Kayleigh Woods Education Liaison Officer for north east England

Welcome to Scotland’s first university with

Where is St Andrews?

Aberdeen

Dundee

Glasgow Edinburgh

St Andrews

Inverness

Stirling

‘Internationally Scottish’

Kingdom of Fife

50 miles from Edinburgh

12 miles from Dundee

20,000 town population

8,000 students

St Andrews characteristics

Over 600 years old

University town

Admitted to one of four Faculties:

Arts

Divinity

Medicine

Science

Four year Master of Arts (MA) or Bachelor of Science

(BSc)

Flexibility as well as specialisation

Named Scottish University of the Year 2013-14 in The Times & The Sunday Times

National Student Survey 2014: Ranked joint 1st in UK for student satisfaction

Ranked third in the UK by The Guardian (2015)

One Route to an Honours Degree

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Subject 1

Subject 1

Subject 2

Subject 2

Subject 3

Subject 4

Honours Subject

Honours Subject

Three subjects in first year

New first level subject (optional)

Two subjects taken on to second year

Depth and specialism in final two years

Applying to St Andrews Faculty of Arts, Science & Divinity

Academic requirements

Subject entrance requirements

Faculty entrance requirements

BSc: GCSE grade B in English & Maths; 2 sciences at A-level

MA: GCSE grade B in English & Maths

Non-academic requirements

Subject-focused personal statement (75%)

Context from teacher’s reference

Decentralised admissions – an academic assesses the application

Applying to the School of Medicine www.st-andrews.ac.uk/medicine/

Academic performance (50%)

Predictions of A*AA in one sitting including Chemistry and one other science

UKCAT (15%)

Average global score of current students last year was 2963

Personal statement & reference (15%)

Interview (20%)

First 3 years in St Andrews to complete the BSc

Lectures, lab-based work, small group tutorials and computer-based classes

New medical building, including dissection room and clinical skills suite

Final 3 years at a partner institution to complete the MBChB

A number of placements at one of our partner institutions

Choose England route (University of Manchester or Barts School of Medicine, London)

OR

Choose Scotland route (University of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee or Glasgow)

Learning and teaching

Staff

1,000 academic staff

Small group teaching

Average 12:1 student to academic ratio

Contact hours

Lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratories

12-15 hours per week in Arts and Divinity

20-24 hours per week in Medicine

15-20 hours per week in Science

Assessment

Combined coursework/exams

Studying abroad http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/studyabroad/

Modern Languages

4-year degree, year 3 studying abroad

5-year degree, with integrated year abroad (WIYA)

Teaching English abroad during year 3

Other degrees

Any subject except Medicine

Competitive applications

Integrated study

No extra tuition costs

St Andrews Abroad

English-speaking places

Subject Study Abroad

Destinations across Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America

Guaranteed for first years

Deadline to apply: 30 June

Ten halls of residence, with distinctive characters

Catered & self-catered

Traditional to modern purpose-built

Within 25 minutes’ walk

From £3,163 to £7,423 per year (2014/15)

On-site wardennial team

Accommodation

St Regulus Hall

Andrew Melville Hall

Apply to Student Finance England

Tuition fee loan

Up to £9,000 per year

Maintenance funding (income-assessed)

Loan up to £5,555 (repay)

Grant up to £3,387 (non-repayable)

St Andrews entrant bursary

‘Tops up’ your maintenance funding to £7,500 automatically (no application)

Accommodation bursaries

Up to £1,000 per year against accommodation fees

St Andrews scholarships

Fill in one application form: deadline in April 2015 (tbc)

Various eligibility criteria

Fees and funding

Don’t know who to ask?

Just ask the ASC

Advice and Support Centre

Trained staff on all issues, financial to personal

Academic adviser

Chaplaincy

Nightline, student-run helpline

University services

Accommodation

Fees

IT services

Careers Centre

Further advice and support

Student life

St Andrews traditions

Red gowns

Raisin weekend & academic families

Academic sins and how to reverse them

Student Union

Oversees student-run clubs and societies

Drama, dance, radio and music

Active charities

Special interest societies

Freshers’ Fayre

Sports Centre and Athletic Union

Range of sports for beginners and professionals

Golf

Student gym, with new fitness suites and fitness classes

Competitions and outreach work

Contact us

Visiting days

University tours

Meet current students

Meet up to 2 academic departments

Meet University services including

Accommodation & Sports

Go to st-andrews.ac.uk/study/

Ask a question

Kayleigh: kaw22@st-andrews.ac.uk

Call 01334 46 2275