bournemouth university guide to clearing 2012
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Guide to A-Level Results Day and Clearing, 16 August 2012TRANSCRIPT
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WING COMMANDER TALBOT-LANSDOWNE’S GUIDE TO KEEPING CALM DURING CLEARING
WHAT IS CLEARING?CLEARING IS ORGANISED BY UCAS. IT IS THE FINAL PART OF THE UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO FIND A PLACE AT UNIVERSITY IF YOU WANT TO START IN SEPTEMBER 2012.
WHO IS CLEARING FOR?CLEARING IS FOR STUDENTS WHO:• HAVEN’T DONE QUITE AS WELL AS EXPECTED
AND THEREFORE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SECURE THEIR FIRST OR SECOND CHOICE OF COURSE
• HAVE DONE BETTER THAN EXPECTED AND WANT TO RECONSIDER WHERE AND WHAT THEY STUDY - USUALLY REFERRED TO AS ‘ADJUSTMENT’
• HAVEN’T APPLIED THROUGH UCAS YET AND NOW WANT TO APPLY FOR SEPTEMBER 2012 ENTRY. TIP: IF THIS IS YOU, BE PREPARED BY COMPLETING AN APPLICATION ON UCAS BEFORE RESULTS DAY.
WHEN IS CLEARING?UNIVERSITIES WILL OPEN THEIR CLEARING HELPLINES EARLY ON THURSDAY 16 AUGUST 2012, THE DAY THAT A-LEVEL RESULTS ARE ANNOUNCED.
HOWEVER, SOME UNIVERSITIES, LIKE BU, WELCOME CALLS FROM STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE THEIR RESULTS PRIOR TO THIS.
HOW DO I FIND OUT WHICH COURSES ARE IN CLEARING?THE OFFICIAL LIST OF COURSES IN CLEARING WILL BE PUBLISHED EARLY ON THURSDAY 16 AUGUST 2012.YOU WILL FIND THE FULL LIST:• ON INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITY WEBSITES
• ON THE UCAS WEBSITE
• IN THE NATIONAL PRESS.
ARE BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY COURSES AVAILABLE IN CLEARING?YES. ALL THE LATEST INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.BOURNEMOUTH.AC.UK/CLEARING.
YOU CAN REGISTER NOW FOR CLEARING UPDATES AND SEE A FULL LIST OF ALL OUR COURSES IN CLEARING FROM LATE JULY. CLEARING QUERIES? ALREADY HAVE YOUR RESULTS? CONTACT US NOW ON 01202 966777 TO DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS.
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO CLEARING
SHOULD YOU FIND YOURSELF IN CLEARING, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO NOT PANIC. IT’S EASY TO FEEL PRESSURED INTO MAKING A HASTY DECISION, BUT REMEMBER THAT EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF OTHER STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES IN THE SAME SITUATION AND SECURE A SUITABLE COURSE THROUGH CLEARING. YOU WILL BE SPENDING AT LEAST THREE YEARS STUDYING FOR YOUR DEGREE, SO MAKE SURE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE AND THE COURSE YOU HAVE CHOSEN ARE RIGHT FOR YOU.
Hello there! Wing Commander Talbot-Lansdowne addressing YOU! Now Pilot Wallace has deposited a large wad of paperwork on my desk, all about this clearing malarkey. It’s all gobblygook to me, so those kind chaps at The Bournemouth University have turned it into a newspaper advising you on what to do for clearing.
Using something called Augmented Reality, you’ll be able to find some marvellous extra titbits in the pictures throughout this paper. Corks! Damned if I know what it’s about, so I’ve asked Quartermaster Claw to explain:
• DOWNLOAD AURASMA LITE FROM YOUR APP STORE
• SEARCH FOR AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL, “BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY CLEARING 2012” (CLICK THE ANTENNA ICON ON SCREEN AND THEN FLICK ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN TO FIND THE SEARCH ICON)
• REGISTER FOR FREE AND THEN GO BACK TO THE MAIN SCREEN
• HOLD THE PHONE OVER THE IMAGE OF YOUR CHOICE AND TADA! IT’S LIKE MAGIC!
