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

How to make your choices

• 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?

Matching Courses to Careers!• 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 Have To Offer You?

• 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 many drop out?• How often are the assessments?• How do you assess?• 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? • How much is it?• 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

Where is the Information?

• Prospectus

• Internet

• Current students

• See it for yourself

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