UCAS Parent Information Evening - April 2021 Samantha Bills Senior Progression Manager
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UCAS Parent Information Evening April 2021 Samantha Bills Senior Progression Manager
UCAS • UCAS – University and College Admissions Service. • Centralised service that students use to apply to university. • Personalised support/guidance tool – UCAS HUB. • Application costs £26.50.
UCAS – In College Support
Progress Tutor Inclusive Learning
• Tutorials • 1:1 support
• 1:1 support
Futures Team
Academic Learning • Application clinics
Coaches • Personal Statement clinics
• 1:1 support • Careers Advice
• Personal Statement clinics
UCAS Cycle 2022
Key Dates Activity
Introduction to HE
Sign up to UCAS HUB
April 2021
Research Choices
Finalise Choices
May 2021 1st draft of Personal Statement to be submitted
Start UCAS Application
Submit 2nd Draft of Personal Statement to be submitted
Submit Final Draft of Personal Statement to be submitted
June 2021
Progression Day (Monday 28th)
UCAS Cycle 2022
Key Dates Activity
Finalise UCAS application and submit for approval by Tutor.
September 2021
Attend University Open Days
September-
Progress Tutors check UCAS applications, add references and send to
November 2021
UCAS
Deadline for early entry (Oxford, Cambridge, Medicine, Dentistry,
15th October 2021 Veterinary) submissions to UCAS
Deadline for standard entry applications to be submitted to college for
3rd December 2021 final approval and reference
UCAS application deadline – Progress Tutors need to have added the
15th January 2022 reference and sent the application before this date
UCAS Cycle 2022
Key Dates Activity
UCAS Extra opens
February 2022
Universities will make a decision on applications - Conditional or
May 2022 Unconditional offers/Declines
Applicant to make decisions on offers received – Firm, Insurance,
June 2022 Decline, Withdraw
July 2022 Clearing and Clearing Plus opens
Introduction to Higher Education (HE) • Is university right for your son/daughter - what options are available? • What job/career would they like to pursue? • What qualifications do they need for this job/career?
Research - Choices • What course do they want to study? • What is the duration and type of the course? • What universities offer the course they want to study? • Do they want to live at home or do they want to move away?
Grades • What grades do they need to achieve to study their chosen course? • What grades will the college predict my son/daughter?
Personal Statement The Personal Statement is a key part of the UCAS application. It is the section where your son/daughter can show the Universities’ they have applied to why they should offer your son/daughter a place on their chosen course over the thousands of other applications they have received. • 4000 characters, 47 lines. • Started in Tutorials with Progress Tutor, finished in own time. • Deadline for first draft: 19th May 2021 • Deadline for second draft: 9th June 2021 • Deadline for final draft: 23rd June 2021
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Pathway Programmes
High Achievers If results are good and go very well – are aspirations high enough? • Are Oxford, Cambridge, LSE or Durham worth considering? • What about Medicine? Dentistry? Law? • How about a Degree apprenticeship? • What is plan B?
High Achievers Oxford/Cambridge applications • 7 Cambridge • 1 Oxford Medicine/Dentistry/Veterinary applications • 31 Medical • 5 Dentistry
High Achievers In addition to the UCAS application, high achievers could also be expected to complete additional assessments and/or practical tasks, which will differ depending on their choice of course and University. • UCAT • BMAT • LNAT • Entrance Exams (Oxford/Cambridge) • Work Experience
Universities Most Popular Universities with JCC Students 2020 • Birmingham City University • Aston University • Coventry University • University of Birmingham • University of Wolverhampton This list is based on university acceptances, not student applications.
Courses Most Popular Courses with JCC Students 2020 • Law • Computer Science • Psychology • Accounting • Adult Nursing
Student Finance
• Student Finance England (SFE)
• What is it?
• Loans to support higher education studies
• How to apply:
• www.gov.uk/studentfinance
• When to apply:
• February before your studies start in SeptemberStudent Finance
• Tuition fee loan - university fees - £9,250 per year
• Maintenance loan – amount is variable and is income based
• Covers cost of living
• Extra financial support
• Disability/long term health condition/learning difficulty
• Children in care
• Dependents
• Bursaries
• Scholarships
• Repayable in the April after the course has ended
• Only when earning at least £26,572
• 9% of your income over the threshold
• £30k salary - £3,428 above threshold - £30 monthly repayment
• 30 year time frameFinancing University – an Islamic view Are student loans impermissible? • A scholar would have to substantially prove the presence of Riba, which is interest (usury) from an Islamic perspective. • Although the UK Student Loan system uses ‘interest, it is different to Riba according to Shariah. • What makes it different? The debt under Riba based loans would be expected to be repaid regardless of individual circumstances (e.g. income), with the debt remaining until it is paid in full. Under Student Finance England, Students only begin paying off their loan when their earnings reach a set monthly threshold, with repayments being set at 9% of a person’s income, and interest added to the loan by the UK Government. Should we take out a student loan through the UK government? • The decision is yours to make, and you can consult an independent Islamic scholar for their advice. • Approximately 90% of JCC students apply to UCAS and the majority of students apply to Student Finance England to support their studies. • The UK student loan is income-based and performance-linked, which makes it consistent with the principles of Sharia. • The objective of the Student Finance England loan is to ensure that the student is able to afford University-level study, become a graduate and secure a good job that can support themselves and their families. • The loan system also ensures that nobody else is responsible for the debt, the loan is only paid after a certain income threshold is met, and the loan is cancelled after a set amount of years. The majority of our students progress onto university-level study every year, and most use the UK Student Loan system to fund their studies in a manageable way. The tuition loan ensures that families are not burdened with high course fees and the maintenance loan allows students to fund their living expenses with money that they will eventually pay back once they are earning a strong salary.
What happens next? • Parental live chat - Wednesday 28th April • Telephone or email your child’s Progress Tutor E-mail: Senior Progression Manager - Samantha Bills sbills@jcc.ac.uk Futures Team (Careers) futuresteam@jcc.ac.uk Teacher of Urdu (Imam) - Abdul Majeed amajeed@jcc.ac.uk
UCAS Parent Information Evening Wednesday 21st April 2021
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