GO HIGHER: CHECK IT OUT
Your questions about higher education answered by college advisor Beryl Dixon
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Your support makes all the difference.Q: Must I put six courses on my UCAS form? I can only find four that I like.
A: It is a good idea to apply to the maximum number and give yourself as many chances as possible. However, if you are really sure that you have researched all the options and cannot come up with six choices, then stick with four and explain why on your personal statement.
Q: I want to do a course in more than one subject. How do I find these without searching through every prospectus?
A: You can use University and College Entry (The Big Guide). Where two subject courses are concerned, if you turn to the pages for one of the subjects you will find that universities and colleges list all the subjects it can be combined with. For courses in more than one subject, turn to pages 1720-1765, where combined courses are listed and their content described.
If you have access to Studylink, available on CD-Rom or at www.studylink.com.uk you can search through over 45,000 courses (the ones in The Big Guide) by specifying one, two or more subjects. You can also use Studylink to make an advanced search. You could also select geographical region and specify full time or sandwich courses.
Q: If I put two courses down at the same university does that count as just one choice or two?
A: Two. But before you do this - if the two courses are similar and especially if they share a common first year, ring the university to ask whether they automatically consider you for both.
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