UCAS Briefing for Students

College Admissions Counseling Office Student Services

Application via UCAS

Register for an account at www.ucas.com/students/apply/ Set up an acco nt and appl thro gh p account apply through Raffles by keying in this buzzword: raffles2012

How To Apply - Registration

How are you applying?

Registration
UCAS will ask you if you are registering through Raffles Junior College. Select the Yes radio button and then select your class For graduated students whose classes are not listed in the drop-down menu, select I dont know

Personal Details

Your User Name

Your User Name will only be displayed ONCE, so please take note of it

Entering the Buzzword

Your User ID
Your User ID will be displayed, please take note Y U ill b di l d l k of it

Education & Employment

Entering Qualifications (Raffles Programme Students)

Everyone should choose Singapore Integrated Singapore-IntegratedProgram-Cambridge-Advanced-Level Enter your subjects and select Other if the subject is not listed Refer to the next slide for a screenshot

Entering Qualifications

Entering Qualifications
Enter your H1, H2, H3 subjects into the boxes. There should be drop-down menus f you t Th h ld b d d for to choose from Choose CIE (Cambridge International g Examinations) as awarding body for subjects administered by Cambridge and SEAB for subjects such as Mother Tongue and Project Work For current students, indicate Pending for your grades d

Entering Qualifications
Your A Level results will look like this:

Entering Raffles Programme Qualifications

First add new school/ college/ centre

Entering Raffles Program Qualifications

Raffles Institution & Raffles Girls are both not listed in UCAS so you have to first conduct a search, then select My school/ centre is not My listed here

Entering Raffles Programme Qualifications

Now you will be able to enter the name of your school and fill in the start and end date accordingly

Entering Raffles Programme Qualifications (English L (E li h Language) )

Under Raffles Girls/ Raffles Institution, select Institution add qualification >> Singapore-IntegratedProgramme English Language Qualification This is a critical step as the UK universities require this indication of your English Language y g g g proficiency Please refer the next slide for a screenshot

Entering Raffles Programme Qualifications (English L (E li h Language) )

Entering Raffles Programme Qualifications

After saving your English Language Qualification you will return to the main screen Choose Other qualification type not in this list in order to begin adding the rest of your RP qualifications

For RP students, select Other (International Non-EU Qualifications)

RP students add the subjects accordingly (with the th exception of E li h Language) ti f English L ) The qualification date December of the year you were enrolled in Year 4

For the Exam (awarding body), RP students should indicate IP Sch For the Result, please give the Grade (A to F), as provided on your academic performance report rather than the Grade Point Ignore the Module/ Unit section

Entering Secondary School (O Level) Qualifications Q lifi ti

Select Add new school/ college/ center g Most Singapore schools are not listed in UCAS so you have to first conduct a search, then select search My school/ centre is not listed here Then Th you will b able to type i the name of ill be bl in h f your school Please refer to the next slide for a screenshot

Entering Secondary School (O Level) Qualifications Q lifi ti

Entering Secondary School (O Level) Qualifications Q lifi ti

Entering Secondary School (O Level) Qualifications

Now select add qualifications under your Secondary S h l S d School

Now select Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level Level

Entering Secondary School (O Level) Qualifications

Add the subjects accordingly and the qualification d t is D lifi ti date i December of th year you b f the were enrolled in Secondary 4 Choose CIE (Cambridge International Examinations) as awarding body for subjects administered by Cambridge and SEAB for SEAB Mother Tongue Please refer to the next slide for a screenshot Pl f t th t lid f h t

Entering Secondary School (O Level) Qualifications

Course Selection
You can make a maximum of 5 course choices, with the following exception: If you apply to any of the following courses: Medicine Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Science Dentistry You can make 4 choices and a 5th choice in another course E.g. You may apply for 4 Medicine courses and 1 Bio Chemistry course Bio-Chemistry

Course Selection Cambridge & Oxford

You can apply to either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford, but not both You can only apply to read 1 course, no more

Your Personal Statement

Your Personal Statement

A limit of 4000 characters or 47 lines Explains your motivations for your course choices in your application An opportunity for you to explain what you find interesting and fascinating about the subject For more information refer to http://ucas.com/students/applying/howtoapply/pe rsonalstatement/

Reference
All UCAS applicants need to have 1 reference submitted in support of their application This reference should be submitted by your Civics Tutor Please submit your request for a reference early so that your CT has enough time y g Remember that only when you have completed your section of UCAS can your CT send the UCAS, application off

Reference
Ex-students should contact their former Civics Tutor If your former CT is not available, approach your former Co-CT If you are unable to contact either, please contact the College Counselors at g ssc.ri@edu.sg or 6419 9741

Completing & Submitting Your Application

IMPORTANT: Your Civics Tutor/ Referee is the p person who completes & sends off your p y application The application cannot be sent until all sections sent are completed Please complete the application early Pl l t th li ti l

