University success for all
Posted on Monday 17 October 2011
Students succeed in getting places on their chosen courses
Pictured left - happy students enjoy a toast on Results Day 2011!
Lauren Terheege(left) is now reading Economics at the University of Birmingham and Helen Walker (right) now at St Hilda’s College, Oxford reading History.
This year 1105 students from The Sixth Form College Farnborough were successful with their UCAS applications. This flies in the face of all the media scare stories that it was going to be impossible to get a place before tuition fees went up. As our Freshers survive their first few weeks at ‘uni’, it’s worth looking back on why the College’s students get these highly coveted places.
Firstly, the students receive tremendous help and support. Principal, Simon Jarvis stated: “We are aware that these are trying times for young people but I believe that we offer our students the best service imaginable. Starting at enrolment here the Personal Tutors advise and guide them on to courses which match their interests and their needs, and we constantly have representatives from universities giving talks and information on all aspects of the UCAS process. Students are encouraged to aim for university degrees which are appropriate for them.” In a year when universities were completely overwhelmed by the number of applicants, there was no room for speculative applications – if you didn’t have the grades or the required subjects, you weren’t going to get an offer!
The College is proud of the careers guidance it offers to students, despite the phasing out of the Connexions service. It recently obtained the renewal of the prestigious Investors in Careers Award for another three years. The moderator described the provision at the College as ‘outstanding’ and ‘much valued’ by students.
Helen Diffenthal, Assistant Principal (Advice & Guidance) said “Our students achieve places at some of the best universities in the country, both Russell and 1994 Group – a total of 100 will be joining Southampton and Exeter this autumn alone!” Almost half of the new undergraduates from Farnborough will be attending either the Russell Group or 1994 Group of top research-based universities.
The College was mentioned in The Daily Telegraph on 14 May as being one of the top state college providers to the University of Oxford. In the last three years over 100 former students have been accepted by either Oxford or Cambridge.
