Introduce your school How many pupils? How many of those study 4 or more Highers? Progress to HE? This information allows selectors to get an idea of exactly how impressive the high flyers within your school are. No benefit to early applications – but it could harm a pupil who may write a better Personal Statement with a little more time. For example, if Higher Maths is a requirement and the pupil has not taken Maths beyond Standard Grade, then they should not apply for that course as it will be an automatic rejection and therefore a waste of one of their choices. Pupils should apply to courses for which they can at least meet the minimum. Pupils – thorough research Met the minimum? Apply to similar courses 5 choices – breadth of entry requirements Early applications? The reference should be the final part of the application. “In this role her creative communication and writing skills have been very effective in engaging both current and potential students.Presentation on theme: 'UCAS References – Good practice'- Presentation transcript:Īl Blackshaw – Senior Widening Access Support Officer 16 November 2016 UCAS References – Good practice “ …is a University Student Ambassador and the President of the School’s Social Media group.” “She regularly progressed and improved through the years of study with an average performance of 70.7% in year 1 and 80.3% in year 2.”įor students entering the final year of their degree, the reference should include a prediction of their final degree classification which is consistent with the student’s academic performance to date. “She regularly attends lectures and classes and actively participates in class discussion” This can be time consuming and you should allow time for this in your schedule, remembering that some advisees can need a reference years after they have left Queen Mary.Ī reference may contain the following information

Effective Advising and Signposting: Training and ResourcesĪs an Advisor you will need to write references for your advisees.

Students' Union Opportunities and Societies.

Queen Mary Get Ahead transition to university programme.Care Experienced and Estranged Students.

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