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University Applications and Life Beyond Seaford
Support for Life Beyond Seaford
Our aim at Seaford is to help all students identify the right pathways and options for them as individuals, and then to help on their journey towards achieving them.
Key to the achievement of this aim is the value and trust we place on our Sixth Form tutors.
Your Sixth Form Tutor
As well as offering academic support, our Sixth Form tutors are also tasked with guiding students as they begin to plan for the next exciting stage in their lives. As a school, it is of prime importance that all our leavers are well prepared for further study, vocational training, or work.
Sixth Form tutors are available to offer individual help and advice, in particular with the completion of UCAS application forms. Each student follows a carefully designed programme to steer them in the right direction when making higher education and career choices. We also recommend that students supplement their online research by attending university open days and, wherever possible, taster courses.
The tutor is backed by a specialist team including our Heads of Year, UCAS Coordinator (Mr Pitteway), and Oxbridge Advisor (Mr Gisby) who are ready to advise on specialist aspects of entrance to universities. In addition, Mr Grantham- Smith (Head of Creative Arts) will advise on entry to art colleges while Miss Loten (Head of Careers) is also available to offer advice.
University College Admissions Service (UCAS)
UCAS serves as a central administrative organisation to deal with most university applications. UCAS Apply processes the applications but makes no decisions about an individual’s possible admission.
You are presently able to apply to up to five institutions; four if you are applying for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Dentistry. Many schools set internal deadlines for receipt of completed forms from students. At Seaford, our deadlines are mid-September for applicants to Oxford or Cambridge and for applications to read Medicine, Vet. Medicine and Dentistry, and October half-term for all other applicants. We aim to have sent all UCAS forms to UCAS as soon after half-term of the Autumn Term as possible.
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