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT! ENJOY! AND REMEMBER, KEEP CALM FOR CLEARING. TATA.
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENTBOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY’S BUSINESS SCHOOL IS INCREASING ITS INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS EDUCATION.ALL STUDENTS ARE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY OF A 40 WEEK PLACEMENT WHICH GIVES THEM A HEAD START AFTER GRADUATION HAVING GAINED REAL WORK EXPERIENCE TO ADD TO THEIR CV. OUR GRADUATES NOW WORK IN SOUGHT AFTER COMPANIES, SUCH AS PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, INTEL, KPMG, IBM, BARCLAYS AND UK GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN AREAS OF LAW, ACCOUNTANCY, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND MANY MORE.
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENTBOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY’S BUSINESS SCHOOL IS INCREASING ITS INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS EDUCATION.ALL STUDENTS ARE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY OF A 40 WEEK PLACEMENT WHICH GIVES THEM A HEAD START AFTER GRADUATION HAVING GAINED REAL WORK EXPERIENCE TO ADD TO THEIR CV. OUR GRADUATES NOW WORK IN SOUGHT AFTER COMPANIES, SUCH AS PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, INTEL, KPMG, IBM, BARCLAYS AND UK GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN AREAS OF LAW, ACCOUNTANCY, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND MANY MORE.
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARECAREER-FOCUSED HEALTH & REHABILITATION SCIENCES, NUTRITION, SOCIOLOGY & SOCIAL POLICY TO NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND PARAMEDIC SCIENCE. PLACEMENTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ALL OUR COURSES, MANY ARE ACCREDITED/ ENDORSED BY PROFESSIONAL BODIES SUCH AS THE ASSOCIATION FOR NUTRITION, BRITISH ASSOCIATION SPORT & EXERCISE SCIENCES, HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL AND THE NURSING & MIDWIFERY COUNCIL.
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENTBU’S BUSINESS SCHOOL IS
INCREASING ITS REPUTATION
AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF
CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS
EDUCATION. ALL STUDENTS CAN
HAVE A 40 WEEK PLACEMENT
WHICH GIVES THEIR CAREER A
HEAD START. OUR GRADUATES
WORK IN COMPANIES SUCH AS
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS,
INTEL, KPMG, IBM, BARCLAYS
AND UK GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS IN AREAS
OF LAW, ACCOUNTANCY,
MANAGEMENT, MARKETING
AND MANY MORE.
LAWOUR LLB COURSES ARE QUALIFYING LAW DEGREES AND ARE ACCREDITED BY THE PROFESSIONAL BODIES, SOLICITORS REGULATION AUTHORITY (SRA) AND JOINT ACADEMIC STAGE BOARD (JASB). WE ALSO OFFER SPECIALIST LAW DEGREES IN AREAS SUCH AS BUSINESS LAW AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW. STUDENTS CAN TAKE A 40-WEEK PLACEMENT, WHICH GREATLY ENHANCES EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS POST-GRADUATION.
COMPUTINGFORENSIC COMPUTING, IT, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKS ARE ALL SPECIALISATIONS OUR STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE FROM FOLLOWING A COMMON FIRST YEAR. USING INDUSTRY STANDARD SYSTEMS IN OUR OPEN ACCESS COMPUTER LABS, OUR STUDENTS ARE UNIQUELY PLACED TO PUT THEIR THEORY INTO PRACTICE WHEN THEY SPEND A YEAR IN INDUSTRY AS PART OF THEIR COURSE. IBM, HEWLETT PACKARD, MICROSOFT, INTEL AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD NAMES REGULARLY RECRUIT OUR GRADUATES.
TECHNOLOGY
BU OFFERS A RANGE OF
COURSES IN TECHNOLOGY -
FROM ELECTRONICS, MUSIC
AND AUDIO TO ANIMATION.
