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Newmarket College

Newmarket College. What happens next?. What happens next?. Do you want to go to University? Or get a job as soon as you leave ? Or try to combine the two?. What happens next?. If you don’t have a clue: Keep your options open Consider all the possibilities Book a Connexions interview

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Newmarket College

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  1. Newmarket College What happens next?

  2. What happens next? • Do you want to go to University? • Or get a job as soon as you leave ? • Or try to combine the two?

  3. What happens next? • If you don’t have a clue: • Keep your options open • Consider all the possibilities • Book a Connexions interview • Try the Kudos careers software

  4. Choosing a subject • If you don’t know, try Kudos again! • Or the “Stamford Test” at www.ucas.com/students/beforeyouapply/whattostudy/stamfordtest. You’ll have to register first. • www.ukcoursefinder.co.uk is excellent and quick! • “Centigrade” is more detailed, but will cost you £10. See the link on the UCAS website. • Remember that Joint Honours degrees allow you to combine very different subjects.

  5. Choosing the course 1 • Will you get the grades? Find out your estimated grades. There’s little point applying to a university asking for 360 UCAS points if you are estimated 280, but make sure your 5 choices cover a big enough range of points to cover every likely eventuality. • Does the course contain those aspect of a subject that you want to study? Courses with the same title at different universities can have very different course contents (and vice versa).

  6. Choosing the course 2 • Is the course taught (lots of lectures or independent study?), and assessed (coursework or exams?) in ways that suit you? • How much flexibility and choice is there? • Consider work placements, sponsorship, job prospects, study abroad?

  7. Choosing the course: Useful websites • Check out Unistats: http://www.unistats.com/ It contains student satisfaction surveys, stay-on rates, employment statistics and other useful stuff. • On www.ucas.com you can search for the course of your choice. Use the Entry Profiles. • www.hotcourses.com has details of over a million courses together with student reviews. • www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk has advice on what and where to study.

  8. Useful websites 2 • Many newspapers publish “league tables”: try a web search. Make sure you know how their ranking works. • www.universityoptions.co.uk is aimed primarily at parents, and claims to be impartial. • Again www.ukcoursefinder.co.uk is excellent. • www.thestudentroom.co.uk has lots of examples of personal statements

  9. Choice : University environment • Big City, small town or countryside? • How far from home? • Do you need access to art galleries, theatres etc? • Access by road or public transport?

  10. Choice: Accommodation • What is provided and where is it? • What happens after the first year? • What suits you best – “in hall” or self-catering? How independent do you want to be?

  11. Choice: Costs • Fees – the biggest expense of all. • Accommodation: What is provided and how much does it cost? • How much will it cost to travel home? • Opportunities for part-time jobs – can you take yours with you?

  12. Your leisure time • What facilities are there for sports you’re interested in already, or might want to take up? • Do you need to be near the sea or mountains for your sport? • Music and drama opportunities • Are you looking for student radio or magazine experience?

  13. Open Days • Now that few universities interview students, open days are a great way to find out if a university is for you. We ask you to limit your time off school to two days. • Look at www.opendays.com. • Go with your gut feeling. Where did you feel comfortable. Are the teaching staff stuffy or friendly? What about the students you met?

  14. Admissions tests • Find out about: • Law- LNAT • Medicine etc, BMAT and UKCAT.

  15. Gap Year • This idea is popular, but do something with your time, don’t leave it to put off making decisions. • Do you want to work or volunteer? In the UK or overseas? Travelling independently or with an organisation? • Research: www.yearoutgroup.orgwww.gapyear.comwww.gap.org.uk will get you started. • You need to think about budget, safety and the effect on your career prospects.

  16. Finance 1 • It’s never been more expensive to go to university. • The good news is that you will not have to pay for any of your fees while you are a student, and that student loans are unlike any other in that they are not designed to make money out of you as the interest is only linked to inflation.

  17. Finance 2 • About 50% of students can expect to receive something by way of a non-repayable grant. These are means-tested, i.e. depend on parental income. • We will provide more information about grants nearer Easter when application packs become available.

  18. Finance 3 • Fees don’t differ much between universities, but look for what the university can offer by way of scholarships, bursaries and hardship grants. If you are put off uni because you are worried about how to pay, then you are exactly the kind of person these are designed to help.

  19. Finance 4 • www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance A government site with tips and advice on tuition fees, financial aid and loan applications. • www.slc.co.ukStudent loans company. Includes a student loan calculator to help estimate what you are entitled to receive. • www.studentmoney.org/Includes a useful budget planner, wage predictor and information on scholarships.

  20. Registering with UCAS • click on www.ucas.com/students/apply/ Choose Register/Log In to use Apply 2011, then choose register. • The rest is pretty obvious except when you get to log in: choose “Through my school/college”. Our buzzword is newmarketcollege (all one word). Then choose your tutor group.

  21. Writing the Personal Statement Return to the sixth form website to download advice and examples of this vital stage of the application process.

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