UCAS Application Support
Our UCAS support service is designed to assist our tutees in completing the UCAS application process. In so doing, we adopt a four-stage approach. Stage 1: Tutees are guided through the courses and universities available to them, receiving advice on which five university courses best fit their chosen Year 12/13 subjects, their interests, their ability and their aims or career plans, taking into account university type (campus or town) and geographical location. Stage 2: Tutees are guided though 'Apply' (the UCAS online application system). Stage 3: Tutees work closely with their tutor to produce their draft and final personal statements. Stage 4: Tutees finalise their references, obtained either from their teacher or their tutor. The number of tutorials a tutee will require will vary and will depend on the amount of effective research already undertaken in choosing the right course and university, whether the UCAS 'Apply' process is already partly complete, and the standard of any draft personal statements provided. Where tutees do not receive an offer to study their desired university course, or do not achieve the necessary grades, their tutor can provide advice on both the reapplication process and the clearing process. Tutees who are called to interview are invited to attend practice and mock interviews, during which they tackle questions and scenarios pertinent to their chosen university course.