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Applying to college
Choosing your subjects
Find out which A levels do you need to get the the next step? E.g. what do you need to get onto the university course / career you want? Do an internet search for course requirements for... to find out what universities generally want for their courses.
Have a go at the Stamford test for suggestions on courses on the UCAS website if you have no idea.
A good suggestion is to choose 3 subjects relevant to your career or university and 1 subject you know you will enjoy which might not be relevant - to keep your enjoyment levels up. Colleges often like you to choose 4 subjects and perhaps drop one course if you find it too hard.
Think about doing an apprenticeship at college, most colleges offer them.
Choosing your college
Have a look at the colleges in the local area, consider:
- Do they run the courses you need to do?
- Can you afford to travel to the college each day?
- Can you get up early enough to get there?
- Don't worry if your friends are not going to the college you are thinking about, you will probably make new friends either way.
- Go to the open evenings / guided tour days. If you miss these, contact the college and go and see it anyway.
Applying to a college
Talk about your college application with your parent / carer and get them to check your application for errors / spelling mistakes.
Show your application to Mrs Charlton in the LRC before you send your application. She can check it through with you and would like to keep track of who applies to which college.
Last updated: 09/02/2012
