UCAS Preparation Form for Oxbridge applicants
This form is part of the College's applications process if you wish to apply for these highly competitive
courses. You will need to complete it otherwise the College will not be able to fully support you.
This isn't a brief, box-ticking exercise. Your completion of this form should be part of your research
and thinking about where you will apply and why. It should also cause you to reflect on the
appropriateness of the decisions you have made. For this reason, please do consult a member of the
Careers team (Fiona or Sabine) or your personal tutor if you have any questions.
You must bring a completed copy of this form to the next meeting, where we will discuss it with you
and plan the next stage of your application.
1. First, please fill in this information about your courses here at Central Sussex and your current
level of performance in each. Obviously this should inform your decision making for the next step.
Name of course
MTG
Aspirational Grade
Current Progress
Grade (1-5)
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2. Now you can fill in your proposed courses and institutions. You can find the codes in university
prospectuses or the UCAS website. The ‘standard offer’ refers to the grades (A2, AS, GCSE) and
additional factors published by the individual universities as their minimum entry requirements. You
can find this information in prospectuses and on the UCAS website. Make sure you have the up-todate offer information for 2011 entry.
Institution Title
Institution
Code
Course Title
Course
Code
If you are applying to Oxford or Cambridge, which college are you planning to apply to?
Standard
Offer
3. Your Personal Statement needs to make the case to the admissions tutors as to why you are
appropriate academically and personally for these courses and institutions. Under the following
headings, list 3-4 points which outline your suitability.
Reason for Course Choice
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Relevant (work) experience completed in the last two years (And any scheduled in the very
near future)
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Evidence of your enthusiasm for the subject (use things like work experiences; personal
circumstances; reading; news items that appeal etc. as anecdotal evidence)
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What skills and qualities can you bring to the course and university? (support with evidence)
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