1. Y12 NEXT STEPS Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Y12 NEXT STEPS
What your son/daughter is going to do next and How you can help.
It is about UCAS – altho some pupils may be considering other options e.g. overseas study or straight into world of work.
A lot of info in the Horizons dept on most alternatives

2. Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Just over 5 months will be U6.
Revision, actual exams, summer.
Ideally come back with a plan. What. Where. When. Many options.

3. 37,000+ 350 Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
37,
Bewildering choice. Course most important.

4. Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Think hard. Take time. Don’t waste time going in one direction and then change mind.
Don’t worry about friends.

5. Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Lucky enough – know what want to do.
Make a beeline for that course and work out where want to study.
Modules, type of teaching, assessment? What best suits your style of learning?

6. Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Or may not have a clue. So do some tasting. Go on some taster courses.
Look at options. Try things out.

7. Websites Open days & visits Tutors & HsMs Departments Family
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Websites
Open days & visits
Tutors & HsMs
Departments
Family
Centigrade
Where can you find information?
Websites - Find a course. Already done Preview which has given some ideas
Talk to people.
All LVIth will be sent re Centigrade to complete before end of Lent term or Easter hols
Centigrade: reduces to manageable number the courses and institutions for consideration taking into a/c interests and abilities (NO COST)
Horizons will offer help & feedback to all LVIth if they want it after the results come back

8. I LIKE ME FUTURE Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016 ME
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
I LIKE
FUTURE
And if you’re really stuck. Start with the basics. Positive & Negative
Circles.
Why so important?

9. Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Because students quit. Lots of them.

10. 10% 17 of Y12 Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
10%
17 of Y12
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
In fact 10% will drop out.
177 in Y12
Statistically 17 of you likely to drop out – I want to be 0%.
Why – money, friends, WRONG COURSE

11. RESEARCH Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
RESEARCH
Biggest single thing to take away = research.
Once done this will apply through UCAS

12. Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
When it comes to applying = UCAS
Register from 24th May 2016.
Deadline 15 Oct for Oxbridge, medics, vets, dentists
UCAS deadline 15 Jan – but our deadline is before Long Leave – 21st October
Because later = not really serious

13. KEY DATES 15 October – Medics, Vets, Dentists, Oxbridge
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
KEY DATES
15 October – Medics, Vets,
Dentists, Oxbridge
15 January – most applications
24 March – some art & design
Register from 24th May. UCAS opens from 1st Sept 2017 for submission of applications.
Deadline 15 Oct for Oxbridge, medics, vets, dentists
15 Jan – but our deadline is mid October. Rugby group research
Because later = not really serious

14. 3 parts to application Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
3 parts to application
Admissions offices. Thorough. Teams. Algorithms

15. Grades Reference Personal statement Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Grades
Reference
Personal statement
Grades. GCSEs and Predicted IB and A level. Use past performance to make a judgement on POTENTIAL.
EPQ – carries a number of UCAS tariff points and demonstrates independent research in 6th form. Correlates well in students preparedness for university.
Also can get UCAS points for music, LAMDA
Reference = HSM and/or tutor.
PS = pupil
And HsMs/tutors won’t write ref until pupil have PS
UCAS tariffs: changed this year:
A levels: A* - 56, A – 48 (both same for IN H& and H6), B – 40, C – 32.
EPQ: A* - 28, A – 24, B – 20, C - 16

16. Personal statement Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Personal statement
PS = 4000 characters.
c 630 words 1+ A4 sides
80% - subject Why do you want to study it. EVIDENCE.
20% co-curricular
It’s got to be good Most important thing write - start thinking now! Most of you will do at least 4-5 drafts!
5 choices, 1 PS

17. Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Point is – that you are one of 1000s. All look the same.
It’s digital, electronic. Faceless, impersonal.
PS → stand out – be the peacock amongst the penguins!

18. KEY DATES 18 April – bullet points Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
KEY DATES
18 April – bullet points
24 May / 9 June – 1-2-1/group advice
28 June – first draft completed
21 Oct – completed & submitted
Oxbridge etc. 15 Oct
Other non-UCAS dates:
19 April – US universities talk
17 May – Overseas Universities Fair
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
We are helping students through this. Some internal key dates.
Bullet points over Easter
Before and after half term: sessions with Horizons & UCAS tutors to kick start application process and first drafts of PS
Last week of term –– completed first drafts
Focus on studies.

19. PREPARATION Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
PREPARATION
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Next message is prepare.
Get thinking now about what they can do now to enhance their PS.
To stand out. But need to decide which degree first.

20. Super-curricular ‘stuff’ Bullet points for personal statement
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
Taster Courses
Open Days & visits
Shortlist
Work Experience
Super-curricular ‘stuff’
Bullet points for personal statement
Be proactive. Get out and about.
Open Days in holidays, weekends.
Horizons will also be organizing 3-4 accompanied uni open day trips on a first come first served basis – e.g. Bath/Bristol 16th June & 18th June; Birmingham 24/25th June; Oxford Brookes 4th June

21. SUPPORT Tutors & UCAS tutors UCAS days: 24 May & 9 June
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
SUPPORT
Tutors & UCAS tutors
UCAS days: 24 May &
9 June
Careers Department
Website (Parent’s Toolkit)
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
The Horizons Team:
~60 of 177 been to see us in the dept or have ed.
Will be given opp to have a meeting with us / UCAS tutors after done Centigrade is they wish to after Easter holidays
Careers Fair – 28th June

22. RESPONSIBILITY Complete UCAS Registration
Y12 NEXT STEPS March 2016
Complete UCAS Registration
Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education
Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices
Complete 1st draft of personal statement
RESPONSIBILITY