UCAS Web Site
University links – arranged by area. Complete links to all university web sites.
Personal Statement Checking
Have your UCAS personal statement checked before sending to UCAS.
Woody’s Web Watch
A useful site: Comprehensive links to University/Courses, Gap Year, Professions etc.
ISCO Home Page
Useful site; links to universities & careers sites.
Guardian University Guide
Interactive guide to universities, showing university rankings, statistics and student statistics.
Independent University Guide
Guide to degrees, universities and HE colleges.
Unofficial Guide
A ‘student’s-eye’ view of Universities and their facilities.
Careers Portal Site
Useful advice on both careers and course choice, with links.
Western General University
Scolarships avaiable through Western Governors University - a US based, non-profit making, online university
offering a convenient, affordable, accredited and flexible online education.
ASME Site
Full descriptions of all UK undergraduate courses in Medicine.
Course Finder Site
Excellent site for advice on UCAS forms, courses available, Gap year and many others.
Hot Courses
Use this to find universities offering the course of your choice.
Selecting a Course:
Course Finder Site
Register with Coursefinder. You can then complete an interactive questionnaire, which will help you find a suitable course.
Search for Classes
Resource for online education and degrees.
Medical Schools
A resource for potential medical students.
UK Medical & Dental Schools
A discussion forum on admission to medical and dental schools in the UK.
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has researched a huge range of courses at all the major universities. You can check on the review of any course you want, by using these links:
Foreign Office
You are strongly advised to check all destinations for advice before travelling.
Gap year placements
Links to all the main sites.
The Year in Industry web site.
Mainly for those going on to Engineering, Science, IT and Business Studies, the Year in Industry places you with a really good UK firm (you decide where) for the best part of a year. Learning how business works. And getting paid for it.
Gap year placements abroad
A distinctive conservation flavour.
Cultural Exchange Program
Work, study, travel, teach and learn abroad.
InterExchange
A leader in cultural exchange programs for nearly 35 years. International students can find temporary work in the U.S.
through one of their U.S.-based programs: Au Pair USA, Camp USA,
or Career Training USA. They also have the Work Abroad programs for U.S. students who wish to work in other countries.
A Gap Year with the Army
No obligation. Plenty of training and some very varied experiences.
Bunac Summer Camps
Camps in USA, for volunteers.
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Gap Year assignments and Work Experience.
IBM
Challenging job opportunities to A-level school leavers wishing to take a pre-university gap year.
Dataconnection
Challenging programming assignments within a team of creative and hard-working professionals.
Accenture
Take a gap year with a unique combination of training, work experience and the opportunity to travel.
Studying Abroad
USA:
US College Scolarships
An online directory of US college and university admissions office email addresses and telephone numbers, college scholarship and financial aid office email
addresses, and links to the home pages and online applications of more than a thousand colleges and universities.
US On-line degrees & Scolarships
Lists and describes more than 135 fully accredited colleges and universities, and offers links to more than 50 no-cost online scholarship matching services
Fulbright Commission
Beginners guide to undergraduate study in the USA Fulbright Commission for USA Universities; useful advice on study in the US; free books available.
Petersons
For school leavers headed for the US, Petersons is the place to start with information on courses, jobs.
US News
US College league tables.
Summer School at Harvard
A ‘taster’ for life at a top US University.
