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Welcome to
Higher Education Information
Evening
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Introduction
Laurence JobAssistant Principal
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WHY HIGHER EDUCATION?
Choice of course
Less unemployment - more versatile
Greater earning power
An investment
The experience itself
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Higher Education – Making the right choice
Stella Barnes
H.E.& Careers Adviser
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The Universities & Colleges Admissions Service is a UK based charity whose main role is providing the application process for almost all British universities
Applicants submit a single application via the UCAS online Apply service
Early applications are specifically required for Oxford & Cambridge Universities & Medicine, Dentistry & Veterinary Science Degree courses
Q.E. students receive targeted support throughout the UCAS process & particularly when writing their personal statement
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Higher Education - a great deal of choice
More than 55,000 courses exist at over 340 providers including Universities, H.E. Colleges & F.E. Colleges offering Degrees, Foundation Degrees & Diplomas
At Q.E. more than 700 students apply through UCAS each year & they choose to study at between 80 – 100 different institutions spread geographically from Falmouth to Cardiff to Norwich to Aberdeen & Belfast
An increasing number of students are choosing to study abroad either full time or for a year as part of a UK degree in e.g. Switzerland, the Czech Republic, North America & Australasia
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Current situation in H.E. (1)
Increased competition between H.E. providers has led to a marketing frenzy which has resulted in:-
Targeting applicants & sometimes exerting undue pressure on them to make early acceptance decisions
A rise in the number of UNCONDITIONAL offers
An increase in financial incentives
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Current situation in H.E. (2)
Increasing popularity of Vocational Degrees Increasing popularity of part-time study
alongside work as grants & loans are now available
Encouragement for students considering applying to H.E.Is in Northern Europe – mainly Holland, that offer Degrees taught in English at e.g. 1700 Euros tuition fee (some are free)
Increase in PRIVATE H.E.Is e.g. BPP,New College of the Humanities & University of Buckingham - wide range of fees usually higher than the State sector e.g. £18k per year
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In a 2014 High Fliers Research survey, the majority of employers said it was unlikely that an undergraduate without any work experience would get a job. As more than three-fifths of graduate employers provide placements, typically as part of degree courses & a similar proportion offer summer internships, it is important for applicants to be aware of this in order to be competitive.
Graduate employment prospects
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DEVELOPMENTS
A greater emphasis on “value for money”- students as consumers making more use of student satisfaction surveys - UNISTATS appears on all H.E.I. websites
Increased parental interest in the quality of H.E. staff/student contact time & feedback
An increase in “HYBRID” degrees e.g. the Ernst Young / Lancaster University & PWC/ Newcastle University models
Greater collaboration between H.E.Is in course delivery & provision of facilities
Existence of Foundation Degrees of 2 years plus top-up of 12/18 months which suit some students who want a “stepped” approach
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Ryan - A Foundation Degree success story
Foundation Degree in Sports Coaching at Myerscough College, Preston.
Coached Soccer in the U.S.A. Returned to Darlington & began work at EE
Took some part time courses at Q.E. to help him return to learning
Gained a place on the 1 year top-up Degree in Sport Coaching at Newcastle College
Has progressed to postgraduate training to teach P.E.
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RESEARCH – Do not SKIMP on this make FULL use of both paper and web based RESOURCES
COMPETITION – Be aware of this there is NO EXCUSE not to be well informed when you apply
STRATEGY – Develop a REALISTIC PLAN
3 Ingredients for SUCCESS
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An ESSENTIAL Resource
www.qeliz.ac.uk – follow the “After Q.E.” tab – there are a lot of useful websites linked to this and it is FREE
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Our Q.E.Careers/H.E.website
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ENHANCED RESEARCH is ESSENTIAL
Use the HEI websites & their social networking pages to full capacity and if information is hard to find contact course leaders/admissions tutors direct- many prefer e-mail
Do not rely too heavily on “league tables” Visit - either formally or informally & use
YouTube videos of campuses Use other websites for a balanced picture – a
useful one is www.whatuni.com. -don’t accept the heavy marketing & “hype” at face value
Use www.whichuniversity.co.uk to compare H.E.Is
Useful resource UNIFROG available on Moodle
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H.E.I.s other factorsPhysical / Reputation
UK or abroad City
centre/rural Campus Employer
contact Collegiate Large/small Facilities Accommodatio
n Cost
Distance from home
Teaching quality
Research Staff/Student
ratio Entry grades Assessment Progression
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How Can College Staff Help?
Encourage feedback from students at all stages of the application process & check progress on UCAS Adviser Track
Challenge ANYTHING that seems odd as H.E.I.s make mistakes
Play “Devil’s Advocate” if students are in a sea of confusion especially due to strong marketing
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Our College mantra for H.E. advice & guidance to students
is:-
“The BEST University is the one
that BEST suits your individual needs”
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Student Preparation for H.E. Applications
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Support so far………
Throughout the year - Work with tutor. Advice and guidance ` from College’s HE & Careers
Advisers
January –March -Tutorial programme on Higher Education -Visits to universities
29th April - HE Convention at Teesside University
8th June – 19th June - A2/HE/Careers fortnight in college- Talks, tutorials and subject based
sessions - research tasks for students- time to develop CVs in preparation for
job applications for both full- time & part-time jobs as well as internships whilst at
university
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The Future (1) Summer holidays
– individual research, university visits and undertaking wider reading and/or
voluntary work to strengthen university applications
First week back- Further research on university courses in light
of AS results- Advice on writing effective personal
statements - Meetings of students applying to Oxford and Cambridge and for Medicine,Dentistry & Veterinary Science
September - Identification of student intentions for next year
- Agreement of individual deadlines - Start of UCAS drop-in sessions
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The Future (2) 25th September – Internal deadline for
applications to Oxford/Cambridge and for Medicine,Dentistry and
Veterinary Science
23rd October - Deadline for students applying for competitive courses
27th November - Internal deadline for remaining H.E applications.
15th January - Final deadline for receipt of applications at UCAS.
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The Future (3)
Progress of applications monitored using “Track” section of UCAS website.
For some subjects (at certain universities) there are additional tests which students have to sit
For some courses students may be called for interview.
Responses (offers/rejections) from universities within days/weeks/months of receipt of applications.
Final CF & CI choices should be made by May onwards
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