JotCast | Year 12 RfE - Choosing Your Degree 04.04.19

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Year 12 RfE - Choosing Your Degree 04.04.19

Molly

4:00

Welcome to our Choosing Your Degree webchat! We have myself, Shauni and Fiona here to answer all of your questions, so fire away!

Shauni

4:02

Hi everyone! Confused about your degree choice or dead certain but have some questions about how to get there? We're here to help!

Fiona

4:03

Hi all, looking forward to hearing your questions and we'll try to help as much as possible!

Becca

4:03

I noticed some of the degree courses available last 4 years for masters and 3 years for degree. Does the same rules as the 3 year degree apply for student funding for all the four years in the four year course?

Shauni

4:04

@Becca hello! Yes if you apply for a 4 year course through UCAS this is usually an 'integrated' masters degree and you will be eligible for student finance for all 4 years :)

Alicia

4:05

By doing RFE, does this make the grade entry lower for any degrees?

Becca

4:05

Okay, thank you for answering my question @Shauni.

Shauni

4:05

@Becca no problem!

Jennifer

4:05

I wanted to do medicine however I am also considering genetics as a career I was wondering would I be allowed to apply to bioengineering with a medicine personal statement

Noran

4:07

how much funding do u get? For all the years?

Molly

4:07

Hi @Noran - it depends on the year you apply and your household income. Anyone can apply for the full tuition fee loan, but your maintenance loan is means tested. For 18/19 entry, for example, the maximum maintenance loan you could receive if you were living outside of London, away from home was £8,700

Jennifer

4:08

I'm doing volunteer work at a hospital selling food to patients is this beneficial for medicine

Shauni

4:08

@Jennifer, you get 5 choices on your UCAS application and with medicine, your 5th choice has to be something other than medicine - this is usually something connected to the medical field. Whilst bioengineering does have some similarities you are only able to submit one personal statement, so it's recommend that you apply to subjects that are medical related. You need to check the course content of the bio-eng course you're looking at and see how similar it might be...

Fiona

4:08

Hi Alicia. If you are applying to a course at the University of Leeds, by being an RfE student you are eligible for Access to Leeds as the criteria are the same. You will automatically transfer to Access to Leeds once you finish RfE. The full details for Access to Leeds are here: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/128005/applying/33/alternative_admissions/...

Shauni

4:09

@Jennifer - other courses do take into account that they might be your '5th choice' so don't worry too much, but also consider genetics courses/biology courses/other related courses you might also want to study

Jennifer

4:09

@Shauni Thank you

Alicia

4:10

Thankyou @fiona :)

Daria

4:10

I’m working at a charity shop. Would this also be relevant for medicine as I’m currently doing it for my D of E?

Molly

4:11

@Jennifer volunteering like that is definitely useful! It's not just about what you do though, it's the way you write about it in your personal statement and discuss it at interview that really matters - can you talk about how it benefitted you? Why it makes you more suitable for the course? What it prompted you to think about? We'll discuss more about personal statements on Get Set For Uni Part 2 in Easter.

Alexandra

4:11

Hi there, I was just wondering how the fifth choice works for medicine?

Jennifer

4:11

@Molly Thank You

Shauni

4:11

@Daria hello! As long as you can demonstrate the skills you've gained from it then it can be used as an example. Start to get familiar with the NHS 6cs values https://www.england.nhs.uk/leadingchange/about/the-6cs/ and see how your experience might fit. I'd also recommend trying to get some clinical/medical shadowing experience if possible

Fiona

4:12

Alicia: if the course you are applying to wants to give you an offer, they will give you a standard offer plus an Access to Leeds offer, which is typically two A-level grades (or equivalent) below the standard offer. You would also need to pass an Access to Leeds module and make the University of Leeds your firm choice when replying to UCAS. If you are applying to other universities, you will need to find out if they have similar schemes for you to apply to.

Daria

4:12

@Shauni Thank you very much!

Molly

4:12

Do you know what course you'd like to study?

Absolutely - I've practically known since birth. (35.3% | 6 votes)

I've got a few ideas, but need to do some more research. (58.8% | 10 votes)

Not a clue - help! (5.9% | 1 vote)

Total Votes: 17

Qasim

4:13

I want to do biomedical science in university and I do the extended certificate in applied science plus 2 other a levels. Will I be accepted?

nimrah

4:13

do you need any specific a levels for law

Molly

4:14

@Alexandra you get 5 UCAS choices, and your 5th choice needs to be for something other than medicine. This can be whatever you enjoy and would be interested in studying if you are unsuccessful in your medicine applications. Biomed is often popular, as is neuroscience and other healthcare related BSc courses, but it's all about doing the research and making an informed choice.

Karima Achhala

4:14

how does the access to Leeds scheme work ?

Shauni

4:15

@Qasim - it entirely depends what university you want to go to! All unis will have different course requirements. You might sometimes have to check 'alternative entry requirements' if university's just list A Levels to check that your applied science will be accepted. This is the course at Leeds https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/g265/medical-sciences-mbiol-bsc

Alicia

4:15

Will there be any more ucas help after Easter as I haven’t started my personal statement and have no clue how to :(

Shauni

4:16

@Alicia LOTS! Don't worry. We're doing Get Set For Uni 2 at Easter which is all about getting a headstart on Personal Statements and we'll do a catch up in Spring Bank in case you miss it. We'll also look at personal statements on summer school and we do 1-1 personal statement surgeries in Sept and Oct :)

Qasim

4:16

@shauni thanks that helps

Nimrah

4:17

Is chemical engineering an option at Leeds?

Shauni

4:17

@Nimrah - yes! https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/f463/chemical-engineering-meng-beng You can also do lots of combinations of chem eng eith other types of engineering :)

Karima Achhala

4:18

Is an EPQ recognised when applying for dentistry .

Molly

4:19

@Karima you'll find out loads more about A2L in Y13, but essentially you will complete a module with an essay project and a study skills component. If you receive an offer from the University of Leeds, they will lower that entry offer by 2 grades on the condition that you pass the A2L module and put Leeds as your firm choice.

Fiona

4:19

Hi Nimrah. For Law, you need to check the entry requirements for each university you want to apply to. For the University of Leeds, for example, the standard entry requirements for 2020 are AAA excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. There is a requirement that two of your A levels must be in traditional academic subjects. You will need to look on the School of Law website for a full list of what they mean by this: https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/law Also take a look at how to apply via Access to Leeds (see above).

Shauni

4:19

@Karima - it's not in the official entry requirements, but it will still look good on your application if you can demonstrate the skills you gained from it. It might also be good to talk about at interview if it's related to your degree choice!

Alicia

4:19

@shauni thankyou, that’s a relief :)

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