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Access and Schools Liaison
Going to university can be a highly rewarding experience and one that everyone should have the opportunity to do. Whether you are a school leaver or a potential mature student, we want to provide you with the right information you need in order to make an informed choice about studying here. This could be ensuring you have the right qualifications, preparing your UCAS Personal Statement or simply arranging to visit the University. We have designed a number of programmes such as the Sutton Trust Summer School (
www.suttontrust.com) and the Shadowing Day Programme to give prospective applicants a practical insight into student life at St Andrews.
On occasions, prospective students have found themselves out of formal education for more than three years. If this is the case, then we are more than happy to offer advice on how to prepare an application to Higher Education.
Access Means . . . To us ‘Access’ means ensuring that the educational opportunities that are available here at St Andrews can be accessed by all members of society, irrespective of their personal or social circumstances. One of the strengths of the University of St Andrews is our commitment to academic excellence and ensuring that whoever has the ability to achieve a degree here also has the opportunity to apply. National statistics consistently demonstrate that we have one of the highest degree completion rates of any university in the UK and the highest in Scotland. This means that if you are admitted to the University, we believe you have the ability and potential to succeed in your studies here. We realise that there are some applicants who will need extra support in their academic journey and throughout the application process to university. The Access Team at St Andrews are here to provide that support if required. We also offer a number of scholarships to help ease the financial burden of living away from your home.
Admissions University of St Andrews, St Katharine’s West, 16 The Scores, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AX. E:
schools.access@
st-andrews.ac.uk student.recruitment@
st-andrews.ac.uk
W:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/ug/Access
Contact: Mike Johnson Senior Student Recruitment, Access and Admissions Officer
Please also see page 39 for information about Scholarships. We are here to help by:
• Working with schools and FE colleges to promote the advantages of Higher Education.
• Operating a programme of undergraduate Shadowing Days where you can attend lectures, meet students and staff, tour the facilities and visit academic Schools and Departments.
• Attending HE Fairs, Careers Conventions and delivering informative talks in order to give timely and accurate advice to aspiring students.
• Providing advice to potential students about university entry qualifications.
• Co-ordinating Summer Schools and bridging programmes to help with the transition to university. These programmes help prospective students develop appropriate skills and confidence in their own abilities prior to university entry.
• Offering guidance to teachers, advisers and parents as they support potential students through the UCAS application process.
• Providing information and guidance about Higher Education in general so that aspiring students (school leavers and mature applicants) can make informed decisions. • Promoting needs-based scholarships.
These are just some of the services offered and if you have any particular questions about applying to St Andrews please contact us.
“Your numbers are comparatively small, and you soon beome known to each oher...Te proeors are also able to make the personal acquaintance o all o you . . . Tee are advantage wich are no to be me with in any oher University in Scoland.”
Opening Address by Sir James Donaldson (Senior Principal 1886-1890), on 2 November 1886
Access and Schools Liaison
“I was initially somewhat apprehensive about applying to university, being the first member of my family to consider Higher Education. However, I was offered the chance to participate in a summer school in St Andrews sponsored by the Sutton Trust, and this was an extremely valuable experience for me. My fellow students and I stayed in halls and attended lectures on the subjects we were most interested in, and so I obtained an insight into university life I would not have had otherwise. In fact, I enjoyed the summer school so much that St Andrews became my first choice university!”
Jilly (Falkirk, Stirlingshire)
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