Advice for BHASVIC Ex-students on completing their UCAS applications

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO COMPLETING YOUR UCAS APPLICATION:

APPLY SESSION:

BHASVIC DEADLINE DATES:

UCAS DEADLINE DATES:

UCAS RESOURCES FOR EX-STUDENTS

General IAG:

A2 Resources that may be useful:

UCAS and Personal Statements:

Example Personal Statements:

Guide to Higher Education & Employability Subject Guides:

Independent Living and Student Finances

Conservatoires

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO COMPLETING YOUR UCAS APPLICATION:

If you are applying through Clearing for 2023 entry, follow the below instructions, but use the buzzword: bhasvic23

How to apply 2023: Please follow the below instructions and our help guide: UCAS Apply Form – How to Complete as an Ex-Student. Please ensure you leave the context section blank as you will link your application to BHASVIC to obtain a reference.

Go to: UCAS students apply
Click on ‘Register’ to create your account
Compete the ‘REGISTER’ page and click ‘Register’
Verify your account by entering the Code emailed to your email address you have entered
Click on ‘Ready?’ to start
Choose the year you wish your studies to start at university.
Select ‘Undergraduate’
Select whether you would like additional information on ‘Apprenticeships’ or ‘Conservatories’
Enter your postcode of your home address
Add your preferences with regards to ‘Stay up-to-date with unis, colleges, offers and more’.
Enter your Mobile Number
Choose the subjects you are interested in
‘Get the right support – Are you still at school/college’ click ‘No’ as you have left BHASVIC (if you click yes your application maybe missed)
Click ‘Create account’
You will then be taken to ‘Welcome to you Hub’
Click on ‘Go to my Hub’
Click on ‘Your 2024 Applications’, then ‘Start’
Select ‘Undergraduate Degrees, HNDs and HNCs’ to start your application
‘Are you applying from a school, college, or centre?’ click ‘No’ as you no longer attend BHASVIC; you will link your application next. If you do not do this your application may not be seen and could be missed
Centre information: click on ‘Add buzzword’
It will state: ‘By linking to a centre, any reference and predicted grades already provided will be deleted. The centre will be required to approve your request to link to them. Do you want to proceed?’ click ‘Yes’
‘Link to a school, college, or centre using a Buzzword’ click ‘continue’
Enter our buzzword: bhasvic24
Press ‘Save Buzzword’
It should then state that your buzzword is for ‘Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College, 205 Dyke Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 6EG’ as this is correct click ‘Yes’
‘You have linked your application to Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College’, you will be asked to select a group please choose ‘Ex-Students’ if you choose any other group your application could be missed as these are for students currently enrolled at BHASVIC
‘Application Status’ it will say ‘you requested to link your application to Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College’. Now you MUST email: ucasreferences@bhasvic.ac.uk advising BHASVIC of your UCAS application, otherwise your application maybe missed. If your grades have changed, or you have or will be re-sitting exams, please include this in your email message; for re-sits at BHASVIC, your predicted grade will be either your previous predicted grade or one higher than your achieved grade, whichever grade is higher. Once you have emailed BHASVIC, we will send you a Form so that we can obtain the following information from you:

- any information about Extenuating Personal Circumstances (EPC) which may have impacted your education and achievements. For example, disability, serious, acute or chronic illness, bereavement, carer, significant personal circumstances, disparity between grades achieved throughout school (GCSE & A level grades), exam arrangements, widening participation and/or support the university should consider putting in place to ensure you thrive on their course
- additional supportive information specific to you and relevant to the course(s) you are applying for that you think universities/colleges should be aware of. For example, work experience, subject mentoring, volunteering, clubs and societies, portfolio courses

Please complete this Form within 5 working days of receiving it, if you do not complete the Form we will assume that you do not have information to add and therefore we will send you application to UCAS without supporting evidence. For more info see UCAS Guide for Ex-students applying 23-24

Then complete all sections within your ‘Profile’ on UCAS Apply. Once each section is complete tick the ‘Mark this section as complete’ box
‘University Choices’: If you were involved in ‘Widening Participation’ at college, you should write ‘WP’ in the ‘Further Details’ box for all your university choices. Universities are more likely to make you an offer as you are in one of their ‘target groups’ for widening participation in higher education
‘Personal Details’: It is vital that you enter your full name, including ‘Middle Names’ within ‘First name’ on your UCAS application; this must match your passport. Your ‘preferred name’ can be added below
‘Contact and Residency Details’: ‘Please select your area of permanent residence’; you need to get this right. It is where your student loan will come from (local authority). It is where you currently live usually either: Brighton and Hove, East Sussex or West Sussex
‘Nationality details’ - not born in the UK? – make sure your correct details are entered
‘Finance and Funding’: Funding for your studies should be ‘UK, Chl, IoM or EU student finance services’, this means you will be applying for student finance
‘Student support arrangements’: this should MATCH your area of permanent residence. Your local authority will give you your students loan
‘Education’: Enter all your GCSEs and other exams taken whilst at school under your secondary school name, please see our guide on how to add alternative qualifications
’Education’: Enter all your exams taken at BHASVIC and enter them under the College’s full name: Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College. Our centre number is 56120
‘Education’: If you have taken BTECs at BHASVIC you will need to add your BTEC number: You can find this on your BTEC qualification certificates. If not please email ucasreferences@bhasvic.ac.uk requesting your BTEC number
‘Education’: Ex-students re-sitting exams at BHASVIC must have Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College under the education section twice; one for the actual time you attended with achieved grades and the other for the month you are re-sitting your exams
‘Education’: You MUST enter your ULN. This 9-digit number is allocated to you throughout your education. If unknown please email ucasreferences@bhasvic.ac.uk requesting your ULN
‘Education’: For ‘Please state the highest level of qualification you expect to have before you start your course’ choose ‘Below honours degree level qualifications’
Once we have accepted your application please check your emails regularly as we will notify you via email advise if alterations are required
Once your application is complete and approved by BHASVIC, please pay by credit or debit card online; the UCAS application fee for this service is £27.50. This cannot be done until after 5 September 2023. Paying for your application does not send it to UCAS; it is BHASVIC that sends your application to UCAS
You will not be able to pay for your application until all the relevant sections have been saved and marked as complete
In ’Pay/Send’ within the 'Declaration' section please ensure you tick the box 'I agree to allow details of my application and its progress to be shared with my school / college / centre'
We will then be able to add your contextual information/reference and send the completed application to UCAS on your behalf within our 10-working day deadline.

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APPLY SESSION:

If you would like to arrange a meeting to check your application and personal statement, please email ucasreferences@bhasvic.ac.uk marking it for the attention of Nikki Fabry and requesting an apply session. We will then contact you to arrange a convenient time or we can offer this via email.

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