Getting on at A2
Wednesday 3 October 2012
Start the year as you
mean to go on
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Talk to subject staff and agree any
retake AS modules and when they are
going to take them (Deadline 12
October)
Plan the year ahead
Sort out regular work slots using your
free time effectively
Read around class topics – be ahead
of the game!!!!
Extended Project completion.
UPGRADE: Year 13
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Support with retakes/timed work
Improve time management
Overcome barriers to learning
Post 18 Pathways
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University
Employment
Apprenticeship
Gap year
UCAS
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Decision time – apply for 2013/apply
deferred entry 2014/ no application
We can help – but students HAVE to
research and make their own decisions
Factors to Consider
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Which University?
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Which subject?
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Which course?
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Entrance requirements and how competitive
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Funding
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Be realistic!
Although practical considerations can make a big
difference to your university years, you’re going
away to study, and ultimately the content of the
course should be your guiding principle, no
matter how long the bar at Manchester is!
Unistats.com
Dates
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Completed applications to UCAS by Oct 15th
for
Oxford/Cambridge/Medicine/Vet/Dentistry
Post 16 centre would like all other Ucas
applications to be completed and sent to
tutors for references and checking by
October half term.
UCAS deadline is Jan 15th – too late for
competitive courses
The UCAS Process
Early Autumn term
Apply for 5 realistic choices of university/course
Students will have their predicted grades as well as
their AS grades
Late Autumn/Spring term
Conditional offers
Rejection
Early Summer term
Decision to keep 2 offers – a contractual obligation
Firm Acceptance
Insurance Acceptance
Personal
statements
1. Why this course?
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Use the first section of your statement to
say:
- Why you want to do this course
- What you think the course is about
- What options within it interest you
2. Relevant experience in
this field
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IF you have done anything directly relevant discuss
it next:
- architecture, engineering, medicine, nursing,
teaching
- explain what you gained from this experience
and how it has strengthened your view that this is
the right field for you
- give specific examples of what you did and
what you learned from your experience
3. Why I’m academically
suited to this course
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In other words, discuss your current A level
courses:
- if you already do the subject – what you have
enjoyed so far and why
- if it’s new to you, which of your current
subjects have helped you develop the necessary
SKILLS
- if it’s an arts/humanities subject – what have
you read that’s relevant, beyond the A level spec?
- if it’s maths/science/engineering/business –
what recent articles have you read? What
controversies/news article have interested you?
4. The rest of your life…
By now you will only have about ¼ of
your statement space left
 Start with your achievements
 Describe leadership and team working
experiences – talk about YOUR role
 Say what skills you have developed in
your part time employment
 Mention your interests/hobbies
Get advice about your
statement
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Make a draft
Share with tutor
Redraft
Share with teachers/ parents
Agree final version
Completing your
Application
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Students work with tutors to complete
application and finalise personal statement
Make sure the fee code is 02,… Bristol.
Make AS subjects are separate from A2
Make sure resits are entered as pending
Payment is by card only - £23 (2 – 5
choices); £12 (1 choice)
Submit form
Reference
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Tutor compiles the reference, using subject
staff comments and predicted grades.
They will start the reference with an
explanation of North Bristol Post 16 Centre
and previous school.
The end of the reference will include some
comments about time at the centre and
activities students have been involved in.
Student should inform tutor if there is
something important that they wish to be
included in your reference.
What happens after we
have sent your form off
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Student will get confirmation that
UCAS has received their form and will
be sending it off to your university
choices. Keep ID number safe.
Get a folder/file together to keep all
paperwork from UCAS and Universities
Record tracker details
Offers/rejections
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By end of March/ April student will
have received either offers or
rejections
At this point students will be asked to
select one firm offer as a first choice
and a second (Lower offer) as an
insurance offer
Results day August 15th
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Please be in Bristol on this day
Be successful
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Work hard
Plan time effectively / job/ social life/ school
work
Plan future
Apply to UCAS
Gap year – plan
If they don’t want to apply to uni, work on
an excellent CV for future job opportunities
Use tutor, post 16 team, teachers, parents
20 key facts on university fees, loans &
grants everyone should know
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