UCAS Apply 2018 A Guide to applying through UCAS

The Aims of the UCAS Program To apply for a University course or apprenticeship. To write an academic personal statement which you can send to potential employers. To have an academic reference written about you which you can then use in any application process. To start your decision making on your future education and employment.

UCAS Apply 2018 Before you begin: Make sure you have a sensible email address, this can be your school email. Your Buzzword is dukeofyorks2018 You must register before you log in Applicant ID’s and usernames are generated by UCAS and should be used in all correspondents Make sure you pick a memorable password

UCAS Apply 2018 The Application It will cost £24 to apply to up to five Universities. This will be put on your school bill. You will write a personal statement of 4000 characters and Miss Couves along with your teachers and tutor will write an academic reference. The deadline for most courses is January 2018 but some courses such as medicine have an earlier deadline of October 2017. Some Universities may require you to sit an entry exam. Make sure you study for this and organise yourself well in advance. Apprenticeships have different deadlines UCAS has a search tool you can use to research courses.

UCAS Tariff Btec Points D*D* 112 D*D 104 DD 96 DM 80 MM 68 MP 48 PP 32 Some Universities will give offers based on points and others will give offers based on specific grades.

Internal Deadline for Medicine/Oxbridge = 1st October Results Day places are finalised Summer 2018 Offers of places received and choices made Apply for Student Finance January-May 2018 Finish application Open Days Reference is written September-November 2017 Visit Universities/work experience Write your personal statement Summer 2017 Register with UCAS Enter personal details Start research on courses Summer term 2017 Time Line Internal Deadline for Medicine/Oxbridge = 1st October Internal Deadline for all other courses = 10th December

Personal Statement Universities will not interview the majority of candidates so your personal statement is the only chance you get to impress them. It can not be longer than 4000 characters or 47 lines. You will need to do multiple drafts so start as soon as possible. Your tutor can help you. Typical layout: Paragraph 1- Why you want to study the course (make it unique and believable). Paragraph 2- Your academics and how they have prepared you for University. Paragraph 3- Extra curricular activities, responsibilities within school. Paragraph 4- Work experience and outside interests. Paragraph 5- Your future goals and closing comment (make it memorable). About a third of the statement should be about your academics. All statements will be scanned for plagiarism by UCAS!

Helpful Links www.ucas.com www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk www.unistats.direct.gov.uk www.bestcourse4me.com www.push.co.uk www.gov.uk/student-finance/overview www.getingofar.co.uk