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WING COMMANDER TALBOT-LANSDOWNE’S GUIDE TO KEEPING CALM DURING CLEARING

WHAT IS CLEARING?CLEARING IS ORGANISED BY UCAS. IT IS THE FINAL PART OF THE UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO FIND A PLACE AT UNIVERSITY IF YOU WANT TO START IN SEPTEMBER 2012.

WHO IS CLEARING FOR?CLEARING IS FOR STUDENTS WHO:• HAVEN’T DONE QUITE AS WELL AS EXPECTED

AND THEREFORE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SECURE THEIR FIRST OR SECOND CHOICE OF COURSE

• HAVE DONE BETTER THAN EXPECTED AND WANT TO RECONSIDER WHERE AND WHAT THEY STUDY - USUALLY REFERRED TO AS ‘ADJUSTMENT’

• HAVEN’T APPLIED THROUGH UCAS YET AND NOW WANT TO APPLY FOR SEPTEMBER 2012 ENTRY. TIP: IF THIS IS YOU, BE PREPARED BY COMPLETING AN APPLICATION ON UCAS BEFORE RESULTS DAY.

WHEN IS CLEARING?UNIVERSITIES WILL OPEN THEIR CLEARING HELPLINES EARLY ON THURSDAY 16 AUGUST 2012, THE DAY THAT A-LEVEL RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED.

HOWEVER, SOME UNIVERSITIES, LIKE BU, WELCOME CALLS FROM STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE THEIR RESULTS PRIOR TO THIS.

HOW DO I FIND OUT WHICH COURSES ARE IN CLEARING?THE OFFICIAL LIST OF COURSES IN CLEARING WILL BE PUBLISHED EARLY ON THURSDAY 16 AUGUST 2012.YOU WILL FIND THE FULL LIST:• ON INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITY WEBSITES

• ON THE UCAS WEBSITE

• IN THE NATIONAL PRESS.

ARE BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY COURSES AVAILABLE IN CLEARING?YES. ALL THE LATEST INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.BOURNEMOUTH.AC.UK/CLEARING.

YOU CAN REGISTER NOW FOR CLEARING UPDATES AND SEE A FULL LIST OF ALL OUR COURSES IN CLEARING FROM LATE JULY. CLEARING QUERIES? ALREADY HAVE YOUR RESULTS? CONTACT US NOW ON 01202 966777 TO DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS.

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO CLEARING

SHOULD YOU FIND YOURSELF IN CLEARING, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO NOT PANIC. IT’S EASY TO FEEL PRESSURED INTO MAKING A HASTY DECISION, BUT REMEMBER THAT EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF OTHER STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES IN THE SAME SITUATION AND SECURE A SUITABLE COURSE THROUGH CLEARING. YOU WILL BE SPENDING AT LEAST THREE YEARS STUDYING FOR YOUR DEGREE, SO MAKE SURE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE AND THE COURSE YOU HAVE CHOSEN ARE RIGHT FOR YOU.

Hello there! Wing Commander Talbot-Lansdowne addressing YOU! Now Pilot Wallace has deposited a large wad of paperwork on my desk, all about this clearing malarkey. It’s all gobblygook to me, so those kind chaps at The Bournemouth University have turned it into a newspaper advising you on what to do for clearing.

Using something called Augmented Reality, you’ll be able to find some marvellous extra titbits in the pictures throughout this paper. Corks! Damned if I know what it’s about, so I’ve asked Quartermaster Claw to explain:

• DOWNLOAD AURASMA LITE FROM YOUR APP STORE

• SEARCH FOR AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL, “BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY CLEARING 2012” (CLICK THE ANTENNA ICON ON SCREEN AND THEN FLICK ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN TO FIND THE SEARCH ICON)

• REGISTER FOR FREE AND THEN GO BACK TO THE MAIN SCREEN

• HOLD THE PHONE OVER THE IMAGE OF YOUR CHOICE AND TADA! IT’S LIKE MAGIC!

