UCAS DEADLINES

Good evening All...

A few SMSA students have been coming into the careers office asking for information such as reference, hecas,ucas forms and more...If you noticed, there is information that we posted regarding deadlines to apply for MEDICINE courses to Cambridge, Oxford and Otago, New Zealand. For yor info, if you wish to apply to Otago, the deadline is 30th September 2012> please get the form directly from MOE Scholarship Unit...Those who are interested to apply to the UK>the deadline is 15th October 2012. Please see us at the Careers Office for more details on how to apply through UCAS (get the buzzword) and reference forms for your tutors. Below is taken from UCAS website:

• 15 October for dentistry, medicine, veterinary science and veterinary medicine and for all courses at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
• 15 January for all other courses except those above and art and design courses with a 24 March deadline.
• 24 March for art and design courses except those listed with a 15 January deadline.
• 30 June - the final deadline. All applications that we receive by this date are processed and sent to the universities and colleges. Applications that we receive after 30 June will not be sent to the universities and colleges in the normal way. 

If you are applying for ANY other courses then you may apply as soon as you finish your exams this year before 15th January especially if you're targeting TOP 10 universities. Otherwise, you can only apply after your results are released next year BUT make sure you prepare your personal statements and tutor references by then.

Hope this post will clear up any doubts you may have.

Regards,

SMSA PreU Careers Team