{"id":305,"date":"2021-01-06T23:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.72.163.191\/?p=305"},"modified":"2025-01-28T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T11:45:41","slug":"planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications","title":{"rendered":"Planning and preparing for UCAS applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jim Faherty from ISF Academy in Hong Kong shares tips for counselors on planning for UCAS applications for students who want to study in the United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default 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href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Start_drafting_your_personal_statement\" >Start drafting your personal statement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Whittling_down_your_longlist\" >Whittling down your longlist<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Familiarization_with_additional_requirements\" >Familiarization with additional requirements<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Personal_statement_tips\" >Personal statement tips<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Start_early\" >Start early&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Tailor_your_guidance_and_support\" >Tailor your guidance and support<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Use_sample_essays_with_caution\" >Use sample essays with caution<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Setting_timelines_for_early_applications\" >Setting timelines for early applications<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Consider_internal_deadlines\" >Consider internal deadlines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Publish_your_schools_timeline\" >Publish your school\u2019s timeline<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Writing_references\" >Writing references<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Identify_the_most_appropriate_writer\" >Identify the most appropriate writer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cialfo.co\/blog\/planning-and-preparing-for-ucas-applications\/#Get_skilled_up\" >Get skilled up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_counselors_can_best_prepare_for_UCAS_applications\"><\/span>How counselors can best prepare for UCAS applications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get your juniors started over the summer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal statement tips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setting timelines for early applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing references<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_your_juniors_started_over_the_summer\"><\/span>Get your juniors started over the summer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_drafting_your_personal_statement\"><\/span>Start drafting your personal statement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideally, students should have prepared a draft of their personal statement over the summer, or at the very least, started to brainstorm and flesh out their ideas. This makes the process less stressful when school starts so that both students and counselors aren\u2019t starting from scratch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whittling_down_your_longlist\"><\/span>Whittling down your longlist<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Students should have drawn up a longlist of schools before or during the summer holidays, and do their research over the summer to start narrowing down this list. They should think about the reasoning behind why a certain university makes or doesn\u2019t make their shortlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Familiarization_with_additional_requirements\"><\/span>Familiarization with additional requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is particularly important for courses or universities that have additional admissions requirements (e.g. a portfolio for courses related to the arts) or earlier deadlines (e.g. Oxbridge, Medicine, Veterinary Science).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Personal_statement_tips\"><\/span>Personal statement tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_early\"><\/span>Start early&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are generally not used to writing in the style required. Starting early gives students the opportunity to brainstorm different ideas and go through a few drafts to refine their writing style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tailor_your_guidance_and_support\"><\/span>Tailor your guidance and support<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Each student will have different challenges when it comes to writing their personal statement. It is important to sit down with your student and have a chat to get a sense of where exactly your student needs support so that you can tailor your guidance to meet their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_sample_essays_with_caution\"><\/span>Use sample essays with caution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While sample essays may be a useful model for students to get them started, there is a risk that students use these as a crutch and not come up with their own original ideas and essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Setting_timelines_for_early_applications\"><\/span>Setting timelines for early applications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consider_internal_deadlines\"><\/span>Consider internal deadlines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>An internal deadline for students of at least two weeks in advance is helpful as it gives university guidance counselors ample time to check through everything from references and requirements to personal statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Publish_your_schools_timeline\"><\/span>Publish your school\u2019s timeline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Set out a timeline for each grade level so that students and parents are informed on what\u2019s coming up for the year ahead. This empowers students to take ownership and start planning and prioritise their own application tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Writing_references\"><\/span>Writing references<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools vary widely in how they approach the reference writing process, but here are a couple of best practices you can adopt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Identify_the_most_appropriate_writer\"><\/span>Identify the most appropriate writer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is important, as we want to ensure that we pick a teacher who is best placed to add value to the student\u2019s application. Having a conversation with the teacher who is writing the student\u2019s reference and priming them on what is required is helpful as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_skilled_up\"><\/span>Get skilled up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As a counselor, you may need to give guidance to your colleagues or even write references yourself. It\u2019s important to ensure that you have the right skills so that you can write the most effective reference letters for your students. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/character-admission.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Character Collaborative<\/a>&nbsp;offers a really useful course on improving your skills as a reference writer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A big thank you to Jim Faherty, University Guidance Counselor at ISF Academy in Hong Kong for sharing his tips and advice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Faherty from ISF Academy in Hong Kong shares tips for counselors on planning for UCAS applications for students who want to study in the United 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