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT! ENJOY! AND REMEMBER, KEEP CALM FOR CLEARING. TATA.

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENTBOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY’S BUSINESS SCHOOL IS INCREASING ITS INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS EDUCATION.ALL STUDENTS ARE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY OF A 40 WEEK PLACEMENT WHICH GIVES THEM A HEAD START AFTER GRADUATION HAVING GAINED REAL WORK EXPERIENCE TO ADD TO THEIR CV. OUR GRADUATES NOW WORK IN SOUGHT AFTER COMPANIES, SUCH AS PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, INTEL, KPMG, IBM, BARCLAYS AND UK GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN AREAS OF LAW, ACCOUNTANCY, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND MANY MORE.

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENTBOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY’S BUSINESS SCHOOL IS INCREASING ITS INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS EDUCATION.ALL STUDENTS ARE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY OF A 40 WEEK PLACEMENT WHICH GIVES THEM A HEAD START AFTER GRADUATION HAVING GAINED REAL WORK EXPERIENCE TO ADD TO THEIR CV. OUR GRADUATES NOW WORK IN SOUGHT AFTER COMPANIES, SUCH AS PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, INTEL, KPMG, IBM, BARCLAYS AND UK GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN AREAS OF LAW, ACCOUNTANCY, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND MANY MORE.

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARECAREER-FOCUSED HEALTH & REHABILITATION SCIENCES, NUTRITION, SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY TO NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND PARAMEDIC SCIENCE. PLACEMENTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL OUR COURSES, MANY ARE ACCREDITED/ ENDORSED BY PROFESSIONAL BODIES SUCH AS THE ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION, BRITISH ASSOCIATION SPORT & EXERCISE SCIENCES, HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL AND THE NURSING & MIDWIFERY COUNCIL.

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENTBU’S BUSINESS SCHOOL IS

INCREASING ITS REPUTATION

AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF

CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS

EDUCATION. ALL STUDENTS CAN

HAVE A 40 WEEK PLACEMENT

WHICH GIVES THEIR CAREER A

HEAD START. OUR GRADUATES

WORK IN COMPANIES SUCH AS

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS,

INTEL, KPMG, IBM, BARCLAYS

AND UK GOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENTS IN AREAS

OF LAW, ACCOUNTANCY,

MANAGEMENT, MARKETING

AND MANY MORE.

LAWOUR LLB COURSES ARE QUALIFYING LAW DEGREES AND ARE ACCREDITED BY THE PROFESSIONAL BODIES, SOLICITORS REGULATION AUTHORITY (SRA) AND JOINT ACADEMIC STAGE BOARD (JASB). WE ALSO OFFER SPECIALIST LAW DEGREES IN AREAS SUCH AS BUSINESS LAW AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW. STUDENTS CAN TAKE A 40-WEEK PLACEMENT, WHICH GREATLY ENHANCES EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS POST-GRADUATION.

COMPUTINGFORENSIC COMPUTING, IT, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKS ARE ALL SPECIALISATIONS OUR STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE FROM FOLLOWING A COMMON FIRST YEAR. USING INDUSTRY STANDARD SYSTEMS IN OUR OPEN ACCESS COMPUTER LABS, OUR STUDENTS ARE UNIQUELY PLACED TO PUT THEIR THEORY INTO PRACTICE WHEN THEY SPEND A YEAR IN INDUSTRY AS PART OF THEIR COURSE. IBM, HEWLETT PACKARD, MICROSOFT, INTEL AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD NAMES REGULARLY RECRUIT OUR GRADUATES.

TECHNOLOGY

BU OFFERS A RANGE OF

COURSES IN TECHNOLOGY -

FROM ELECTRONICS, MUSIC

AND AUDIO TO ANIMATION.

BU HOSTS THE NATIONAL

CENTRE FOR COMPUTER

ANIMATION (NCCA) WITHIN

OUR MEDIA SCHOOL AND

IS RANKED WITHIN THE

TOP 20 PLACES TO STUDY

ANIMATION IN THE WORLD.

