winstanley college Higher Education
winstanley college Why University? • Love of learning and subject • Independence and opportunities • Friendships and contacts to last a lifetime • Transferable skills • Employability
winstanley college Types of course • Law • History • Media Studies • Psychology • Chemical • Maths Engineering • Microbiology • Medicine • Sociology • Social Work • Art History • Brewing and • Cosmology Distilling
winstanley college Early applications • Oxford and Cambridge • Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science • Deadline 27 th September • No time to lose!
winstanley college ‘Top’ Universities • Oxford and Cambridge • Russell Group • ‘Redbrick’, ‘plate glass’ and ‘new’ universities • University League Tables University of Birmingham University of Bristol University of Cambridge University of Manchester Cardiff University Newcastle University Durham University University of Nottingham University of Edinburgh University of Oxford University of Exeter Queen Mary, University of University of Glasgow London Imperial College London Queen's University Belfast King's College London () University of Sheffield University of Leeds University of Southampton University of Liverpool University College London London School of University of Warwick Economics & Political University of York Science Russell Group
winstanley college A sensible set of choices • Research likely offers • Some aspirational applications • Some “insurance” applications • Range of realistic alternatives • Advice from subject staff
winstanley college Which Universities?
winstanley college Which University? University Facilities OPEN DAYS
winstanley college Research • Times online/Guardian Higher Education • Complete University Guide • UCAS • unistats.direct.gov.uk • www.prospects.ac.uk
winstanley college Employability • Teamwork • Leadership • Communication • Initiative • Risk taking • “Splash” employability event Friday 27 th June
winstanley college Apprenticeships According to the Financial Times ‘75% of the top 100 companies in the country have bases here (North West)’ • Jaguar • Sony • Thwaites Brewery • Nestle • BBC • Granada TV • Kellogs • Arcadia Group • Price Waterhouse Coopers • Rolls Royce • BAE Systems • Bank of America
winstanley college APPRENTICESHIPS Regular meetings to help with applying, vacancy information, mock interviews Apprenticeships combine paid employment with training. Some companies offer University Sponsorship to allow study towards a degree. • Gleeds – Quantity Surveying • MBDA – Business Studies • Balfour Beatty – Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineer • KPMG – Chartered Accountant
winstanley college Where to go for Help! • Ucas.com Progression + Welfare Angela Gregory • Send for prospectuses • Use Careers library • Ask Careers Advisor • Personal Tutors • Consult Subject Tutors START EARLY
winstanley college How to Apply • Progression interview with PT • Research choices and narrow selection • Check against grades – realism and optimism! • Write personal statement – get advice. • Pay admin fee (£23) • Complete UCAS form on line • PT attaches reference • Student signs acceptance • Form sent to UCAS
winstanley college What Next? • UCAS send application form to Universities • Universities decide whether to offer a place or not • Students are told what has been offered • Students choose which places they would like … firm and insurance
winstanley college Some Important Dates! • 26 September internal • Various dates!!! deadline for 15 Oct Students will have a date applicants to reply to UCAS depending on their individual offer letter • 15 October closing date for Oxbridge, medicine, dentistry and • UCAS extra opens at the vets end of February • 22 November last date • 30 June last date for that Winstanley can applications before entry guarantee arrival at to Clearing UCAS before the deadline • 30 September last date for Clearing Applications • 15 January closing date for applications
winstanley college Money Matters! How much will it all cost? What help is available?
winstanley college Tuition Fees • Up to £9000 each year • Loans available to all. No-one has to pay upfront • Loans available for part time degrees
winstanley college Bursaries/support • To be eligible to apply for NHS financial support, you must be accepted for an NHS funded place such as: chiropodist (including podiatrist), dietician, occupational therapist, orthoptist, physiotherapist, prosthetist, and orthotist, radiographer, audiologist or a speech and language therapist, dental hygienist or dental therapist, nurse or midwife or operating department practitioner (degree & diploma course) NB Not Medics or Dentists for first 4 years Social Work Bursaries (CQSW) • A non-income assessed basic grant. The amount of the grant is dependant on where they study and whether they are subject to variable tuition fees. http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Students.aspx
winstanley college Living Costs • Accommodation • Food • Books and equipment • Social life
winstanley college Living Cost Grant 2014- 2015 Income Government Grant Less than £19,203 or £3, 475 less Between £19,204 & Partial £42,620 Grant More than £42,620 No Grant
winstanley college Living Cost Loans 2014-2015
winstanley college Repayment of Loan • No repayments until April after end of course • No repayments until earning over £21,000 • 9% of salary above £21,000 • At £25,000 = £30.00 per month • If not repaid after 30 years it is written off
winstanley college Interest Rates • Interest on loan inflation (RPI) plus 3% while studying and up until the April after you leave University • From April after you leave University, if earning under £21,000 interest will be applied at the rate of inflation • Graduates earning £21,000 and £41,000 – RPI plus up to 3% depending on income • Graduates earning above £41,000 - interest applied – RPI plus 3%
winstanley college Summary • Repayments £470 a year lower than under the old system • Owe money for longer, may pay more back • Many people will never pay it all back • Repayments same if borrowing £6k or £9k • Graduate tax not a loan? http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/ student-loans-tuition-fees-changes
winstanley college University Bursaries University of Manchester • Income up to £25,000 – £3,000 in Year 1 (£1,000 cash bursary and £2,000 fee or accommodation discount ) – £3,000 in subsequent years (£3,000 cash bursary, £3,000 fee discount, or a split between them) • Income £25,000 to £35,000 – £2,000 cash bursary each year(£2,000 cash bursary, £2,000 fee discount, or a split between them)
winstanley college University Bursaries University of Liverpool • Income less than £25,000 – £3,000 in year 1 (£3,000 fee waiver or £2,000 fee waiver plus £1,000 cash bursary) in the first year of study, – £2,000 for subsequent years • Income between £25,001 and £35,000 – £1,000 for each year of study. (fee waiver or cash award) – .
winstanley college University Bursaries Lancaster University Income up to £25,000 • £3,000 in year 1 (£1,000 cash bursary, £1,000 on-campus accommodation discount , £1,000 tuition fee waiver) • £1,000 for subsequent years • Lancaster Academic Scholarship – designed to recognise hard work and natural ability. (£2,000 in 1 st year) if they achieve A*, A*, A in their A levels and have Lancaster as their firm choice. heir • Access Scholarship household incomes of less than £42,600, who achieve A*, A, A, will be awarded a £1,000 Access Scholarship for each year of their studies. In addition, students from household incomes of less than £42,600 who achieve A*, A*, A, will also be awarded our £2,000 Academic Scholarship in their first year of study .
winstanley college https://www.gov.uk/student- finance/overview
winstanley college Study Abroad? • Many courses taught in English • Fees can be much lower (zero in Denmark) BUT • Loans not available.
winstanley college Useful Contacts • http://www.education.gov.uk/get-into- teaching • www.scholarship-search.org.uk • www.gov.uk • www.nhs.uk/careers • www.uni4me.com • http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/ • www.prospects.ac.uk • www.notgoingtouni.com • www.apprenticeships.org.uk • www.astarfuture.co.uk
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