Exeter UCAS ConventionTuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th March

Westpoint Arena

Exeter Convention – details•No bags available at UCAS stand

•Convention Guides available online and on the day

•Student catering in annex outside main hall

•Teacher and Exhibitor Lounge•SFE Information Stand

•Seminar programme on both days

Seminar programme• 4 seminar rooms

•Retained queuing system inside the hall

• Rolling programme of 30 minute sessions with 15 minute intervals

• No tickets - places on first come, first served basis

Tuesday

All finance talks being given by SFE

10:00 – 10:30

10:45 – 11:15 11:30– 12:00 12:15 –

12:45 1:00 – 1:30 1:45 – 2:15 2:30 – 3:00

Seminar A Student Life Student

Finance Student Finance

Student Finance

Student Finance Student Life Student

Finance

Seminar B

Gap Year Options Oxbridge Gap Year

Options Engineering Medicine & Dentistry Law Oxbridge

Seminar C

Making the best

application Studying in

London Making the

best application

Art & Design;

Preparing You Portfolio

Student Life Studying in London

Making the best

application

Seminar D

Medicine & Dentistry

Business, Accounting & Finance

Student Life Modern Languages

Sports Sciences

Performing Arts

Gap Year Options

No Student Life Stand – Video clips in student catering area

10:00 – 10:30 10:45 – 11:15 11:30– 12:00 12:15 – 12:45

Seminar A Student Finance Student Life Student Finance Student Finance

Seminar B Gap Year Options Oxbridge Sports Oxbridge

Seminar C Making the best application Studying in London Flexible & Combined

Degree Programmes Making the best

application

Seminar D

Medicine & Dentistry

Art & Design; Preparing You

Portfolio Law Performing Arts

Wednesday

Building more choice into degree programmes

A good UCAS Convention is one where students have a sense of purpose.

Feedback from 2012Exhibitors:How well prepared were the students that visited?Excellent Good Fair Poor Very poor Don't know11.3% 53.4% 33.1% 1.5% 0.8% 0.0%

Teachers:What is the main objective you want your students to achieve from visiting a Convention?•To realise that they need to take the application process seriously and to make them aware of the very wide range of institutions and opportunities available to them.

•Useful for students to compare information from universities under one roof. Helps them make informed decisions for their future.

•Become aware of the range of choice and the competitive nature of applying.

Students:Were the seminar talks helpful?Yes 48.7% No 1.7% Don't know 49.6%

Has this convention helped you decide on your future higher education options?Yes 92.1% No 7.9%

Feedback from 2012Teachers:Did you use the PREP. material provided pre-event in class with your students?Yes 66.7% No 25.0% Don't know 8.3%

Did your students use the PREP. material independently prior to attending the event?Yes 58.3% No 16.7% 4 Don't know 25.0%

Students:Did you use the PREP. facility to prepare for this convention?Yes 31.0% No 69.0%

Convention preparation and other resources• UCAStv

– Preparing for a convention– Choosing a course

• PREP materials www.ucas.com/prep

• UCAS resources for advisers www.ucas.com/advisers/guides

Winner of the HELOA Innovation & Best Practice Award:‘Thinking about University’ - University of Warwick. An online resource of IAG targeted at pupils/students in Years 5 – 13. www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/outreach/thinkinguni/

Convention preparation and other resources

Becoming a STEM enthusiast www.hestem-sw.org.uk/project?id=24&pp=184

Russell Group – Informed Choiceswww.russellgroup.ac.uk/informed-choices.aspx

Brightside - Student Finance resources & Brightknowledge www.thebrightsidetrust.org

The HE Advisers’ Guidewww.he-advisersguide.co.uk/index.html

Convention preparation and other resources