OUR GRADUATES HAVE

BECOME BAFTA AND OSCAR

AWARD WINNERS, WORKING

ON FILMS SUCH AS HARRY

POTTER, LORD OF RINGS AND

PIXAR ANIMATIONS FOR THE

LAST 22 YEARS.

The WC’s Guide to what you can study at Bournemouth University

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENTBU’S BUSINESS SCHOOL IS

INCREASING ITS REPUTATION

AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF

CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS

EDUCATION. ALL STUDENTS CAN

HAVE A 40 WEEK PLACEMENT

WHICH GIVES THEIR CAREER A

HEAD START. OUR GRADUATES

WORK IN COMPANIES SUCH AS

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS,

INTEL, KPMG, IBM, BARCLAYS

AND UK GOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENTS IN AREAS

OF LAW, ACCOUNTANCY,

MANAGEMENT, MARKETING

AND MANY MORE.

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS

BU IS WELL KNOWN IN

THE MEDIA INDUSTRY FOR

ITS SKILLED GRADUATES.

OUR STUDENTS USE STATE-

OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT

SIMULATING REAL

WORKING ENVIRONMENTS,

INCLUDING OUR SONY HD

TV STUDIO, EDITING SUITES

AND NEWSROOMS. WE ARE

THE ONLY CENTRE FOR

EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA

PRACTICE IN THE UK, A

SKILLSET MEDIA ACADEMY,

AND BOAST ACCREDITATIONS

FROM TOP INDUSTRY BODIES.

DESIGN AND

ENGINEERING

OUR LABORATORIES ARE

EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-

THE-ART RAPID PROTOTYPING

AND MANUFACTURING

FACILITIES. FINAL YEAR

STUDENTS CREATE WORKING

PROTOTYPES TO EXHIBIT AT

BU’S ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF

DESIGN & INNOVATION AND

AT NEW DESIGNERS, IN FRONT

OF INDUSTRY CONTACTS,

INCLUDING DYSON AND JAGUAR.

OUR GRADUATES HAVE GAINED

GREAT SUCCESS IN INDUSTRY,

AND LEAGUE TABLES SHOW OUR

ENGINEERS TO BE THE SECOND

HIGHEST GRADUATE EARNERS

IN THE UK.

TOURISM, SPORT &

HOSPITALITY

BU IS A WORLD LEADER IN

TOURISM RESEARCH AND

OFFER COURSES IN EVENTS,

HOSPITALITY, LEISURE,

RETAIL, SPORT AND TOURISM.

OUR ACADEMICS ALSO

AUTHOR LEADING TEXTBOOKS

IN THIS SECTOR. WE HAVE

BEEN OFFERING NATIONAL

AND INTERNATIONAL

PLACEMENTS FOR OUR

STUDENTS FOR MANY YEARS,

AND HAVE A WEALTH OF

CONTACTS RESULTING IN

OVER 500 PLACEMENTS PER

YEAR FOR OUR STUDENTS.

SCIENCES

WE OFFER A W

IDE VARIETY OF

SCIENCE COURSES INCLUDING

ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY,

FORENSICS, BIOLOGICAL AND

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

AND PSYCHOLOGY. OUR

DEDICATED LABORATORIES

FEATURE A COMPREHENSIVE

RANGE OF ANALYTICAL,

TECHNICAL AND

EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES.

WE M

AKE EXTENSIVE USE OF

THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

- SURROUNDED BY A

VARIETY OF HABITATS AND

SOME OF BRITAIN’S M

OST

ICONIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL

LANDSCAPES.

“WE’D BETTER INFORM THE WING COMMANDER OF OUR SITUATION,” SAID CHARLIE, LEVEL- HEADED AS EVER!

