UCAS and the University
Application Process
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UCAS Quiz!
How much do you already
know?
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Question 1:
What is UCAS?
a) The organisation that helps you write your personal
statement
b) The organisation that decides whether or not you get
into university
c) The organisation that manages undergraduate
applications to university in the UK
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Question 2:
What does UCAS stand for?
a) Undergraduate Competency Appraisal Sector
b) Universities and Colleges Accreditation Service
c) Universities and Colleges Application Service
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Question 3:
Which of these things are included in your UCAS
application?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Grades
University and course choices
Personal statement
School reports from year 9 onwards
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Question 4:
What’s the maximum number of courses I can apply
for?
a) 3
b) 7
c) 5
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Question 5:
What other things might some universities ask for as part of
the application process?
a)
b)
c)
d)
An interview
A portfolio
An audition
An admissions test
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Question 6:
What is a Conditional Offer?
a) An offer from a university giving an applicant a
place with no academic requirements.
b) An offer from a university giving an applicant a
place if they meet certain requirements.
c) An offer from a university giving an applicant a
deferred place.
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Question 7:
How will I know if I have been given a conditional
offer by a university I have applied to?
a) The university will phone me
b) I will be sent a letter
c) My teachers will tell me
d) By checking online
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Question 8:
What are UCAS Points?
a) Points that you get for completing your application
b) A conversion of your school attendance into points for
easy comparison.
c) A conversion of your grades into points for easy
comparison.
d) Points that universities award you for the quality of your
application.
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Question 9:
What is UCAS Extra?
a) An extra feature of UCAS that you have to pay for
b) A way of applying for more courses if you’re not holding
any offers from your original 5 choices
c) A way of adding more information to your application to
make you a more appealing candidate
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Question 10:
Who can use Clearing?
a) Students who haven’t got the grades they need
for any of their existing offers
b) Students who either didn’t get any offers or turned
offers down from their first application
c) Students who submitted their UCAS applications
after 30th June
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Question 11:
Who is the Adjustment process for?
a) For people who get better grades than expected
and want to find an alternative course.
b) For people who change their minds before results
day and want to change their course selection.
c) For people who decide they no longer want to go
to university.
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Question 12:
Where do you go to apply for a university place?
a) To the specific university’s website.
b) To your school.
c) www.ucas.com.
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Question 13:
What is a Firm Choice?
a) A university that an applicant is likely to get an offer
from.
b) A university offer that an applicant accepts as their first
choice.
c) A university offer than an applicant accepts as their
second/ backup choice.
d) The first university to offer an applicant a place.
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Introduction to Personal
Statements
It’s not about what you have done,
but what you have gained from it.
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Key Dates Race
What should you be doing and
when?
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Results Day Scenarios
What to do next?
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Overview of Workshops
The Supplementary Schools Project Teacher’s Toolkit consists of:
Module
1
Workshop Title and Topic
Why Higher Education?
Introduction to the benefits of choosing higher education
2
Choosing the Right Course
Looks at the key factors to be considered
3
UCAS and the University Application Process
The university application process explained
4
Introduction to Personal Statements
Students plan their own statements using a structured approach
5
Preparing for Interviews
Acquiring effective verbal and non verbal communication skills
6
Preparing to Go to University
Practical steps to having a smooth transition from home to university life
7
Student Finance
Overview of the main areas of student finance and information on how to apply
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