1. UCAS – the application
process for Year 12 students
JUNE 2014

2. 2012
 653,637 applicants
 464,910 applicants placed
You must start researching institutions now in
order to be prepared for the UCAS 2015 launch
in the first week of September.
Write your personal statement before
the summer break.

3.  http://www.ucas.com/
 UCAS TV has lots of useful info and vide tutorials.

4. 15 October – Medicine,
Dentistry, Veterinary Science,
Oxbridge
25 October – all other
applications to be sent to UCAS
after Christmas

5. Step 1: Choosing courses
Step 2: Applying
Step 3: Offers
Step 4: Results
Step 5: Next steps
Step 6: Starting university or college
http://www.ucas.tv/ucas/video/kgzpQ

6.  What sort of job will this lead to?
 Be open-minded
 Research your options
 Open days
 University student forums

7. Given either as grades eg: ABB
or as UCAS points eg: 220
Tariff points chart is on UCAS website
http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-
works/explore-your-options/entry-
requirements/tariff-tables

8.  Gives you an opportunity to meet
admissions tutors and current students
 Can ask course related and institution
related questions
 Can see the town/city and local area
 May be able to see accommodation
 In a better position to compare
courses/institutions
 Dates on posters in school and university
websites

9. Step 2 - Applying
•Start in good time (ie now!)
•Use a sensible email address
•Apply through school Buzzword is: Abbey15
•Be extremely accurate
•Can choose up to five universities/courses
•Be 100% sure of your choices
•UCAS payment – currently £23

10.  Completed electronically on the UCAS
website
 Students given a personal reference
number and login password – make a
note of these
 Do not have to complete form in one go –
can save and come back to it
 6 sections: personal details, additional
information, choices, education,
employment, personal statement

11. A timed unseen paper or online test
Taken in the academic year before
admission to an HEI
Often taken in a ‘high street’ test centre

12.  BMAT BioMedical Admissions Test
 UKCAT UK Clinical Aptitude Test
 ELAT English Literature Admissions Test
 GAMSAT Graduate Medical School
Admissions Test
 HAT History Aptitude Test
 HPAT Health Professions Admissions
Test
 LNAT The National Admissions Test for
Law
 MML Modern and Medieval Languages
Test
 STEP Sixth Term Examination Papers
 TSA Thinking Skills Assessment –
Oxford, Cambridge, UCL

13. Medicine, veterinary, dentistry, Oxford
and Cambridge
UCAS - 15 October, school – by 28
September we need to know who you are!
All other courses
UCAS - 15 January, school - 25 October

14. Purpose: to make your application stand
out from the crowd
Your statement should be personal to
you, do NOT copy from example
statements online – universities have
sophisticated similarity detection
equipment – you WILL get caught out!

15. What they want to know:
 Suitability for the course?
 Keen, willing to work hard?
 Work under pressure?
 What will you bring socially?
 Are you passionate about your subject?

16. Structure:
 Introduction to the subject
 Experience that relates to the subject
 Work experience and school experience
 Interests outside of school,
responsibilities
 Your goals
 Closing comment

17.  Complete all sections
 Make your payment - £23
 Click on send – goes to school not UCAS
 Tutor and Head of Sixth form checks form
 Tutor adds reference
 School sends form to UCAS
 UCAS distributes the applications to the 5
universities chosen

18.  I have booked IT1 and IT2 for tutorial tomorrow
(Weds 25 June).
 By the end of this session, you will have
registered and gained your user name and
password.
 From this point on you can work on your
application at your own pace.

19.  http://headof6thform.blogspot.co.uk/p/applying-to-
university.html