“KEEP CALM CHAPS,” I ADVISED. “HELP IS AT HAND.” I TURNED TO OUR WARTIME SWEETHEART, ROSE GARDEN. “PULL YOUR FINGER OUT ROSE AND SCRAMBLE THE BOYS!” I COMMANDED.

QUICK AS A FLASH, ROSE SOUNDED THE ALARM AND OUR EXPERT TEAM WERE ON THEIR WAY!

AFTERNOON! WC HERE! I’VE JUST POPPED UP TO KNOCK OUT A QUICK YARN ABOUT OPERATION CLEARING. IT WAS LAST AUGUST, AND TWO INCOMING PLANES WERE MERRILY FLYING INTO UNIVERSITY! EVERYTHING WAS GOING WELL UNTIL...

“I’M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT,” I HEARD CHARLIE SAY OVER THE RADIO. “I’M COMING IN 20 TARIFF POINTS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.” “I’VE GOT THE REVERSE PROBLEM,” PILOT SQUIFFY EXCLAIMED. “I’M GOING TO OVERSHOOT BY 10 TARIFF POINTS!”

Chocks

Away!!!

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT - HOW I SAVED THE DAY!. LOOK OUT! HERE COMES EVEN MORE ASSISTANCE THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT. DOWNLOAD A CLEARING TOOLKIT FROM THOSE WONDERFUL CHAPS AT THE BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY. SCAN THIS QR CODE WITH YOUR MOBILECONFLABULATOR, RIGHT NOW! TATA AND SEE YOU AGAIN, VERY SOON!

“CHARLIE, SEARCH FOR UNIS IN CLEARING ON THE INTERWEB. SEE WHAT SUITS YOU!. REMEMBER! DON’T PANIC AND MAKE A HASTY CHOICE! YOU’LL BE THERE FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS AT LEAST.”

“CHECK OUT THE UCAS INTERWEBSITE ON THIS MOBILE COMPUTATOR FOR INFO ON UNIS AND COURSES IN CLEARING.” BUT CHARLIE HAD FEWER TARIFF POINTS THAN EXPECTED, SO I SAID -

THE CHAPS HAD COME DOWN SLIGHTLY OFF COURSE, BUT I WAS THERE, TO GUIDE WITH MY FIRM HAND! “SQUIFFY, WITH YOUR EXTRA POINTS YOU CAN REASSESS THE DIRECTION YOU TAKE”

ART BY DEAN AT WWW.TITANMARY.WORDPRESS.COM

THIS NEWSPAPER IS PUBLISHED BY BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY, WWW.BOURNEMOUTH.AC.UK, NEWSDESK@BOURNEMOUTH.AC.UK. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE NEWSPAPER HAS BEEN CHECKED AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRINT, BUT WITH A-LEVELS AND CLEARING THINGS CHANGE VERY QUICKLY, SO PLEASE DO CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU ACT AS WE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION AS A CONSEQUENCE.

For advice on Clearing and to fi nd out about course availability at BU, call: 01202 524111/966777

I spy all s

orts

of jol

ly japes

in Bournemouth

Baywatch 1941 style

You too can have

a ball at BU!

All hands on deck-chair!

You’ll never

be board at BU!

Top-notch time here in Bournemouth, lovely place! Good food, smashing university and oodles of places to go dancing in the evening. Took Mrs WC up the lower gardens several times, going to catch crabs under the pier later.

Love to all,Bertrand

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EDITOR - SUPREME COMMANDER JAMES DONALDDESIGNER - CHIEF TECHNICAL DRAWER JEN BURBRIDGEILLUSTRATOR - COMMANDER-IN-STATIONERY DEAN BROOKSSENIOR PHOTOGRAPHICALISERS - STUART HUMPAGE, JEN BURBRIDGE & DAN FORDSCRIPT DIVISION PLAYWRIGHT - KRISTOFER STEVENSCOMPOSITOR - MASTER MANIPULATOR DAVID “CHOCOFINGERS” STONEWING COMMANDER TALBOT-LANSDOWNE - HIMSELF, BY KIND PERMISSION OF BU

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