Update on Admissions

Jennifer DwyerHead of Admissions

Open Days 2013

2013 POSITION – PRIOR TO CONFIRMATION

Applications up by 2.9% (excluding Nursing & Midwifery)

Overall UF, CF and CI choices up by +1.1% (101)

NI & EU UF – down by 12 (-4.0%)

CF – up by 73 (+1.4%)

CI – up by 59 (+2.2%)

Offers held by NI & EU applicants reflected application

levels

2013 INTAKE TO QUEEN’S

Separate quotas for NI & EU, GB and International

Increase in places for NI & EU students

Overall Number Control for Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Midwifery and Social Work

Target intake:

NI & EUIncluding GB intake to controlled subjectsIntake in 2012 3496.5

3615

Nursing (all fields) 401

Midwifery 35

GB 206

2013 INTAKE

More decisions made by A-level results day

Current situation less fluid – fewer outstanding replies

Projected NI & EU intake on target including Nursing & Midwifery

GB increase of over 10% (approx 230)

Adjustment – net gain, numbers small

Clearing – higher numbers accepted – accounted for by Nursing & Midwifery (reserve list)

Intake quota adjusted in some areas to reflect demand for courses and academic plans

INTAKE QUALITY

Quality good overall – some flexibility

Additional places Higher asking grades Reduction in percentage of candidates awarded A and A* grades (-2.6%)

Similar situation at many universities

Parameters used in borderline cases

Alternative offer – 3 A-levels plus 4th AS-level Changed Course offers Performance in relevant subjects

NB In a significant number of areas, the flexibility exercised was only possible as aresult of an increase in the numbers admitted.

INTAKE QUALITY (continued)

Precise grades only accepted

Chemical Engineering

Actuarial Science & Risk Management

Biomedical Sciences

Midwifery

Medicine

Averaged out above target

Finance

Nursing

Averaged out  

Film Studies

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

INTAKE QUALITY (continued)

Business Information Technology

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Chemistry

Agri-Food & Land Use

Biological Sciences

PPE

Modern Languages

Economics

Music

Less than one full A-level grade drop

(Mainly 1 AS-level drop)

INTAKE QUALITY (continued)

BA Degrees except Film Studies & Modern Languages

Computer Science (if Maths/Computing offered)

Architecture and Civil Engineering

Mathematics (A grade required) and Physics (if BB in Mathematics and Physics)

Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology

Psychology

Dentistry

Pharmacy

Music Technology

Social Work

Business Management

Theology

One A-level grade drop

More than one A-level grade drop Environmental Planning

Accounting

Law

NB Very small numbers admitted with minimum grades

2014 ENTRY

New Degrees

Entrance requirements will be broadly similar for 2014 entry except for changes already notified

Acceptability of Qualifications/Subjects

Changes to Course Requirements and Selection Criteria

Medicine and Dentistry

Situational Judgement Test

Junior Certificate Scoring

Pilot Scheme (Medicine only)

NB Accurate information essential eg: qualifications being taken, AS equivalentgrades, etc

QUESTIONS