1. UCAS Advice to students
Monday

2. Logging on
Watch the ucas tv advice on filling in your UCAS form
Ask for the school buzzword
Note down your username, password and UCAS ID number
Keep them safe: we can’t access them!!
We can see everything on your form, but we can’t change anything!

3. Deadlines Week beginning 01.10.12 you can start your form
Pastoral Care start to send for subject reports
: Parents’ Meeting
: First draft of Personal Statement
Application deadline

4. Common errors Funding is 02, Student AA Scotland
Check your SQA subject codes: the office can print off your results, or you can use your certificate. Usually, the highest code is the one to use.

5. Education Section Put in Standard Grades, Int 2s Highers
and Highers and Advanced Highers pending
Use August 2011, 2012, 2013 as the completion date
Adding in all your units can look messy!

6. Other Educational Achievements
Check the UCAS tariff tables to find out what else attracts UCAS points
For example, Associated Board Music exams
Graded dance qualifications
Fashion Brand Retailing
Speech and Drama
Sports Leader

7. Personal Statement Use the brief and very sensible advice on ucastv
Have a brief look at an exemplar or two
BUT have your own approach
Concentrate, above all, on “Why this course is the right one for me!”
There will be specific support on this.

8. Personal statement
About 80% of your PS should be related to your course:
Assessment regimes
Course contents
Show your research
Wider reading

9. Sources of help UCAS website PTPC/ school staff
Unistats.direct.gov.uk/ KIS
University websites