Thursday 9 February 2012

Thursday 8 September 2011

U6th Prep Task - Thurs 8th Sept

Please make sure that you have completed the following tasks by saturday 9th of sept

1 register with UCAS
2 complete the personal information and education sections
3 submit your personal statement to your tutor

There are six weeks until the deadline. Do not Shilly Shally!!!!

Tuesday 16 August 2011

Clearing 2011

Clearing opens on Thursday Morning.

Look here for some useful info about how it works.

In addition, you can look at the lists of courses in clearing on the both the ucas and The Telegraph websites.

I am in school from 10 am on Thursday morning until Tues 23rd of August. Please feel free to come in to school to talk to me about your options.

You can ring me on 01323 843252 ext 4343

or mail me at richard.williams@stbedesschool.org

Good Luck!

Friday 17 June 2011

Thinking of Studying in the US?

look here for the central portal for all UK students who want to study in the US

look here for a useful search engine that helps you narrow your search by state and then by university.

link to a daily telegarph article about studying in the states. Some useful info about how to narrow your search and the difference between universities. Also some info about scholarship schemes and how to maximise your chances of gaining one.

Thursday 9 June 2011

you go - The UCAS social network


click here to register on the ucas social network. It's great for getting in touch with other students who are thinking about the same sort of courses as you.

Tuesday 7 June 2011

excellent short video about how to use course search

link here.

click on the advisers tab and then click on 'choose your course'

Personal statement worksheet

link here to a comprehensive worksheet designed to help you understand which material to include in your personal statement.

personal statement mind map

link here to an excellent ucas resource. It will help you to organise your personal statement.

Saturday 7 May 2011

powerpoint presentation- 7th May

click here to download the presentation given by Mr Williams to L6th parents on Sat May 7th.

just click where it says "all files : HTTP"