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Recognition Guide Realising Opportunities – Supporting Progression to Leading Universities Recognition Guide Realising Opportunities – supporting progression to leading universities. www.realisingopportunities.ac.uk Realising Opportunities Welcome to Realising Opportunities (RO), an innovative, national programme offering you increased access to some of the country’s leading universities. Taking part in Realising Opportunities (RO) is not only going to give you additional recognition and the potential to receive a lower offer through UCAS from the Partner universities, but will also provide invaluable opportunities to develop your skills which will be of benefit to you during your current studies and time at university. This RO Recognition Guide explains the benefits of taking part in RO and the recognition each Partner university will give to an application from an RO student. Contents: 2 The Benefits of Realising Opportunities 4 Recognition From Partner Universities 20 Making Sure You Get The Recognition 21 Key Contacts Realising Opportunities Recognition Guide 1 The Benefits ofRealising Opportunities Realising Opportunities will give you support during your post- 16 studies to develop your skills to be successful at university. As a Realising Opportunities (RO) student While taking part in the Programme you will: you will benefit from increased information, Increase your knowledge about research advice and access to some of the country’s intensive universities and what they are able leading research intensive universities. You will to offer you. See the RO Discover Research follow a programme which will ensure you are Intensive Universities guide for more information. better equipped for university life and what Have increased access to the Realising research intensive universities can offer. Opportunities Partner universities (all of which When applying through UCAS, your application to are leading research intensive universities) any of the RO universities will be given additional through the programme of events and activities consideration. If you are given an offer from one on offer and the National Student Conference. of the RO universities, many will also give you Develop your skills in analysis, critical thinking an alternative RO offer worth up to two A Level and evaluation, along with research experience grades or equivalent. through taking either the Extended Project All offers given through UCAS are dependent Qualification or Academic Assignment. on the university and course you apply for. Developing these skills now will stand you For exact details of what this would mean in great stead for any university course. for your application please contact the Receive support in how to plan, research and universities you are interested in directly write your own piece of original research work by or visit www.realisingopportunities.ac.uk taking the skills4uni online study skills module. Have access to information, advice and guidance on a range of professions. Realising Opportunities Recognition Guide 2 The Benefits ofRealising Opportunities (Continued) Programme: Benefits: Either the Extended Project Qualification All RO universities will give additional (EPQ) or the Realising Opportunities consideration to an application to them Academic Assignment. through UCAS. The skills4uni online study skills module. Many of the Partner universities will Launch event. give an alternative RO offer worth up to two A Level grades or equivalent. National Student Conference. Skills development. Range of events and activities at Partner universities (you must attend at least one Informed decisions about your future. in addition to the above). Understand what a research intensive Ementoring. university can offer you. Access to careers information from professionals employed in the field. Realising Opportunities Recognition Guide 3 Recognition FromPartner Universities Partner universities will recognise successful completion of the RO Programme through their admissions processes. The following pages explain how each of the Partner universities will consider your application to them through the UCAS system. It is important to note that each university offers different recognition. You should read each university statement carefully so you can understand what this means for you and the courses you may be interested in. Realising Opportunities Recognition Guide 4 Recognition From Partner Universities (Continued) University of Birmingham Additional consideration Other recognition Your application as an RO student will receive For Medicine and Dentistry applicants the additional consideration when you apply to the selection process also includes special University of Birmingham through UCAS. This consideration over GCSE achievement. is dependent on you meeting all other admissions criteria which can include subject-specific Other information requirements such as LNAT for Law applicants, RO applicants for Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, interview performance, work experience and Nursing and Physiotherapy will be invited to GCSE grades. attend an interview workshop and an induction day with Access to Birmingham students. Alternative offers If you are given an offer then you will also For further information receive a dual offer recognising your successful For more information on the range of courses completion of the RO Programme. This is available and typical entry requirements please equivalent to up to 40 UCAS tariff points and visit www.birmingham.ac.uk Remember that equates to an entry requirement reduction of: it is important that you check the individual Up to 2 A Level grades or requirements for the course you are interested Up to four International Baccalaureate in and what this means for you. points (subject to a 28 point minimum) or One full BTEC National Diploma grade or A reduced number of distinctions required for an Access to HE course. Medicine and Dentistry Alternative RO offers will be made for all degree courses at the University of Birmingham. For Medicine and Dentistry, the alternative offer will be one A Level grade lower than the standard requirement, plus successful completion of the programme. Realising Opportunities Recognition Guide 5 Recognition From Partner Universities (Continued) University of Bristol AND An RO offer of Additional consideration — up to 2 A Level grades lower than the As an RO student your application will receive standard offer additional consideration when you apply — up to 4 IB points below the standard to the University of Bristol, through UCAS. offer for those taking the International This is dependent on you meeting all other Baccalaureate admissions criteria. — if an RO offer for BTEC National Diploma Alternative offers students is made, it will be for 1 grade reduction in 1 area For the majority of courses RO students will receive a ‘guaranteed offer’. This means RO students with predicted grades up to 2 The RO offer will only be valid on successful A Level grades lower than the standard course completion of the RO Programme. requirements will be guaranteed an offer, as long Although RO applicants for the Medicine (A100), as they meet all other admissions criteria (see Dentistry (A206) and Veterinary Science (D100) the University prospectus for further details). courses are eligible for additional consideration Any specific grade requirements for A Level and the 2 grade lower RO offer; they will not be subjects must be met (at the level required for guaranteed an interview. All offers for these courses the ‘contextual offer’ as seen in the prospectus). will require an A grade in A Level Chemistry. For language courses, at least a B grade at A Level is needed for the required languages Course exemptions specified in the prospectus. For Physics courses the ‘guaranteed’ RO offer is If you receive an offer from the University of ABB (to include an A in Maths and a B in Bristol, you will receive a dual offer consisting of: Physics) – 1 grade lower at A Level, than the A standard offer for the course for which you standard offer. are applying. (This may be Bristol’s ‘contextual Applicants for Veterinary Nursing and offer’, which is usually one A Level grade lower Bioveterinary Science (DC37) are eligible for a than the standard offer, given to students guaranteed offer, but there is no grade reduction. from ‘low performing’ schools/colleges – see prospectus for further details.) For further information For more information on the range of courses available and typical entry requirements please visit www.bristol.ac.uk study Remember that it is important that you check/ the individual requirements for the course you are interested in and what this means for you. Realising Opportunities Recognition Guide 6 Recognition From Partner Universities (Continued) University of Essex Additional consideration Course exemptions Your application as an RO student will Not applicable. receive additional consideration when you apply to the University of Essex For further information through UCAS. This is dependent on For more information on the range of courses you meeting all other admissions criteria. available and typical entry requirements please visit www.essex.ac.uk/coursefinder Please check Alternative offers the individual requirements for the course you are If you apply to the University of Essex through interested in and any pre-requisite subjects that UCAS for 2014 entry, the University of Essex are required for entry. will recognise successful completion of the RO Programme by issuing a typical offer for the course you are applying to and an alternative RO offer. Any offer will be dependent
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