We discussed in good detail the university application process and things that we need to do in preparation for the coming months. Those of us that had handed in draft copies of our personal statement had them returned to us, with notes, and Ian's notes on my own statement were positive and encouraging. I had not been too sure about what I had emailed to Ian, but he said that the statement was strong certainly as a starting point, which is the only real concern at this stage. Ian talked us through Unit 3 which is concerned with preparation for looking at University courses suiting to our tastes, and making appropriate research, ensuring to make hard copies of anything that we found for analysis later on. He asked that by 4th or 5th October (next week) that we begin our UCAS application online, and emphasised the importance of noting our personal details somewhere safe as retrieving these details can be difficult.
Other notes of interest from the session:
- UCAS deadline is 7th November
- It is possible to apply for more than one course at the same uni (out of a maximum of 5 choices in total), but were noted to be wary of selecting courses that were too opposite, as this sends out a dubious message to the university in question - something to look up; can Universities see what other course choices you have made aside from their own?
- Ian also asked us to hand in our assessment books as soon as possible (for tomorrow)
