Aylesbury High School
UCAS - 2017 entry Alan Rosen
370 UK institutions, 37,000+ courses (?) 650,000 applicants, 500,000 accepted
No guaranteed place for you Universities are businesses Research and ‘own’ your application Consider alternatives to university & UK Don’t get UCAS out of proportion…
Birmingham Open Day - 24 June Register with UCAS
Add in Personal Details, Additional Information, Employment and Qualifications Write first draft of personal statement Check statement with form tutors University Open Days?
Student Finance Evening (July) Consider EPQ but not simply for UCAS Take UKCAT test if applicable 1 July onwards at a test centre
before holidays
Which courses, which universities? UCAS course search ++
Refine personal statement Add in AS results when published
(and have a holiday!)
Finalise choices
Discuss Personal Statement with form tutor UCAS accepts applications University Open Days - use weekends Register for BMAT/LNAT etc if applicable Predicted grades, based on evidence
A Level vs AS results Year 13 2013
1% 3 grades higher
4%
2 grades higher
22%
1 grade higher
52%
Same as AS
21%
1 grade lower
0%
2 grades lower
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
A LEVEL 2015 vs AS 2014 2 grades higher
2.8%
1 grade higher
29.7%
Same as AS
51.7%
1 grade lower
15.1%
2 grades lower
0.5%
3 grades lower
0.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
15 October, 6 pm (6 weeks after start of term)
Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry and Medicine Oxford and Cambridge Apply for popular courses at popular universities before half term Be aware of our capacity to turn applications around
Conditional Offers start to be received • A Level Grades
ABB ABB with A in Maths
• Points 300 (ABC or BBB or A*CC) – may include AS grades (ABcc) or EPQ
Other conditions – health-related or DBS BMAT, CAT, ELAT, HAT, ….etc taken in school
AHS UCAS deadline – 9 December 2016 None processed after this date Oxford and Cambridge interviews
Interviews for some subjects continue Offers arrive – either by post or more commonly by UCAS Track Art Foundation not through UCAS – check each HEI for dates
Most offers made by now
Candidates holding no offers can use UCAS Extra to add in new choices
Student Finance website opens for applications (February) Universities invite students to post-offer visit days
Chance to look at departments and accommodation in more depth Conditional Firm and Conditional Insurance
May/June dates to confirm - depends on when you get your last offer
A Level Results Day: Thursday 17 August
Universities receive results earlier in the week Track from ????hrs for admission news Results from AHS by e-mail
Accept offer Clearing if no offers at this stage
Adjustment if you did better than expected
Be:
370 UK institutions, 37,000+ courses (?) 650,000 applicants, 500,000 accepted
No guaranteed place for you Universities are businesses Research and ‘own’ your application Consider alternatives to university & UK Don’t get UCAS out of proportion…
Birmingham Open Day - 24 June Register with UCAS
Add in Personal Details, Additional Information, Employment and Qualifications Write first draft of personal statement Check statement with form tutors University Open Days?
Student Finance Evening (July) Consider EPQ but not simply for UCAS Take UKCAT test if applicable 1 July onwards at a test centre
before holidays
Which courses, which universities? UCAS course search ++
Refine personal statement Add in AS results when published
(and have a holiday!)
Finalise choices
Discuss Personal Statement with form tutor UCAS accepts applications University Open Days - use weekends Register for BMAT/LNAT etc if applicable Predicted grades, based on evidence
A Level vs AS results Year 13 2013
1% 3 grades higher
4%
2 grades higher
22%
1 grade higher
52%
Same as AS
21%
1 grade lower
0%
2 grades lower
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
A LEVEL 2015 vs AS 2014 2 grades higher
2.8%
1 grade higher
29.7%
Same as AS
51.7%
1 grade lower
15.1%
2 grades lower
0.5%
3 grades lower
0.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
15 October, 6 pm (6 weeks after start of term)
Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry and Medicine Oxford and Cambridge Apply for popular courses at popular universities before half term Be aware of our capacity to turn applications around
Conditional Offers start to be received • A Level Grades
ABB ABB with A in Maths
• Points 300 (ABC or BBB or A*CC) – may include AS grades (ABcc) or EPQ
Other conditions – health-related or DBS BMAT, CAT, ELAT, HAT, ….etc taken in school
AHS UCAS deadline – 9 December 2016 None processed after this date Oxford and Cambridge interviews
Interviews for some subjects continue Offers arrive – either by post or more commonly by UCAS Track Art Foundation not through UCAS – check each HEI for dates
Most offers made by now
Candidates holding no offers can use UCAS Extra to add in new choices
Student Finance website opens for applications (February) Universities invite students to post-offer visit days
Chance to look at departments and accommodation in more depth Conditional Firm and Conditional Insurance
May/June dates to confirm - depends on when you get your last offer
A Level Results Day: Thursday 17 August
Universities receive results earlier in the week Track from ????hrs for admission news Results from AHS by e-mail
Accept offer Clearing if no offers at this stage
Adjustment if you did better than expected
Be:
