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UCAS 

First off, www.ucas.com is where you will do most of your research. It is also where you will complete your application.

What should I study?

If you haven’t already done it, you should do the Stamford Test to see what the computer reckons you should do! 

If you are still not sure about the whole idea of university, look at:

http://www.ucas.com/parents/whychoosehe

If you know that you want to go to university but you want to know more about how you choose a course, read:

http://www.ucas.com/parents/appprocess/

A particular favourite will be the tariff page (http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/)  where you can work out your own points score and discover where you can set your sights. If you just want to see AS/A2 points you can look at the table below:

GCE AS/

AS VCE

 GCE AS Double Award
 GCE
A level/
AVCE
 GCE/ AVCE Double Award

Points
      AA 240
      AB 220
      BB 200
      BC 180
      CC 160
      CD 140
  AA A DD 120
  AB     110
  BB B DE 100
  BC     90
  CC C EE 80
  CD     70
A DD D   60
B DE     50
C EE E   40
D       30
E       20

One of the things that might confuse you are different types of degree that are available. This little table might help you. Most of you will be looking to apply for Level 3 Honours).

1 Certificate C level Certificates of Higher Education
2 Intermediate I level Foundation degrees, ordinary (Bachelors) degrees, Diplomas of Higher Education and other higher diplomas
3 Honours H level Bachelors degrees with Honours, Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas
4 Masters M level Masters degrees, Postgraduate Certificates and Postgraduate Diplomas
5 Doctoral D level Doctorates

For information on all open days:www.opendays.com

Deadlines: http://www.ucas.com/getting/deadlines/index.html

Institution Guide (with Map!)http://www.ucas.com/instit/index.html

An interactive map of Institutions: http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/

The Guardian (League Tables) http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide2008/0,,2027789,00.html

The Times (League Tables) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/good_university_guide/

The TQI Site (with student survey results): www.tqi.ac.uk

The Research Assessment Site www.hero.ac.uk

Finance:

www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport

www.support4learning.org.uk

www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk

EARLY DEADLINE - 15TH October

  • Oxford University;
  • University of Cambridge;
  • medicine courses (course codes A100, A101, A103, A104, A105, A106 or A300);
  • dentistry courses (course codes A200, A201, A202, A203, A204, A205, A206 or A400);
  • veterinary medicine or veterinary science courses (course codes D100 or D101).