1. Practical steps for one-to-one HE guidance
2016

2. Setting the scene • 300 HE institutions
• 43,000 HE course combinations
• Choosing your subject
• How to choose
• Making a start

3. The immediate decisions
Decided on 5 UCAS Apply choices 
Early applicants by end of September Year 13
Rest by Mid November (but sooner the better) Year 13

4. FIRST – Bedford 1982
• Focus – to what extent have you narrowed down your options
• Information – how well informed are you 
• Realism – how realistic are you given your own capabilities and the constraints of the labour market 
• Scope – how aware are you of the range of options available 
• Tactics – do you know how to put your plans into action

5. Focus - Choose course Stage 1- WHAT? Stage 2- WHERE?
A Levels/Btec Nat           Course Content   
Career Ideas   Predictions 
New Interests   Ratings       
Location
Social Reasons

6. The Decision Making Spectrum
Sorry I <============================= Wedding song
haven’t
Got a clue        
Where are you at on the spectrum?
Everything depends on knowing what you want to study!

7. Where do I want to get to? Pharmacy:
A level Chemistry plus one science
AAA-BBB
Work experience in Pharmacy 
Do degree in Pharmacy
Get job in Pharmacy

8. Where am I now?
In sixth form doing A levels You like what you are doing:
History A level – History Degree
Like what you are doing but want a new element:
Maths and physics – Engineering
Like what you are doing but want to try a lot of new but related stuff:
Psychology – Anthropology

9. Information
“Digital ping pong”
Unistats/KIS
WHICH? University

10. Unistats Home Page 

11. Which University Home Page

12. Realism What sort of job will I get from this degree?
 Do my predictions match what the course really wants?

13. Tactics • Personal statement • Work experience • Interviews
• Use of the 5 choices

14. What can you do and where can you go?
Spotlight on Birmingham
•Birmingham University
•Aston University
•Birmingham City University
•BPP University College Birmingham
•Newman University College
•University College Birmingham

15. University of Birmingham
History  Physics  Medicine Sociology
AAB  AAA  A*AA ABB  
     AS - AAAA

16. Aston University Business Mgt Law (4 years) Pharmacy
AAB/AAA-340/360 AAB – 340  AAB

17. Birmingham City University
Real Estate Public Relations Interior Design      Primary Ed 
280  BBC   280      

18. BPP University College Birmingham
Law   Business   Professional
Accounting
2 year degree 300(BB)
3 year degree 240

19. Newman University College
Psychology  Sports Studies Primary ED
280   260   280/300

20. University College Birmingham
Hospitality and Food Mgt     Events Mgt Spa Mgt
200          

21. Finally
Visit universities
Know how the various application processes are administered
Target your research
•Improve graduate employment knowledge (Wexp)
Allocate time to look at relevant publications, prospectuses and websites