Higher Education

Lucy Wright

Schools and Colleges Liaison Officer

Over 600,000 Applicants to HE!

• Transferable skills• Academic interest• Increased career choice• Professional training (doctors, lawyers

etc)• Financial advantage• Job satisfaction• Have Fun

Research

• Over 50,000 different courses to choose from

• There are over 300 institutions to choose from

• www.ucas.com• Higher Education Conventions• Prospectus vs Internet• New or normality

Matching Courses to Careers

• If you know what career you would like to go into….

• -Does it require a vocational or non-vocational qualification?

• -Does it require postgraduate study?• -Does it require professional accreditation?• -Does it require additional/work experience?• -What’s the competition like?

How to Choose

• If you don’t have a career in mind….• -What subjects do you enjoy?• -What subjects don’t you like? • -What are your skills, strengths

interests?

Location Location Location!

• How close to home

• do you want to be?

• Small town or big city?

• Where are you actually

• moving too?

What Do They Offer?

• Academics• Societies• Sports• Facilities• Structured independence

Clubs and Societies

• Law• Football• Chocolate• Pantomime• Dungeons & Dragons• Create your own society!

Questions for the Tutors

• How many students are there per class?• How do you assess? How many drop out?• How often do you get to see them on a one to

one basis?• How many hours per week are you in lectures

/ seminars?• How many hours per week is recommended

for reading?

Questions for the Students

• Is accommodation guaranteed? • What are the Students’ Union facilities like?• What are your fees?• Where do you live after first year?• What is there to do on a night out / in?• How easy is it to get a part time job?

Coping with Workloads

• Study groups

• Time management

• Strengths & weaknesses

• Student Support

Top Tips

• No-one else can pick a University/Course for you.

• What ever your priorities are stick to them• Go visit, eat there• Talk to a current student where possible• Be quick but don’t rush• Score the Universities on YOUR criteria• What is the next step after University• Stay Positive

Where is the Information?

• Prospectus

• Internet - Institution websites

• UCAS

• Current students

• See it for yourself