Payment
Payment for more than one course, university or college = 21 Payment for one course at one university or college = 11 You can make the payment with a credit card

Additional Tests & Requirements

Please check the entry requirements for the courses at the universities that you are applying to as some require that you sit additional aptitude or entry tests prior to submitting your application Several Law and Medicine programmes require applicants to sit for the LNAT and BMAT/ UKCAT respectively p y Please be aware of the test dates and plan accordingly you should sit for these tests in advance gy y of beginning/ submitting your UCAS application

Additional Records
All Raffles Programme students would have been issued a R A ( i d RoA (summary of results obtained at th f lt bt i d t the end of Year 4) The academic section of the RoA may be required by the universities you are applying to Further instructions will be issued regarding how to send this record of achievement

Additional Information and How to Contact the College Admissions Office

Note on applications to the University of Cambridge

Please register your details at the College Admissions Office if you wish to apply for Cambridge so we can track your application From 2011 the Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA) replaces the 2011, hard-copy COAF Form though a hard-copy reference and transcripts must also be provided. Current students should look for updates or seek advice from a College Admissions Counsellor. Graduated students should refer to the next slide Key information on how to complete & submit the COPA is found online Please online. read it carefully before beginning your application: http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/apply/copa.html Please create an account and l i t begin your COPA at: Pl t t d login to b i t https://camsis.cam.ac.uk/psp/public_prod/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/UC_COCOA_ONLINE _APP.UC_COA_IDENTIFY.GBL The deadline for submission of COPA and UCAS application is September 20

Note on applications to the University of Cambridge GRADUATED STUDENTS

GRADUATED STUDENTS who are applying to Cambridge must do the following: Print and submit a Reference Cover Sheet (found on the Cambridge website), complete with your details, to your tutor, who will write your reference. This Cover Sheet must be accompanied by an envelope with your name, UCAS ID and the Cambridge College to which you are applying written on it. If g g y pp y g you are not applying to a specific college, please indicate, Open application. References will be submitted by tutors to the College Admissions Office and sent by courier in bulk on Sept 13. Please request your reference by Aug 23.

Submit Certified True Copies of their Record of Achievement (Raffles (Raffles Programme Year 4) or O Level Results, together with O Results your A Level Results and the Transcript Cover Sheet in an unsealed envelope. The envelope should also have your name, UCAS ID and the Cambridge College to which you are applying written on it. If you are not applying to a specific college, please indicate, Open. The deadline for submission of these documents is Sept 12. p Submit your COPA by Sept 20. Your UCAS application will be submitted by your tutor. yy

These documents can be submitted directly to the Year 5-6 General Office in Block H. You need not do this in person; a friend or family member can do this for you. If you need to certify documents as True Copies, please do so at the Student Affairs Centre, Level 1.

Recognised Courses for Practice in Singapore

For recognised Medical degrees in Singapore refer to the Singapore Medical Council at g p http://www.smc.gov.sg/html/1153709442948.html For recognised Law degrees in Singapore refer to the Law Society at
http://www.lawsociety.org.sg/ble/n_first_schedule.htm

Important Dates
22 Aug2011 Last dayforstudentstorequestreferencesfromCTsfor CambridgeapplicationtogetherwiththeReferenceCover Sheet CurrentstudentstosubmitTranscriptCoverSheet UCASopentoreceiving applications Graduatedstudentstosubmittranscripts inanenvelopewith theirdetailsonit,toYear56GeneralOffice AllCambridge applicantstosubmittheirUCASapplicationso thatCTshaveampletimetocompletethesubmissionby20 Sept2011 RequestforreferencesforapplicationstoOxfordUniversity, Request for references for applications to Oxford University Medicine, Dentistry,VetMed/Science Deadlineforapplicantssubmission forUCASapplicationsto Medicine/VetScience/Dentistry/OxfordUniversity

1Sept2011 12 Sept2011 15 Sept2011

16Sept 16 Sept 2011 7Oct2011

Important Dates
21Oct2011 6Jan2012 6 Jan 2012 Deadlineforstudentstorequestforteachers recommendationsforUCAS All applicants must submit all UCAS applications to give applicantsmustsubmitallUCASapplicationstogive timeforCTstomakethefinalsubmissionbythe15Jan deadline Applications deadline submissionsafterthisdateare notguaranteedtobeconsidered Deadlineforselected ArtsandDesigncourses Youshouldhavereceivedalloffersby thisdate& repliedtotheuniversityofyourchoice,failingwhich, UCASwilldeclinealloffersonyourbehalf

15 Jan2012

24Mar2012 7Jun2012

Graduated Students
Please call the College Admissions Counselling Office for any queries: 64199741 Ask for any of the College Admissions Counselors Email: ssc.ri@ri.edu.sg l d Visit the College Admissions Counselling Office at Blk H, Level 1M (behind the General Office)