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Choosing the right-fit course for you, what’s important to graduate recruiters, and your “dream university”.
We begin today with a back-to-basics article about finding a course and university that are the right fit for you.
It's a useful checklist, wherever you are on your decision-making journey.
We hear why you shouldn’t think about academic studies as the only ‘compulsory’ activities at university.
And we look at the idea of a “dream university”.
Highly competitive courses, ambitious vs safe choices, cooling off, and learning to fly, one step at a time.
This week we take a look at applying to highly competitive courses. How do you know if a course really is as highly competitive as they say, and what do you need to do differently if you are applying to one?
We take a look back at an article from last year all about how ambitious to be with your five initial UCAS choices.
We learn a little known tip about changing your mind in UCAS.
And we hear from Nietzsche all about learning how to fly.
Personal Statements, Open Days, getting to know your lecturers, and finding problems to solve
This week we look at the truth behind all those headlines in the press telling us that the UCAS Personal Statement had been scrapped.
We take a look back at a piece from last year all about Open Days.
We pick up a top tip from a careers adviser who knows.
And we hear a thought from Google’s former Chief Educational Evangelist about what we should really be asking ourselves (or our children) about future careers.
Something very special to help you with your UCAS Personal Statement
Hi everyone, and welcome to a slightly different edition of #betterunichoices.
Over the last month or so I’ve been working hard on a whole suite of new materials, so instead of the usual format, this week I’d like to tell you all about my new online course, Podcast and written guide; all designed to help you to write your UCAS Personal Statement.