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Jennifer Dwyer Head of Admissions and Access Service

Jennifer Dwyer Head of Admissions and Access Service. 2013 INTAKE. University NI & EU (MaSN) plus GB intake in quota controlled subjects of 3641 against a target of 3615 (0.7% overshoot)

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Jennifer Dwyer Head of Admissions and Access Service

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  1. Jennifer Dwyer Head of Admissions and Access Service

  2. 2013 INTAKE • University NI & EU (MaSN) plus GB intake in quota controlled subjects of 3641 against a target of 3615 (0.7% overshoot) • Year on year increase of 150 NI and EU students following additional 190 in 2012 (340 or 10.5% over two years) • 81.5% of MaSN A-level entrants met or exceeded the conditions of their offers. Small decrease from 2012 accounted for by increase in asking grades, the additional MaSN places available and the reduction in the top grades awarded at A-level • Total intake to undergraduate degrees – 4630 including Nursing & Midwifery, Theology, GB and International • Nursing and Midwifery • First intake through UCAS • Applicants admitted to highest preference for which they were eligible • Non A-level entrants exceed A-level entrants • Average tariff score increased by 36 points

  3. 2014 - POSITION AT UCAS ADVISORY CLOSING DATE NATIONALLY • Total applicants up by +3.8% • Total applications up by +4.2% • NI applicants down by -0.2% • NI applicants to NI institutions up by +0.3% • Total applicants to NI institutions up by +2.9% QUEEN’S • Total applicants up by +1.3% • Total applications down by -0.14% • NI applicants to Queen’s down by -2.2% • NI applications to Queen’s down by -2.3%

  4. UCAS APPLICANT STATISTICS QUEEN’S POSITION AT CLOSING DATE • Context: • Demographic change • Decreases in applicants/applicants to Nursing expected • Decrease in applications from NI applicants to higher tariff institutions of -8% but increase to lower tariff institutions of +4%

  5. 2014 INTAKE TO QUEEN’S • Target intake MaSN NI & EU plus GB quota controlled 3585 (3641) ie -1.5% Nursing (all fields) 401 Midwifery 35 • Limited Changes to Entrance Requirements • Law AAA to AAB • Accounting AAA to AAB • Business Management AAB to ABB • Nursing BCC/CCC to BBC/BCC • Chemical Engineering - differential offers • Drama – interview post offer • Name change – Product Design & Development becomes Product Design Engineering • Foundation Degree in Product Design & Development discontinued Progression to Aeronautical, Mechanical and Product Design Engineering possible from Engineering Foundation Degree Figures in brackets = actual intake in 2013

  6. DECISIONS TO DATE • Paperlight Processing • 77.2% of decisions made • Increase in applications processed against same date last year • Social Work and Nursing & Midwifery account for 60.6% of those outstanding • English with Creative Writing • GCSE/AS-level threshold for offers (some examples) • * Points for Medicine & Dentistry include UKCAT score

  7. APPLICATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL SUBJECT AREAS • Trend towards vocational subjects not as prevalent this year • Significant variations in applications to different Schools • Highest increases in applications (NI & EU) to: Business Information Technology +34.2% Business Management +28.5% Criminology +16.4% Law +15.1% Accounting +8.7% Electrical & Electronic Engineering +7.1% • Some flexibility likely in August for number of reasons but position will not be uniform – all qualifications will be taken into account

  8. NURSING & MIDWIFERY2014-15 ENTRY • 4838 applications from 2707 applicants (average 1.8 choices) • 2427 applications for Nursing (all fields) – (-7.9% after +45.6 increase for 2012) • 604 applications for Midwifery (-31.3% after +34.0% increase for 2012) • Small overlap between N&M and other degree programmes (202 applicants) • Shortlisting for interview (increased to 1500+ for Nursing all fields) • Interviews and decisions • Future plans

  9. MEDICINE & DENTISTRY – NI, EU & GB APPLICANTS • Dentistry – 111 interviewed • 77 offers made • Medicine – 648 interviewed • 372 offers made (375 in 2013) • Second time MMI performance • Pilot Scheme • NI applicants – higher success rates. Account for 49.7% of applicants but 62.9% of offers made • Medicine – further breakdown (NI, EU & GB applicants)

  10. ADMISSIONS POLICY • A-level Environmental Technology • Double Award Science – changes to grading • New UCAS tariff • Qualification size x grade bands • AS-level change • Changes to GCSE and A-level qualifications • Differences between England and Northern Ireland • Portability

  11. QUESTIONS

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