120 points B - 100 points C - 80 points D - 60 points E - 40 points N.B AS Grades = ½ Full A Level points 37 545 36 523 35 501 34 479 33 457 32 435 31 413 30 392 IB Grades 29 370 28 348 27 326 26 304 25 282 UCAS Points

23. Human: Caroline Tully (Careers consultant) Dr Mulvey (Head of Careers) Tutors Teachers Books : Careers Library Brian Heap, ‘Degree Course Offers’ Computer: Kudos – Looking for Ideas Internet – www.ucas.com The Push Guide – www.push.co.ukwww.push.co.uk UKCoursefinder

24. 5 choices Electronic Application Our Deadline 18 th December 2015 Process

25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ▪ Potential applicant researches and finds a course ▪ Registers online with UCAS Apply ▪ Completes form and processes payment ▪ Academic reference added by school / college ▪ School / college sends form electronically to UCAS ▪ UCAS processes form and forwards to chosen HEIs ▪ HEIs submit decisions (offer or unsuccessful) ▪ Applicant views decisions on Track ▪ Applicant replies to offers on Track (Firm / Insurance) ▪ HEIs confirm places when results are released

26.  4 choices on UCAS form  Work experience vital  Interview likely  Additional test (ukcat or bmat) NB ukcat registration now open  Our deadline Sept 25 th

27.  Oxford or Cambridge  Possibility of TSA or other entrance tests  All applicants interviewed  Our deadline 25 th Sept

28.  LNAT (lnat.ac.uk)  8 universities - Birmingham, Bristol, Durham, Glasgow, Nottingham and Oxford, as well as King's College London, SOAS and UCL  Register from 1 st Aug 2015, Testing from 1 st Sept 2015  Oxbridge lawyers must register by 5 th Oct and sit test by 20 th Oct (last year’s date)

29.  Usual route is via a college-based prep.course  Usually require a portfolio of work  Talk to Mr Reshad

30.  UCAS or CUKAS or both  www.cukas.ac.uk  Mid June – 1 st October

31. IInvisibility of choices FFirm & insurance choice UUCAS Extra (Spring 2016) AAdjustment (August 2016) CClearing ( August 2016 )

32. £ Universities are able to charge from £6000 to £9000 for tuition fees. £ Each university will make that decision themselves with those who wish to charge over £6000, having to ensure they provide a provision for equal access. £ Most will be £9000!!

33. UniversityTuition feeUniversity group Anglia Ruskin£8,300Million+ Aston£9,000 Bath£9,0001994 Group Bath Spa£9,000 Birkbeck £6,000 - £9,000 pro rata 1994 Group Birmingham£9,000Russell Birmingham City£7,500 - £9,000 Bishop Grosseteste, Lincoln£7,500Guild HE Bolton£6,300 - £8,400 Bournemouth£8,200 - £9,000 Bradford£9,000 Brighton£9,000 Brighton and Sussex Medical School £9,000 Bristol£9,000Russell Bucks New£6,000 - £8,000 Cambridge£9,000Russell Chester£9,000 Chichester£8,500 City University, London£9,000 Coventry£4,600 - £9,000Million+ Cumbria£8,400 De Montfort£9,000 Derby£6,995 - £7,995Million+ Durham£9,0001994 Group Edgehill£9,000 Essex£9,0001994 Group Exeter£9,0001994 Group Falmouth£9,000Guild HE Gloucestershire£8,250 Goldsmiths, University of London £9,0001994 Group Harper Adams£9,000Guild HE Hertfordshire£7,400 - £8,500University Alliance Huddersfield£7,950 Hull£9,000 Imperial£9,000Russell Keele£9,000 Kent£9,000None King's College London£9,000Russell Kingston£8,500 - £9,000Million+ Lancaster£9,0001994 Group Leeds£9,000Russell Leeds Met£8,500Million+ Leeds Trinity£8,000 Leicester£9,0001994 Group Lincoln£9,000University Alliance Liverpool£9,000Russell Liverpool John Moores£9,000University Alliance London Met£4,500 - £9,000Million+ London South Bank£8,390Million+ Loughborough£9,0001994 Group Manchester£9,000Russell Manchester Met£8,000 - £9,000University Alliance Middlesex£9,000 Newcastle£9,000Russell Northumbria£8,500University Alliance Norwich University College£8,500 Nottingham£9,000Russell Oxford£9,000Russell Oxford Brookes£9,000University Alliance Plymouth£9,000University Alliance Portsmouth£8,500University Alliance Queen Mary, University of London £9,0001994 Group Reading£9,0001994 Group Roehampton£7,900 - £8,250 Royal Agricultural College£9,000Guild HE Royal Holloway£9,0001994 Group Salford£8,000 - £9,000University Alliance School of Oriental and African Studies £9,0001994 Group Sheffield£9,000Russell Sheffield Hallam£8,500University Alliance Southampton£9,000Russell Southampton Solent£7,800Million+ St George's, London£9,000 St Mary's University College, Twickenham £8,000Guild HE Surrey£9,0001994 Group Sussex£9,0001994 Group Teesside£8,500University Alliance University of the Arts£9,000 University Campus Suffolk£7,500 - £8,000 University College London£9,000Russell University of Central Lancashire £9,000Million+ University of East Anglia£9,0001994 Group University of East London£9,000Million+ Warwick£9,000Russell Westminster£9,000 Winchester£8,500 Wolverhampton£8,500Million+ Worcester£8,100 York St John£8,500

