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UCAS Briefing for Students

College Admissions Counseling OfficeStudent Services

Application via UCAS

• Register for an account at www.ucas.com/students/apply/

Set p an acco nt and appl thro gh• Set up an account and apply through Raffles by keying in this buzzword: raffles2012raffles2012

How To Apply - Registration

How are you applying?

Registration

• UCAS will ask you if you are registering through ‘Raffles Junior College’. Select the ‘Yes’ radio button and then select your class

• For graduated students whose classes are not listed in the drop-down menu, select ‘I don’t know’know’

Personal Details

Your User Name

• Your User Name will only be displayed ONCE, so please take note of it

Entering the Buzzword

Your User IDY U ID ill b di l d l k• Your User ID will be displayed, please take note of it

Education & Employment

Entering Qualifications (Raffles Programme Students)(Raffles Programme Students)

• Everyone should choose ‘Singapore Integrated• Everyone should choose ‘Singapore-Integrated-Program-Cambridge-Advanced-Level’

• Enter your subjects and select ‘Other’ if the subject is not listed

• Refer to the next slide for a screenshot

Entering Qualifications


• Enter your H1, H2, H3 subjects into the boxes. Th h ld b d d f tThere should be drop-down menus for you to choose from

• Choose ‘CIE’ (Cambridge International gExaminations) as awarding body for subjects administered by Cambridge and ‘SEAB’ for subjects such as Mother Tongue and Projectsubjects such as Mother Tongue and Project Work

• For current students, indicate ‘Pending’ for your dgrades


• Your A Level results will look like this:

Entering Raffles Programme Qualifications

• First “add new school/ college/ centre”

Entering Raffles Program Qualifications

• Raffles Institution & Raffles Girls’ are both not listed in UCAS so you have to first conduct a search, then select “My school/ centre is notsearch, then select My school/ centre is not listed here”


• Now you will be able to enter the name of your school and fill in the start and end date accordinglyaccordingly

Entering Raffles Programme Qualifications (E li h L )(English Language)

• Under Raffles Girls/ Raffles Institution select• Under Raffles Girls/ Raffles Institution, select “add qualification” >> “Singapore-Integrated-Programme English Language Qualification”

• This is a critical step as the UK universities require this indication of your English Language y g g gproficiency

• Please refer the next slide for a screenshot• Please refer the next slide for a screenshot

Entering Raffles Programme Qualifications (E li h L )(English Language)


• After saving your English Language Qualification you will return to the main screenyou will return to the main screen

• Choose “Other qualification type not in this list” in order to begin adding the rest of your RP qualificationsqualifications

• For RP students, select “Other (International Non-EU Qualifications)”

• RP students – add the subjects accordingly (with th ti f E li h L )the exception of English Language)

• The qualification date – December of the year you were enrolled in Year 4

• For the “Exam” (awarding body), RP students should indicate “IP Sch”

• For the “Result”, please give the Grade (A to F), as provided on your academic performance report rather than the Grade Pointreport rather than the Grade Point

• Ignore the “Module/ Unit” section

Entering Secondary School (O Level) Q lifi tiQualifications

• Select “Add new school/ college/ center”g

• Most Singapore schools are not listed in UCAS so you have to first conduct a search then selectyou have to first conduct a search, then select “My school/ centre is not listed here”

Th ill b bl i h f• Then you will be able to type in the name of your school

• Please refer to the next slide for a screenshot

Entering Secondary School (O Level) Q lifi tiQualifications

Entering Secondary School (O Level) QualificationsQualifications

• Now select “add qualifications” under your S d S h lSecondary School

• Now select “Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level”Level


• Add the subjects accordingly and the lifi ti d t i D b f thqualification date is December of the year you

were enrolled in Secondary 4

• Choose ‘CIE’ (Cambridge International Examinations) as awarding body for subjects administered by Cambridge and ‘SEAB’ foradministered by Cambridge and SEAB for Mother Tongue

Pl f t th t lid f h t• Please refer to the next slide for a screenshot

Course Selection

• You can make a maximum of 5 course choices, with the following exception:with the following exception:

• If you apply to any of the following courses:• Medicine• Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Science• DentistryYou can make 4 choices and a 5th choice inanother courseE.g. You may apply for 4 Medicine courses and 1 Bio Chemistry course1 Bio-Chemistry course

Course Selection – Cambridge & Oxford

• You can apply to either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford, but not both

• You can only apply to read 1 course, no moremore

Your Personal Statement

Your Personal Statement

• A limit of 4000 characters or 47 lines

• Explains your motivations for your course choices in your application

• An opportunity for you to explain what you find interesting and fascinating about the subject

• For more information refer to http://ucas.com/students/applying/howtoapply/personalstatement/

Reference

• All UCAS applicants need to have 1 reference submitted in support of their application

• This reference should be submitted by your Civics Tutor

• Please submit your request for a reference early so that your CT has enough timey g

• Remember that only when you have completed your section of UCAS can your CT send theyour section of UCAS, can your CT send the application off

Reference

• Ex-students should contact their former Civics Tutor

• If your former CT is not available, approach your former Co-CT

• If you are unable to contact either, please contact the College Counselors at [email protected] or 6419 9741

Completing & Submitting Your Application

• IMPORTANT: Your Civics Tutor/ Referee is the person who completes & ‘sends’ off your p p yapplication

