Higher Education Parents' Evening 2019
Links:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/may/29/how-to-choose-a-university
https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/ucas-undergraduate-getting-started
UCAS Personal Statement Tool
UCAS Personal Statement Video
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/may/29/how-to-choose-a-university
https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/ucas-undergraduate-getting-started
UCAS Personal Statement Tool
UCAS Personal Statement Video
Student Finance England
Additional article published in the Guardian 9 Jul 2019 with comments from Martin Lewis and other money experts "How much should parents pay for university?"
https://www.which.co.uk/money/university-and-student-finance/student-finance
Widening Participation
https://www.ucas.com/file/325546/download?token=E7i9d-wu
Parents Guide to University - Save the Student org
Important dates and UCAS deadlines for 2020 entry
- 15th October 2020: Deadline for Oxford and Cambridge applications, as well as most Medicine, Veterinary Medicine/Science and Dentistry courses
- 15th January 2021: Deadline for the majority of undergraduate courses
- 25th February 2021: UCAS Extra opens. Students who don't receive any offers from their five choices can use this service to submit further applications
- 6th May 2021: Deadline for universities to make their decisions on applications (those submitted by 15th January)
- May/June 2021: Student Finance application deadlines
- 3rd June 2021: Deadline for students to respond (i.e. choose their firm and insurance choices)
- 30th June 2021: This is the very final deadline for students to apply to university. If students don't make this deadline, they will have to apply through Clearing
- 4th July 2021: Deadline to apply through UCAS Extra
- 6th July 2021: UCAS Clearing opens. Students who don't receive the required grades for their courses can use this service to find spare places
- 24th August 2021: A Level results day and UCAS Adjustment (the service used by students who get better grades than expected and want to apply elsewhere) opens
- 20th August 2021: Apply for a student bank account
- 31st August 2020: Any remaining offer conditions must be met and Adjustment ends.