1. The university application process 2018 cohort

2. Tonight What happens next? Key dates Tariff information
Introduction to UCAS
Key dates
Application process
Making informed choices
What happens next?
Tariff information
Finance
Top tips

3. What is UCAS? Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
Centralised application processing service
On-line system and application form
Secure site, can be worked on anywhere

4. UCAS key dates 2017/2018 1st September - form processing begins
March - majority of decisions made by institutions
15 January - MAIN UCAS CLOSING DATE
June - last day for late applications
Start of Year
Christmas
Easter
End of exams
August - results day
15 October - closing date for Oxbridge, medicine, veterinary science
February - UCAS Extra begins (for late applicants, those that have changed their mind or those who have no offers)

5. Hazeley Timeline
Already visited the UCAS fair and attended personal statement workshop
Last week students registered on UCAS
1st Draft personal statement is due 7th July
2nd Draft personal statement is due first week back in September
All applications to be paid and sent by 10th December- guarantee a reference

6. Making an application Over 35,000 courses to choose from
Only have five choices available on form
UCAS processes over 2 million undergraduate applications a year
Lots of competition – it is important to have a very strong application

7. Students making informed choices
MUST Research the 4 C’s (Course, Career, Campus and City)
Be realistic about choices, for example:
x2 ambitious entry requirements to aim for
x1 match to your predicted grades
x2 lower entry requirements to fall back on.

8. Therefore a student with predicted grades of BBC, might apply to the following 5 choices
1x BBB
2 X BBC
1x BCC
1x CCC
One of the last two courses above NEEDS to be their insurance, therefore they MUST be happy to go there.

9. Applying online End of Course Predicted grades (subject tutors)
4 critical pieces of information:
Year 12 grades (exam results)
End of Course Predicted grades (subject tutors)
Personal Statement (student)
Tutor reference (form tutor)
Predicted grades . need to have consistent evidence of the grade in summative & formative assessments

10. What happens next? UCAS acknowledges receipt of application form
Students can track application process online (using UCAS track facility)
University Admissions Tutors assess each application
Possible invitation to an interview (not required for most courses)
Decisions/offers made via UCAS track
Universities send out offer communications

11. Types of offer Conditional offer Unconditional offer
Alternative course offer
Unsuccessful
Offers may be expressed in either grades or UCAS points.

12. Examples of typical offers
Law at LSE A*AA
Law at Birmingham AAA
Medicine at Kings London A*AA
Psychology at Warwick AAB
Psychology at Derby 120 UCAS points which is BBB
History at Oxford AAA

13. UCAS points system A Levels

14. UCAS points system BTEC

15. Unifrog

16. Finance Tuition Fee Loan > £9,250
Maintenance Loans > £ 8,430 (£11k for London)
Maintenance Grants > £ 3,387 (HI > £25k)
Special Support Grants (receipt of benefits IS/UC)
Scholarships & Bursaries
Repayments! (£21K+) RPI+3%

17. Maintenance grants

18. After the offer Select two choices – firm and insurance
You have now entered into an agreement with these universities, if you change your mind you will need to be released by the institutions
UCAS Extra – for late applicants and those who change their mind
Results day
Clearing & Adjustment

19. Top tips Make informed choices – research
Read all instructions carefully
Accuracy
Be aware of key dates
Print a finished copy for future reference
Don’t be afraid to contact universities/UCAS with questions

20. Thank you for attending