• The application cannot be ‘sent’ until all sections• The application cannot be sent until all sections are completed

Pl l t th li ti l• Please complete the application early

Payment

• Payment for more than one course, university or college = £21

• Payment for one course at one university or college = £11£11

• You can make the payment with a credit card

Additional Tests & Requirements

• Please check the entry requirements for the courses at the universities that you are applying to as some require that you sit additional aptitude or entry tests prior to submitting your application

• Several Law and Medicine programmes require applicants to sit for the LNAT and BMAT/ UKCAT respectivelyp y

• Please be aware of the test dates and plan accordingly – you should sit for these tests in advance g y yof beginning/ submitting your UCAS application

Additional Records

• All Raffles Programme students would have been i d R A ( f lt bt i d t thissued a RoA (summary of results obtained at the end of Year 4)

• The academic section of the RoA may be required by the universities you are applying to

• Further instructions will be issued regarding how to send this record of achievement

Additional Information and

How to Contact the CollegeHow to Contact the College Admissions Office

Note on applications to the University of Cambridge

• Please register your details at the College Admissions Office if you wish to apply for Cambridge so we can track your application

• From 2011 the Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA) replaces theFrom 2011, the Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA) replaces the hard-copy COAF Form though a hard-copy reference and transcripts must also be provided. Current students should look for updates or seek advice from a College Admissions Counsellor. Graduated students should refer to the next slide

• Key information on how to complete & submit the COPA is found online Please• Key information on how to complete & submit the COPA is found online. Please read it carefully before beginning your application:

http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/apply/copa.html

Pl t t d l i t b i COPA t• Please create an account and login to begin your COPA at:

https://camsis.cam.ac.uk/psp/public_prod/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/UC_COCOA_ONLINE_APP.UC_COA_IDENTIFY.GBL

• The deadline for submission of COPA and UCAS application is September 20

Note on applications to the University of CambridgeGRADUATED STUDENTSGRADUATED STUDENTS

GRADUATED STUDENTS who are applying to Cambridge mustdo the following:do the following:

Print and submit a Reference Cover Sheet (found on the Cambridge website), complete with your details, to your tutor,Cambridge website), complete with your details, to your tutor, who will write your reference. This Cover Sheet must be accompanied by an envelope with your name, UCAS ID and the Cambridge College to which you are applying written on it. If g g y pp y gyou are not applying to a specific college, please indicate, “Open application”. References will be submitted by tutors to the College Admissions Office and sent by courier in bulk on Sept 13. Please request your reference by Aug 23.

• Submit Certified True Copies of their Record of Achievement (Raffles’ Programme Year 4) or ‘O’ Level Results together with(Raffles Programme Year 4) or O Level Results, together with your ‘A’ Level Results and the Transcript Cover Sheet in an unsealed envelope. The envelope should also have your name, UCAS ID and the Cambridge College to which you are applyingUCAS ID and the Cambridge College to which you are applying written on it. If you are not applying to a specific college, please indicate, “Open”. The deadline for submission of these documents is Sept 12.p

• Submit your COPA by Sept 20. Your UCAS application will be submitted by your tutor.y y

These documents can be submitted directly to the Year 5-6 General Office inBlock H. You need not do this in person; a friend or family member can do this foryou. If you need to certify documents as True Copies, please do so at the StudentAffairs Centre, Level 1.

Recognised Courses for Practice in Singapore

• For recognised Medical degrees in Singapore refer to the Singapore Medical Council atg p

http://www.smc.gov.sg/html/1153709442948.html

• For recognised Law degrees in Singapore refer to the Law Society at

http://www.lawsociety.org.sg/ble/n_first_schedule.htm

Important Dates22 Aug 2011 Last day for students to request references from CTs for

Cambridge application together with the Reference Cover SheetCurrent students to submit Transcript Cover Sheet

1 Sept 2011 UCAS open to receiving applications

12 Sept 2011 Graduated students to submit transcripts in an envelope with their details on it, to Year 5‐6 General Office

15 Sept 2011 All Cambridge applicants to submit their UCAS application so that CTs have ample time to complete the submission by 20 Sept 2011

16 Sept 2011 Request for references for applications to Oxford University16 Sept 2011 Request for references for applications to Oxford University, Medicine, Dentistry, Vet Med/Science

7 Oct 2011 Deadline for applicant’s submission for UCAS applications to Medicine/Vet Science/Dentistry/Oxford University

Important Dates

21 Oct 2011 Deadline for students to request for teacher’s recommendations for UCAS

6 Jan 2012 All applicants must submit all UCAS applications to give6 Jan 2012 All applicants must submit all UCAS applications to give time for CTs to make the final submission by the 15 Jan deadline

15 Jan 2012 Applications deadline – submissions after this date are not guaranteed to be considered

24 Mar 2012 Deadline for selected Arts and Design courses

7 Jun 2012 You should have received all offers by this date & replied to the university of your choice, failing which, UCAS will decline all offers on your behalf

Graduated StudentsGraduated Students

• Please call the College Admissions Counselling OfficePlease call the College Admissions Counselling Office for any queries: 64199741

• Ask for any of the College Admissions Counselors

l d• Email: [email protected]

• Visit the College Admissions Counselling Office at BlkVisit the College Admissions Counselling Office at BlkH, Level 1M (behind the General Office)

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