BU HOSTS THE NATIONAL
CENTRE FOR COMPUTER
ANIMATION (NCCA) WITHIN
OUR MEDIA SCHOOL AND
IS RANKED WITHIN THE
TOP 20 PLACES TO STUDY
ANIMATION IN THE WORLD.
OUR GRADUATES HAVE
BECOME BAFTA AND OSCAR
AWARD WINNERS, WORKING
ON FILMS SUCH AS HARRY
POTTER, LORD OF RINGS AND
PIXAR ANIMATIONS FOR THE
LAST 22 YEARS.
The WC’s Guide to what you can study at Bournemouth University
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENTBU’S BUSINESS SCHOOL IS
INCREASING ITS REPUTATION
AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF
CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS
EDUCATION. ALL STUDENTS CAN
HAVE A 40 WEEK PLACEMENT
WHICH GIVES THEIR CAREER A
HEAD START. OUR GRADUATES
WORK IN COMPANIES SUCH AS
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS,
INTEL, KPMG, IBM, BARCLAYS
AND UK GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS IN AREAS
OF LAW, ACCOUNTANCY,
MANAGEMENT, MARKETING
AND MANY MORE.
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
BU IS WELL KNOWN IN
THE MEDIA INDUSTRY FOR
ITS SKILLED GRADUATES.
OUR STUDENTS USE STATE-
OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT
SIMULATING REAL
WORKING ENVIRONMENTS,
INCLUDING OUR SONY HD
TV STUDIO, EDITING SUITES
AND NEWSROOMS. WE ARE
THE ONLY CENTRE FOR
EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA
PRACTICE IN THE UK, A
SKILLSET MEDIA ACADEMY,
AND BOAST ACCREDITATIONS
FROM TOP INDUSTRY BODIES.
DESIGN AND
ENGINEERING
OUR LABORATORIES ARE
EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-
THE-ART RAPID PROTOTYPING
AND MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES. FINAL YEAR
STUDENTS CREATE WORKING
PROTOTYPES TO EXHIBIT AT
BU’S ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF
DESIGN & INNOVATION AND
AT NEW DESIGNERS, IN FRONT
OF INDUSTRY CONTACTS,
INCLUDING DYSON AND JAGUAR.
OUR GRADUATES HAVE GAINED
GREAT SUCCESS IN INDUSTRY,
AND LEAGUE TABLES SHOW OUR
ENGINEERS TO BE THE SECOND
HIGHEST GRADUATE EARNERS
IN THE UK.
TOURISM, SPORT &
HOSPITALITY
BU IS A WORLD LEADER IN
TOURISM RESEARCH AND
OFFER COURSES IN EVENTS,
HOSPITALITY, LEISURE,
RETAIL, SPORT AND TOURISM.
OUR ACADEMICS ALSO
AUTHOR LEADING TEXTBOOKS
IN THIS SECTOR. WE HAVE
BEEN OFFERING NATIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL
PLACEMENTS FOR OUR
STUDENTS FOR MANY YEARS,
AND HAVE A WEALTH OF
CONTACTS RESULTING IN
OVER 500 PLACEMENTS PER
YEAR FOR OUR STUDENTS.
SCIENCES
WE OFFER A W
IDE VARIETY OF
SCIENCE COURSES INCLUDING
ARCHAEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY,
FORENSICS, BIOLOGICAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AND PSYCHOLOGY. OUR
DEDICATED LABORATORIES
FEATURE A COMPREHENSIVE
RANGE OF ANALYTICAL,
TECHNICAL AND
EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES.
WE M
AKE EXTENSIVE USE OF
THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
- SURROUNDED BY A
VARIETY OF HABITATS AND
SOME OF BRITAIN’S M
OST
ICONIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL
LANDSCAPES.
“WE’D BETTER INFORM THE WING COMMANDER OF OUR SITUATION,” SAID CHARLIE, LEVEL- HEADED AS EVER!
