WHAT CAN UNIVERSITY DO WHAT CAN UNIVERSITY DO FOR YOU?FOR YOU?

• Why is it important to start thinking Why is it important to start thinking about your futures now?about your futures now?

Get yourself into groups. Get yourself into groups.

Grab some paper and a pen. Grab some paper and a pen.

• What do you already know about What do you already know about university? university?

• Why do people go? Why do people go? • Why might some people not want to go?Why might some people not want to go?

Get it written down! Get it written down!

There are lots of different decisions to There are lots of different decisions to make when thinking about going to make when thinking about going to university…university…

•CourseCourse

• Where?Where?

• AccommodationAccommodation

• Free timeFree time

• FinancesFinances

If you don’t want to continue with school subjects such as Maths, History or English…

There are over 50,000 courses to study at There are over 50,000 courses to study at degree level!degree level!

FILM STUDIES CHINESE CRIMINOLOGY DANCE URDULITERATURE ANTHROPOLGY SOCIOLOGY ACUPUNCTURE LATIN

AMERICAN STUDIES HISTORY BANKING & FINANCE FASHION & CLOTHING ART MIDWIFERY ECOLOGY FAMILY STUDIES AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

ECONOMICS CONSERVATION ADVERTISING ARCHAEOLOGY ZOOLOGY AGRICULTURE NURSING TEACHING BUILDING STUDIES DAIRY HERD

MANAGEMENT JEWELLERY MEDICINE ROBOTICS SPORTS & EXERCISE SCIENCE FIRE & SAFETY AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING TEXTILES HEALTH

STUDIES MANAGEMENT MAKE UP CIRCUS BOTANY GAMBLING STUDIES VIKING STUDIES BIOLOGY GEOGRAPHY CHEMISTRY SPANISH BENGALI WAR GLASS QUARRY MANAGEMENT MARINE NAVIGATION FORESTRY SPEECH THERAPY SOCIAL WORK DISASTER STUDIES STAGE MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL

STUDIES FOOTBALL EQUINE STUDIES ADVENTURE TOURISM IT BREWING POP MUSIC MOTOR SPORT GOLF SCIENCE CRICKET LEATHER STUDIES LAW

PSYCHOLOGY ENGLISH …

There are over There are over 300300 colleges and universities colleges and universities that offer higher education qualifications in that offer higher education qualifications in England…England…

Some are based at Some are based at campusescampuses whilst others like whilst others like Manchester, MMU and Bolton are based within Manchester, MMU and Bolton are based within citiescities

There is an HE institution out there for There is an HE institution out there for everyone!everyone!

These are just some of the places in Manchester!

AccommodationAccommodation

There are three main There are three main types of student types of student accommodation:accommodation:

• University Halls of University Halls of Residence. Residence.

•Privately rented Privately rented houses or flats. houses or flats.

•HomeHome

ScheduleSchedule• Classes are taught in a different

way from school with lectures, seminars and ‘free study’ time

• You manage your own workload• Courses have different amounts

of ‘contact time’• You are encouraged to engage in

extra-curricular activities

19.00 Out with friends

9.30 Leave home

9.45 Get to university

10.00 First Lecture

10.45 Seminar group

11.30 Free time

12.00 Lunch with friends

13.00 Studying in library

16.00 Sports

94% of students agree that university is a good investment!

The way things stand at the moment, you won’t have to start paying back your loan until you earn over £21,000

Anything that you haven’t paid back after 30 years will be wiped- even if you have paid back nothing at all!

There will be extra financial help (such as grants and bursaries) available for people from less wealthy backgrounds and for those with disabilities

How much will it cost?

• Maintenance Loans (Student Loan Company) repayable

• Tuition Fee Loan (Student Loan Company) repayable

• Maintenance Grant (LEA) non-repayable

• Bursaries (university) non-repayable

Am I smart enough to go to university?

• 5 GCSEs grades A* - C(especially GCSE Maths and English) or a Level 2 (higher) Diploma.

• An Advanced qualification. (3 A levels or an Advanced Diploma, a BTEC Qualification, an NVQ or an Advanced Apprenticeship etc).

Any Questions?Any Questions?