34. £ Students do not have to pay course fees ‘up front’. £ Students can defer paying the fees by taking a fee loan. £ Interest will be charged at the rate of inflation.

35.  First Year: Average Expenditure  Term-time costs over 3 terms in University catered accommodation…  TOTAL £8,295

36.  Accommodation (av. £140 per week – 31 wks, catered) 4340  (Self catered would be around £1000 Cheaper)  Food and Drink (approx. £22 per week for 31 weeks) 682  Books & Equipment 330  Social Life (approx. £33 per week) 1023  Telephone & internet 330  Television licence 150  Travel 220  Clothing 270  Toiletries & laundry costs 160  Clubs, Societies & Sports 270  Miscellaneous 220  Housing/Damage Deposit for next year 300

37. Means tested on parental income – have to be repaid All students can have 72% of the maximum loan Remaining 28% depends on household income and grant From £2,967 to £8,009 p.a.

38. Income Maintenance Grant £25,000£3,387 £30,000£2,441 (approx) £35,000£1,494 (approx) £40,000£547 (approx) £42,620£50 £42,620+£0

39. Household income Maintenance Grant Maintenance Loan Total £25,000 & under£3,387£4,047£7,434 £30,000£2,441£4,520£6,961 £35,000£1,494£4,993£6,487 £40,000£547£5,467£6,014 £42,620£50£5,715£5,765 £42,875£0£5,740 £50,000£0£4,998 £62,143 & over£0£3,731 COMBINED MAINTENANCE SUPPORT LIVING AWAY FROM HOME OUTSIDE LONDON The calculator found on gov.uk/studentfinance can provide students with an estimate of their student finance entitlement.gov.uk/studentfinance i

40. Many universities and colleges offer financial support to their students through bursaries and scholarships: Bursaries: linked to personal circumstances and often, household income awards can include discounted tuition fees, accommodation or cash Scholarships: linked to academic results or ability in an area such as sport or music can be subject specific and are usually limited in numbers EXTRA SUPPORT BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS Students should check university or college websites and ask at open days to see what they offer and how/when to apply. i

41.  Oxford will Charge between £3,500 and £9,000 depending on household income.  If H.I. Is less than £25,000, there will be a reduction in tuition fee.  If H.I. Is less than £16,000 the tuition fee in the first year will be £3,500  Anyone with a H.I. of less than £42,600 will receive help from the university for the cost of living (on top of government grant)  If H.I. Is less than £16,000, students will receive £4,300 in the 1 st year and £3,300 in later years

42. Fee loan and maintenance loan When? - After leaving course & earning £21,000+ pa. How? - Deductions directly from wages, like tax & NI How much? - 9% of earnings over £21,000 pa. (£30 per month @ £25,000) (£75 per month @ £31,000) £ Interest is linked to the rate of inflation (RPI) £41000 = RPI + 3% or somewhere between £ Payment holidays of up to 5 years in total £ If earnings fall, contributions fall £ Can pay back more quickly if wished £ Outstanding debts written off after 30 years All of this Information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/student-finance/overview

44.  Researching courses  Visiting institutions ?  Enhancing their application  Sorting out their application form