dessskris Posted August 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 is there any character/line limit for the reference letter? my referee-to-be was wondering. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrowhead Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 basically when your referee inputs his/her letter of recommendation on UCAS (because everything is done electronically), there will be a limit I think. Just like if it won't for your PS, they too have to edit it accordingly. Tell them to just check UCAS guidelines. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 hey guys... I have some questions to ask regarding the application form: 1. In the Personal Details section, do I have to enter the Date of first entry to UK? Because I'm not sure yet what date exactly I plan to enter, maybe late August 2012 or early September 2012, but can I leave this blank first? or should I just put an approximate date? and later after applying can I change it? 2. In the Education section, do I put currently attending school only or should I also include my middle school and primary school? 3. In the Education section, after I entered my school, I added IB and IGCSE as the qualifications. But what is Qualification date? We're taking the IB exams in May 2012 but since the results will come out in August 2012, which month should I put for IB? And for IGCSE, we took the exam in June 2010, but the results came out in August (if I remember correctly) and we received the certificate in October (if I remember correctly), so which month shold I put? I guess that's all for now... the forms are just so confusing and the help ? thing is not always helpful Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrowhead Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 1. When I filled that in I put in the approximate month and year I planned on entering the UK for Uni (so around August 20-whatever). But really that's a small, insignificant detail.2. Only name the High School(s) you've attended. If I remember correctly they sometimes give more space in that section (for more than one school) but that's because a lot of students change schools after 10th grade by going to Junior College or some such. I changed schools like many of my peers (well, I also changed continents, but details...) So, in your case, if you've attended one school from 9th until 12th, then that's the only one to be mentioned.3. I never thought about it so deeply. I just put in the date I gave the exams. So my ICSE exams I listed as March 2008 (even though the results came out officially in the following May) and for IB I put in May 2010 (except ESS, which I put in May 2009 because I gave that one a year early). So just stick to the May dates, it's fine. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 ah okay. hmmm I attended a school from grade 7-9 and then a different school from grade 10-12. do I need to mention the first one? in that school I took an exam of the local curriculum so I obtained a qualification and then in grade 10 I took IGCSE, then IB in grade 12. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrowhead Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I would stick to mentioning the school you did your IGCSEs in and then the school where you did the IB. That's all that matters really because the UK schools just want to know about GCSEs (or the equivalent) and A-Levels (or the equivalent). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 the local exam I took is also equivalent to GCSEs though and I didn't take full IGCSE... I guess I'll just mention it in case of anything. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avan:) Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 when you apply through ucas, it already gives you the options for high school and senior school or whatever. I forgot right now, but it definitely is on the ucas online application form so don't worry about it. Also, the abbreviations are apparently allowed as I asked my teacher and he is familiar with the ucas since 5 years. Universities do not mind, because they understand that students alre allowed only 4000 characters and it really does not matter. In that way you can write more words and write about additional relevant stuff. But be careful not make it look like you squeezed every thing using abbreviations hope i was helpful Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBsurvivor2012 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 If I re-sat an IGCSE exam, am I supposed to mention both the grades, or only the final one (second one)? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrowhead Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 I would only mention the final one because that's the one that counts at the end of it all. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted September 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 actually I think I heard if you retake something you need to certify both results? can't be sure though, my memory is dull! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 you HAVE to leave them as "pending".your teacher will key in your predicted grades for AP and IB in the Reference section, along with your reference letter. so don't worry about that and don't try to cheat by keying in full marks or whatever. for SAT don't give any prediction, especially if they come from you. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Thanks... Just to clarify my understanding on one point: I finish all parts the application that I can, and then submit it, and THEN it goes to my teacher for the recommendation and predicted scores, right? Because that's what I've told my teacher. Yep it goes to your teachers for them to add in the reference etc. I am confused... On UCAS, I saw a spot to put my predicted scores (on the teacher recommendation page), but I've heard that my school counselor is supposed to enter my scores there. So do I do it or does the counselor?? THEY do it. Otherwise you could well give yourself a predicted score of 45 so the system would be really quite rubbish if everybody could enter in their own predictions! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 if you're applying through your school then yes as Sandwich said your application will be viewed by your school first and then they key in the reference and predictions and they submit it to UCAS. if you're applying individually, it's a different story. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 how does the payment work? do you just enter all the card details and click Make Payment? that's it? then how do they know what kind of card we use and whether the details are all correct? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollero Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Are the predicted grades meant to be submitted with the application? I'm starting to get worried, since my IB coordinator has said that the predicted grades will be gotten from the mocks which will be held in March! So if my referee doesn't add them to the application before sending it off (if he hasn't done that already), what do I do? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Are the predicted grades meant to be submitted with the application? I'm starting to get worried, since my IB coordinator has said that the predicted grades will be gotten from the mocks which will be held in March! So if my referee doesn't add them to the application before sending it off (if he hasn't done that already), what do I do?yes predicted grades are keyed in by your referee or your school in the Reference section. you have to tell your IB coordinator that you're applying to the UK. they would've known that the deadline is 15 jan and you need their predictions. then they'll ask teachers for early predictions (from your past performance throughout IB). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Stark Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 If you apply before the Jan 15th deadline, when can you generally expect university offers to come through? I'm asking because I would prefer to go to university in the UK; however in Australia most local offers require being either accepted or declined early in January, meaning there's a good chance I'd have to defer all domestic applications for a year. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 If you apply before the Jan 15th deadline, when can you generally expect university offers to come through? I'm asking because I would prefer to go to university in the UK; however in Australia most local offers require being either accepted or declined early in January, meaning there's a good chance I'd have to defer all domestic applications for a year. Hey, It really depends on the course/department/University, I'm afraid, so it's really hard to say. They should almost definitely have come through by March, but they could be fast, slow or anything in between. Impossible to put a number on it really. Is there a way to accept an offer from an Australian Uni and then un-accept it later on if you get one you like from the UK? Possibly It'd basically be the same as just dropping out before you even get there in some perverse way - and unless you have to pay any fees right up-front, then I imagine it'd be free to do this. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Stark Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Hey, It really depends on the course/department/University, I'm afraid, so it's really hard to say. They should almost definitely have come through by March, but they could be fast, slow or anything in between. Impossible to put a number on it really. Is there a way to accept an offer from an Australian Uni and then un-accept it later on if you get one you like from the UK? Possibly It'd basically be the same as just dropping out before you even get there in some perverse way - and unless you have to pay any fees right up-front, then I imagine it'd be free to do this. I'm not sure about the whole un-accepting thing. I know a friend of mine got an extension on accepting his offer until 2 days ago, due to extenuating circumstances regarding visa status, and I could probably get an extension of similar length; meaning by then I'd hopefully get my offer/rejection from Oxford (my tentative UCAS apps are for Oxford PPE, UCL ESPS, UCL/SciencesPO dual-ESPS, LSE Anth/Law and Warwick EcoPol&IR); but uni itself starts at the beginning of March, so it'd end up weird. Would probably have to pay first term's fees if I accepted a local offer then dropped out in late March, though on domestic fee status that's not too bad. It'd be awkward though, applying and going there whilst hoping to drop out. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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