Requirements for application to Higher Education change every year. Much of the information is published by universities on websites, and this means that instead of a yearly published prospectus, the information may be updated frequently and must be consulted regularly.  Information about Admission Tests, specific grade requirements, interviews and suitable items for inclusion in a personal statement may be included in a website.

The tutors follow the progress of each girl with close attention, from the stage when she is considering her choices, through the completion of her UCAS application, her preparation for interview and then her final decision about which offers she should accept.

This is a brief summary of the help and guidance that the girls receive during the time they are making plans for the future, and preparing to apply for Higher Education.  Throughout this process each girl is encouraged to discuss her plans with her teachers, Heads of Department, and her tutor, who will always be on hand to advise and help her through this important period of her school life.

Preparation for Higher Education - notes for parents

University Applications 2010-11 - advice for students

Straight from the horse's mouth

September 2010 and Year 12 will remember the excitement of new courses, teachers, a commonroom and sixth form privileges. With this comes the thrill of increasingly independent learning and responsibility. Help is at hand! Apart from tutors and the Head of Sixth Form, Vikki Askew, who better than the ex-JAGS girls who've experienced the joys of UCAS (and other) applications. Alumnae co-ordinator, Cindy Rutherford and Head of Sixth form, Vikki Askew, invited this panel of experts to say a bit about their own current or (just) past times at university and to answer questions from an eager Year 12 group in the Lecture Theatre.

Cori Low  (Year of 2009) Geography, Exeter (Cornwall campus);  Layla Mannings (Year of 2007) Psychology, Nottingham;  Camilla Read (Year of 2006) Classics, Cambridge;  Katharine Kenny  (Year of 2007) Physics, Oxford;  Yosra Albeyatti  (Year of 2008) Medicine, King's College, London;  Phoebe Newman  (Year of 2009) Art, Camberwell College of Art and Louise Gammon  (Year of 2008) History, LSE.

They were honest.  Yes, it had been stressful. Yes, things hadn't always gone according to plan, but they were adamant that gap years - anticipated or not, were valuable whenever they were taken. You've got to know yourself, do the research on courses that excite you, and visit the universities you're applying to. Think about halls of residence - the cheapest are often the most social. The balance between social life and work varies between courses and universities - find out what to expect before you sign yourself up. The UCAS website got a big plug for really getting to the heart of the subject teaching at each university. There's no single, correct way of approaching making applications for university, they emphasised. But you'll love it when you're there!