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1 Please help yourself to refreshments. It would help us if you could write down the top 5 questions you want answering tonight.

2 February 2017

4 Understanding the application process so far and what happens next. What decisions still need to be made? Student Finance.

5 Understanding the application process so far and what happens next.

6 Personal Details Additional Information Education Choices Employment Personal Statement Reference Submission Offers

7 DO YOU NEED TO GO? NO

8 GAP YEAR? - Leave your Application live so you have options. - On results day ask the university to defer your entry until September Enjoy your gap year without the pressure of having to complete an Application. - If you choose not to go, reject place in August 2018.

9 EMPLOYMENT/TRAINING? - Again, leave your Application live so you have options. - Register with apprenticeships.gov.uk website - On results day if you choose not to go, reject place and start work in September 2017.

10 UCAS TRACK is now open - Student have their personal ID number and passwords. - All offers will appear on here. - UCAS will also you every time there is an update.

11 OFFERS Most universities make offers by 31 st March (you must reply by 4 th May)

12 TYPES OF OFFERS CONDITIONAL will be dependent on you achieving certain grades. UNCONDITIONAL - they want you, you have already met entry requirements. To accept an unconditional offer you must make this your first choice. YOU ARE COMMITTING TO GOING TO THAT UNIVERSITY

13 TYPES OF OFFERS UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICATION the university has decided not to offer a place, sometimes they will give a reason via Track or if you contact them. WITHDRAWN APPLICATION - a course can be withdrawn by you or the university. The reason will show up in Track; maybe you didn t reply to a letter or missed an interview.

14 OFFERS: READ THE SMALL PRINT INTERVIEW WITH ME!

15 REPLYING TO OFFERS: FIRM ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE ACCEPTANCE DECLINE

16 KEY DATES: Last Decision received on or before Means you reply by 31 st March th May th May th June th June nd June th July th July th June late applications processed through Clearing. 4 th July last date to apply through Extra.

17 Whilst you are waiting to reply: Figure out the next steps - read the UCAS advice and watch the How-to guide video online. Get to know the universities a bit better use social media and attend applicant days. Suss out student blogs gather the opinions of students currently studying there.

18 YOUR INSURANCE CHOICE MUST BE A LOWER OFFER THAN YOUR FIRM (remember it is your back up plan)

19 DO YOU NEED AN INSURANCE CHOICE? If you only want to go to one university then reject the others and make the one you wish to attend your conditional firm. DO NOT TAKE UP SOMEBODY S PLACE BY HAVING AN INSURANCE CHOICE THAT IS HIGHER THAN YOUR FIRST CHOICE

20 UCAS EXTRA? - Opens on 25 th February FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED AND HAVE HAD 5 REJECTIONS, OR HAVE REJECTED ALL OF THE OFFERS THEY HAVE RECEIVED.

21 RESULTS DAY: If you do not meet entry to your firm or insurance choice you will need to look at which courses still have vacancies through Clearing.

22 ASK YOURSELF: - ARE YOU GOING TO PUT THE WORK IN? - ARE YOU ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF THE RESULT YOU ARE AIMING FOR? - WILL YOU MAKE A 8 12% IMPROVEMENT AT AS, OTHERWISE IS IT WORTH IT? - CAN YOU COPE WITH THE EXTRA WORK LOAD? BE REALISTIC

23 What decisions still need to be made?

24 WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO: Research accommodation available at each of the universities you have applied to. Most allocate on a random basis, some will only offer you their accommodation if they are your firm choice. When you make choices the universities SHOULD contact you regarding accommodation. If they don t, you need to contact them. Check the websites.

25 What type? University owned or private rent? Single or shared? En-suite or shared bathroom? Cost? What does it include? Catered/Non Catered? On Campus/Off campus? Look at a map of where it is? Car parking? Is it free?

28 OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER: How much deposit? How much breakages deposit? Cleaning? Facilities? Insurance costs? How to apply? What do you need to take with you?

29 Student Finance.

30 TWO MAIN COSTS: 1) TUITION FEES (up to 9,250 per year) 2) Living Costs (accommodation, food, bills, social expenses etc )

31 HOW DO WE FUND THIS? Student Finance loans Tuition Fee Loan (paid back) Maintenance Loan (paid back) Bursaries (not paid back) Awards / Grants (not paid back) Scholarships (not paid back) Part-time work Advisable to share Student Finance information with the universities.

32 TUITION FEE LOAN: Tuition Fee Loans lend you up to 9,250. Paid directly to the course provider. You won t have to pay it back until April after your course and you re earning above a certain level.

33 MAINTENANCE LOAN: This is dependant on household income: 65% of the loan is not income dependant. The remaining 35% is income dependant.

34 Full-time student Loan for courses from September 2016 Loan for courses from September 2017 Living at home Up to 6,904 Up to 7,097 Living away from home, outside London Living away from home, in London Up to 8,200 Up to 8,430 Up to 10,702 Up to 11,002 You spend a year of a UK course studying abroad Up to 9,391 Up to 9,654

35 Can be found on the gov.uk webpage and is a very quick way for you to calculate what your son / daughter will be entitled to.

36 It s your son / daughters debt. They won t repay it until they have left university. They won t repay until they are earning more than 21,000. Once they are earning over 21,000 they will then repay 9% of their income over this amount per year.

37 Your income per year before tax 21,000 and under Monthly salary Monthly repayments 1, ,000 2, ,000 2, ,000 2, ,000 2, ,000 3,

38 While they re studying, interest is inflation rate plus 3% - so currently 4.6%. When earning: Income Interest rate 21,000 or less Inflation 21,000 to 41,000 Inflation plus up to 3% Over 41,000 Inflation plus 3%

39 30 YEAR WRITE OFF PERIOD

40 Waiting for 2017 / 2018 Applications to open: We will get them started but then it s over to you.

41 YOU WILL NEED: National Insurance number. Passport / signed copy of birth certificate. Household income info (P60 / Tax Return / Tax Credit Letter) for last tax year (Apr 15- Mar 16).

42 MUST BE COMPLETE BY 26 th MAY 2017 FAILURE TO DO THIS MEANS MONEY WILL BE LATE IN SEPTEMBER

43 APPLY WITH YOUR FIRST CHOICE UNIVERSITY AND COURSE YOU CAN CHANGE THIS ON RESULTS DAY IF YOU NEED TO. PRESUME YOU WILL MEET ENTRY TO FIRST CHOICE

45 QUIET STUDY ROOM IN SCHOOL: Noticeboards Prospectuses Guides

46 UCAS: UCASonline on YouTube Student Finance England: The Student Room:

47 Thank you for your time Questions? Quiet Study Room

Introduction to student finance Heckmondwike Grammar School Dr Emma Levitt

Introduction to student finance 2018-19 Heckmondwike Grammar School Dr Emma Levitt What we ll cover 1) What support? 3) When and how to repay 2) How do you get it? 4) Managing your money Student Finance