2.  Career Prospects and Employability  Earnings Average £25,000 pa starting salary Over £100,000 in lifetime Pensions and Retirement Provision  Transferable Skills  Life Experience

3.  Course Choice  Application  Offers  Results  Next Steps  Finance

4.  43000+ courses  300+ Universities and Colleges  685,078 applications in 2010 474,746 got places  1 in 3 expected to be unsuccessful in 2011  Which subject?  Career requirements  Admissions Tests  Costs  Popularity and Competition  Location  Which course?

5.  One subject or more?  Sandwich Courses  Languages  Entry Requirements Grades Points Specific Requirements  Predicted Grades  Parental Opinion / Agreement

6.  Home or Away?  Traditional or Modern?  City or Rural?  Campus or Non-Campus based?  Accommodation  Academic Resources  Sports and Leisure Facilities  Nightlife  Student Support Services  Cost of living  OPEN DAYS, RESEARCH

7.  Making choices Combinations & Restrictions Oxbridge, Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science (Early Entry Cohort) DEADLINES Monday 26 th September – Early Entry Cohort Friday 21 st October - Everyone  Registering with UCAS  Personal Statement  Reference  Payment

8.  UCAS welcome letter with personal ID  Online TRACK system  Unconditional, Conditional, Rejection  Firm & Insurance choices  No offers EXTRA (Mid Feb to end June) Clearing (From July)

9.  Success Firm/Insurance Offers Adjustment  Disappointment Contact Firm & Insurance admissions tutors Clearing Reapply

10.  Tuition Fees Rationale Capped at £9000pa No up front fees  Maintenance Grants (Means Tested up to £3250)  Maintenance Loans (up to £5500)  Other income sources  Part-Time Students Eligible  Repayment 9% of earnings over £21,000 from the following April Maximum 30 years, then written off Interest linked to RPI Roughly £30 per month on £25,000 salary

11.  UCAS Convention – February  Oxbridge Students Talk  Tutorial Sessions  Outside Speaker – James Kennedy  University Visit  Student Ambassadors  Personal Statement Session  Draft/Redraft – Tutors, Parents, Family, Friends  Work Experience  Wider Reading  DEADLINES – Use the summer holidays well

12. UCAS  www.ucas.com www.ucas.com  www.yougofurther.co.uk (UCAS student network) www.yougofurther.co.uk Finance  www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance  http://yourfuture.direct.gov.uk/ http://yourfuture.direct.gov.uk/ Quality Comparison  www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews  www.direct.gov.uk/unistats www.direct.gov.uk/unistats  www.guardian.co.uk/education/universityguide www.guardian.co.uk/education/universityguide  www.thetimes.co.uk/gug www.thetimes.co.uk/gug  www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk