University Application - UCAS
First Year Specialists are first briefed in LQ with a lecture and follow-up small group induction sessions in the HE & Careers Library. They are introduced to UCAS and shown how to register for the UCAS Card and introduced to the You Go Further site. 'yougo', as it is more commonly known, is a student community site organised by UCAS for First Year Specialists (Year 12) with links to University websites and has added benefits such as discount cards.
Please follow the links:
- Higher Education Choices and Decisions
- Where Carthusians go
- What Carthusians do
- Presentation to 1st Year Specialists Parents by Angela Bailey, Head of HE and Careers.
- Presentation to 2nd Year Specialists Parents by Angela Bailey, Head of HE & Careers.
- 2nd Year Specialists Parent information on UCAS - November 2009
- University Destination of Carthusians 2009
- All You Need to Know on Results Day - June 2010
The University of Wolverhampton has created an active map of all UK universities and Higher Education institutions. This map is also available on the UCAS website.
The UCAS website has targeted information for Students and Parents as well as a comprehensive course search facility with most university courses showing an entry and course profile including requirements for that course.
All pupils have access to the Amazing Offers website from our Intranet. This database shows the sucess rate of offers by Independent School Applicants to Universities in the UK.
In the CQ the First Year Specialists have a number of sessions:
- University Visits safety aspects
- UCAS Training Day; Monday 28th June 2010 a series of lectures and workshops takes place for 1st Year Specialists. The programme includes:
- Making choices and Researching Courses
- Personal Statements
- Interview Training
- Careers, Work Experience and Gap Years
- UCAS 'Apply' online system
Handouts are available on line and in the Library:
- Open Days and Prospectuses
- Taking a Gap Year
- Your Career Path and University
- Building a Good CV
- A Guide to Writing your Personal Statement April 2009
- A Guide to Completing your UCAS Application Form June 2009
- A Guide to Completing your UCAS Application Form June 2008
The following are links to: