Admission Procedures

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 555.

Students are admitted to British Universities largely on the basis of their performance in the examinations for the General Certificate of Education at ordinary and advanced levels. The selection procedure is rather complicated.

A student who wants to go to university usually applies for admission before he takes his advanced level examinations. First of all, he must write to the Universities Central Council on Admissions (UCCA), and they send him a form which he has to complete. On this form, he has to write the names of six universities in order of preference. He may put down only two or three names, stating that if not accepted by these universities he would be willing to go to any other. This form, together with an account of his out-of-school activities and two references, one of which must be from the headteacher of his school, is then sent back to the UCCA.

The UCCA sends photocopies of the form to the universities concerned. Each applicant is first considered by the university admission board. In some cases the board sends the applicant a refusal. This may happen, for example, if the board receives a form in which their university is the applicant's sixth choice and the university already has many candidates. If there are no rea­sons for immediate refusal, the university admission officer passes the candi­date's papers on to the academic department concerned. One or two mem­bers of this department will then look at the candidate's application: see what he says about himself, look at his marks at the ordinary level examinations, see what his headteacher and the other referee say about him. On the basis of those, the department may make the candidate an offer (either a definite offer or a conditional one) or send him a definite rejection.

As a rule, the department makes a conditional offer. This means that the candidate will be accepted by the university if he fulfills the requirements stated in the offer.

In his turn, the student may accept the offer conditionally.

When the Advanced level examination results come out in August, the university admissions department sees whether the candidate has fulfilled his conditions and, if he has, sends him a definite offer. The candidate must accept or refuse within 72 hours.

Ex.1 Form nouns from the following verbs:

To admit, to prefer, to require, to refuse, to reject, to apply, to refer, to offer.

Ex.2 Explain:

Ordinary level exams, advanced level exams, in order of preference, a "reference," out-of school activities, a candidate's application, a definite rejection, university admission board.

Ex.3Translate or find in the text the following phrases:

На основе результатов экзаменов, центральный комитет но поступлению (зачислению) студентов в университеты, аттестат о среднем образовании, в порядке предпочтения, на бланке, сведения о внешкольной деятельности ученика, характеристика, отказ, кандидат, заявление абитуриента, университет, в котором заинтересован абитуриент, сделать предложение о поступлении на определенных условиях, выполнить требования, в течение 72 часов.

Ex.4 Find the answers in the text:

1. What organization does an applicant apply for if he wants to go to university?

2. What information does a candidate have to write on a form?

3. What is the procedure of considering the candidate's papers for the possible offer or refusal?

4. What is important for going to university?

5. What is a conditional offer?

Ex.5 Insert prepositions or post verbal adverbs if necessary:

1. Students are admitted … universities … the basis … their examinations results.2. Students apply … admission … July. 3. … this form he has to write down the names … six universities … order … preference. 4. Each applicant is first considered … the university admission board. 5. If there are no reasons … immediate refusal, the university admission officer passes the candidate's papers … … the academic department concerned. 6. 'The advanced examination results come … … August. 7. The candidate must accept or refuse … 11 hours.