“KEEP CALM CHAPS,” I ADVISED. “HELP IS AT HAND.” I TURNED TO OUR WARTIME SWEETHEART, ROSE GARDEN. “PULL YOUR FINGER OUT ROSE AND SCRAMBLE THE BOYS!” I COMMANDED.
QUICK AS A FLASH, ROSE SOUNDED THE ALARM AND OUR EXPERT TEAM WERE ON THEIR WAY!
AFTERNOON! WC HERE! I’VE JUST POPPED UP TO KNOCK OUT A QUICK YARN ABOUT OPERATION CLEARING. IT WAS LAST AUGUST, AND TWO INCOMING PLANES WERE MERRILY FLYING INTO UNIVERSITY! EVERYTHING WAS GOING WELL UNTIL...
“I’M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT,” I HEARD CHARLIE SAY OVER THE RADIO. “I’M COMING IN 20 TARIFF POINTS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.” “I’VE GOT THE REVERSE PROBLEM,” PILOT SQUIFFY EXCLAIMED. “I’M GOING TO OVERSHOOT BY 10 TARIFF POINTS!”
Chocks
Away!!!
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT - HOW I SAVED THE DAY!. LOOK OUT! HERE COMES EVEN MORE ASSISTANCE THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT. DOWNLOAD A CLEARING TOOLKIT FROM THOSE WONDERFUL CHAPS AT THE BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY. SCAN THIS QR CODE WITH YOUR MOBILECONFLABULATOR, RIGHT NOW! TATA AND SEE YOU AGAIN, VERY SOON!
“CHARLIE, SEARCH FOR UNIS IN CLEARING ON THE INTERWEB. SEE WHAT SUITS YOU!. REMEMBER! DON’T PANIC AND MAKE A HASTY CHOICE! YOU’LL BE THERE FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS AT LEAST.”
“CHECK OUT THE UCAS INTERWEBSITE ON THIS MOBILE COMPUTATOR FOR INFO ON UNIS AND COURSES IN CLEARING.” BUT CHARLIE HAD FEWER TARIFF POINTS THAN EXPECTED, SO I SAID -
THE CHAPS HAD COME DOWN SLIGHTLY OFF COURSE, BUT I WAS THERE, TO GUIDE WITH MY FIRM HAND! “SQUIFFY, WITH YOUR EXTRA POINTS YOU CAN REASSESS THE DIRECTION YOU TAKE”
ART BY DEAN AT WWW.TITANMARY.WORDPRESS.COM
THIS NEWSPAPER IS PUBLISHED BY BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY, WWW.BOURNEMOUTH.AC.UK, [email protected]. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE NEWSPAPER HAS BEEN CHECKED AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRINT, BUT WITH A-LEVELS AND CLEARING THINGS CHANGE VERY QUICKLY, SO PLEASE DO CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU ACT AS WE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION AS A CONSEQUENCE.
For advice on Clearing and to fi nd out about course availability at BU, call: 01202 524111/966777
I spy all s
orts
of jol
ly japes
in Bournemouth
Baywatch 1941 style
You too can have
a ball at BU!
All hands on deck-chair!
You’ll never
be board at BU!
Top-notch time here in Bournemouth, lovely place! Good food, smashing university and oodles of places to go dancing in the evening. Took Mrs WC up the lower gardens several times, going to catch crabs under the pier later.
Love to all,Bertrand
Miss Rose GardenFlasher CloseUpper TittingfordLondon W12 8QT
EDITOR - SUPREME COMMANDER JAMES DONALDDESIGNER - CHIEF TECHNICAL DRAWER JEN BURBRIDGEILLUSTRATOR - COMMANDER-IN-STATIONERY DEAN BROOKSSENIOR PHOTOGRAPHICALISERS - STUART HUMPAGE, JEN BURBRIDGE & DAN FORDSCRIPT DIVISION PLAYWRIGHT - KRISTOFER STEVENSCOMPOSITOR - MASTER MANIPULATOR DAVID “CHOCOFINGERS” STONEWING COMMANDER TALBOT-LANSDOWNE - HIMSELF, BY KIND PERMISSION OF BU
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