11/15/2022 0 Comments UNIVERSITY PREP AS A YEAR 12 STUDENTby Havin, 15 Nov 2022
Starting sixth form has a lot of pressures including preparing for universities, getting work experience, and getting the grades you may require for future studies. As a current year 12 student you get told you have to do so many things at the same time that it can become increasingly overwhelming to balance and complete in time. Personally, I am currently studying for my A-levels, participate in 2 courses, do work experience whenever possible and I am a Journey 2 Law Brand Ambassador all at the same time along with doing general revision. This also includes researching the universities that I’m interested in that I would be applying for next year, whilst trying to balance everything and meet all deadlines. As students we are not provided with a lot of help. For example, which universities to look at and how to apply, until we get to Year 13 and this can put us students at a disadvantage as Year 13 may be too late to do things that may benefit us in our applications. Additionally, the workload you receive is a lot more than what you would’ve had at GCSE level. Therefore, you must be as organised as possible and manage your time effectively in order to make the most of your time and meet the deadlines required. How to Prepare: What I’ve done to prepare in advance, is that I have researched my top universities. All universities that provided a postal service for prospectuses, I had signed up for! Some universities that offer this service were, University of Southampton and Durham University. This enables me to read about the university and gain more knowledge in studying law at that specific university. Alongside this, I have started looking at additional exams thatI will be required to sit, such as, the LNAT for law courses. This will allow me to prepare in summer and also sit the exam before deadlines that the universities want the results for. I have also checked for contextual offers at universities such as UCL or LSE, and my eligibility. Lastly, checking ahead for any open days that the universities are hosting is beneficial! Other things you could do:
These would be useful to write about when applying to university! So, before it's too late to apply, have a look now and note down deadlines for closing and opening applications. If you have any more tips or work experience recommendations, drop them down below in the comments section!
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