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Competitive course
4: Competitive courses
Limited capacity for places
Strong employment prospects
Reputation of university / course
High profile graduates
Niche courses
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Medicine
Dentistry
Veterinary Sciences
Speech and Language Therapy
Pharmacy
Physiotherapy
Law
Medicine at UEA:
Medicine at Southampton:
Medicine at Cambridge:
Economics at LSE:
Economics at Oxford:
34 Competitive Courses
Competitive Courses
14:1
12:1
16:1
11:1
6:1
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Competitive Courses
4: Competitive Courses
Research!
Grades!
Personal statement!
Work experience!
Practice mock admissions exams!
Develop portfolios
Prepare for interviews
www.uea.ac.uk8 Summary
Intellectuals
Enthusiastic and committed learners
Well-rounded people
Students who will thrive in the University environment and become
assets to the institution.
What are Universities looking for?
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What do we consider?
6 Advice from Admissions tutors
Predicted grades
Personal statement – five key factors:– Academic interests– Motivation– Research and wider understanding– Non-academic experience and activities – Ambitions
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Study abroad!
Waseda
University
(Japan)
University of
Victoria
(Canada)
Victoria
University of
Wellington (Aus)
Universidad de Guadalajara
(Mexico)
University of
Hong KongBerkley (UoC –
USA)
University of Notre Dame
(USA)
The Australian
National
University
The University
of South Texas
(USA)
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Based in Europe
102 partner institutions in 22 different
countries
Erasmus grant of between €275 - € 375 per
month
Research in your first year
Study Abroad: Erasmus
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Relevant work experience
Reduced fees for the year you’re
in industry (as when studying
abroad)
Payment – often between 15k
and 35k
Industrial supervisor
Job prospects
Year in Industry