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Preparing for Higher Education. What are the current prospects for UK graduates?. 93.2% of 2013-14 UK graduates in employment or study Number of graduates hired by organisations in Times Top 100 Graduate Employers rose by 7.9% in 2014
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What are the current prospects for UK graduates? • 93.2% of 2013-14 UK graduates in employment or study • Number of graduateshired by organisations in Times Top 100 GraduateEmployers rose by 7.9% in 2014 • Theseemployers plan to expandentry-levelgraduaterecruitment by a further 8.1% in 2015
How do companiesrecruit? The top priority of more than half of graduate recruiters: to increase the quality of the graduates they recruit. • 83% of UK’s Top Employers use aptitude tests • 86% use behavioural-based interviews • 79% use group exercises • 72% use presentations • 45% use case studies • 35% use role play • Most graduate employers ask for ‘a 2:1 degree in any discipline’
How do you maximise your chances? • Do well in your degree from the beginning: choose a subject you love • Be proactive: get involved in societies and take on positions of responsibility; develop pre-professional skills and experience • Organise internships: be aware of deadlines and the level of competition • Use your languages
The key decisions What to study? Where to study it?
How to choose… • Honestreflection and introspection: • Interest • Aptitudes • Values • Ambitions • Research and exploration • Guided by Futurewise, family, Application Supervisors
How do our pupils choose between universities? • Academic prestige, employment prospects • Details of the course, quality of teaching • Ethos, atmosphere, ‘feel’ • Marks required
Whyapply to the UK? • Selective universities with high standards • Integration of research and teaching • International reputation • Access to grandesécoles • International profile • Academic rigour combined with preparation for the professional world
Life in a UK university • Small group teaching and active learning • Lessdirected time for certain subjects: expectation of substantialpersonalreading and reflection; development of autonomy in research • Criticalthinking • Universities combine teaching and research • Wealth of opportunities: facilities, societies, sports and arts • Careerpreparation and support
Whystay in France to study? • High standards, relativelyinexpensive • Classes prépatoiresvery good for studentswith an appropriate profile • Excellent specialised institutions N.B. • Selective entry to classes préparatoires • Selectionduring course for Medicine
Elite courses: student profile • Excellent bulletins from Seconde to Terminale • Capacity to absorb and synthesisecomplexmaterialrapidly • Resilience in competition • Focus; capacity for hard work • Commitment, reading & thought in chosensubject • Powers of analysis & reflection • Independence of mind: criticalthinking, ability to challenge • Excellent exam results • Autonomy
UK application procedure • UCAS: centralised application service • Selective, competitive system • Up to 5 universities • No order of preference • Conditionaloffers made; select a Firm and Insurance
The UCAS form • Personaldetails • Choices • Education • Employment • Personalstatement: 47 lines, 4000 characters • Reference
How do universities select? • All look at the following: • IGCSEs • Première examinationresults • Other qualifications • Personalstatement • Reference • Someask for: • Bulletins • Interviews • Admissions tests
School reference • Analysis of your academic performance (overall, and in subjects relevant to course) • Evidence: marks in bulletin/year average; teachers’ comments • Preparedness to read & explore beyond the course • Personal qualities: e.g. commitment, ability to handle heavy workload, creativity, independence of thought • Extra-curricular activities • Context: OIB & school
What are good UK universities likely to demand? • Universities most often make ‘conditional offers’ • Generally 12/20 - 15/20 overall, but up to 17/20 • Individual subjects: 12/20 - 18/20 • Entry requirements reflect competition • Database and table of equivalences on Moodle to compare with A Level
British Universitytuitionfees • £9,000 per year • No fees payable until after graduation • Loan repayments only made once graduate earnings reach £21,000 per year • Monthly repayments: 9% of salary in excess of £21,000 per year
Example • Salary of £25,000 per year • Annual repayments on amount in excess of £21,000=£4,000 • Monthly repayments= £30 • Loans are written off if they have not been repaid after 30 years