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£3000 Excellence Scholarships for firm choice applicants achieving 3 A grades at A Level& 5 GCSE A/A*

Swansea University:

An Introduction for UCAS applicants and parents

Steve MinneyUK Student Recruitment Office

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The University

• Established in 1920

• Waterfront campus between city and country

• 14,000 students from throughout UK

• Average entry is 370 UCAS points

• Multi-disciplinary University with teaching excellence across all subject areas

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Student Life at Swansea University

• Winner of Times Higher “Best Student Experience Award”

• Excellence in Teaching & Research

• Extensive study abroad opportunities – inter calary year or summer programmes, eg, India, China, USA

•Employability is a major focus of all schemes of study (Graduate recruitment event every October)

•Entreprenurial education

•Thriving range of student societies

• World-class research across full

range of subject areas

• 85% of work submitted to RAE deemed to be of international quality

•Active Student’s Union

•Taliesin Arts Centre – cultural heart of campus

•89% overall student satisfaction in the official National Student Satisfaction Survey

•Progression to postgraduate study

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Sport at Swansea

•Sport is a major part of Student life at

Swansea

•£20m investment in sports village

facilities

•Tradition of success in representative

sport

•Annual Varsity matches

•University is home to the National Pool

•Excellent access to facilities for all

•Active, outdoor lifestyle available

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Accommodation PolicyThe University has -

• Over 3,200 places in residences:

Nine residences on campus

Hendrefoelan Student Village off campus

Applying for accommodation

• Students accepting Swansea as their CF choice will receive an e-mail with their ID number and a link to the online accommodation application form

• Accommodation applications open on 4th May

• Accommodation offer will be confirmed after results in August

• Firm choice (CF) students and those who apply early will have their accommodation preferences met first

We guarantee accommodation to those who-

• Firmly accept our offer & complete their accommodation application before 30th June

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Campus Accommodation:Part-catered Residences: Kilvey and Rhossili

• 95 rooms each with wash basin and mini fridge

• Traditional hall layout with 17-20 rooms per floor

• Shared bathroom facilities (ratio of 1:2 or 1:5)

• Fully equipped kitchen

• Value of one meal a day (£24.50 p.w.) is

included on a residence dining card which can be

used at all campus catering outlets

• Telephone & free wireless broadband internet in

all bedrooms

•Parking for disabled students only

• £103 - 109 p.w.

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Campus Accommodation:Self-catered residences with en-suite facilities• Langland, Caswell, Oxwich, Preseli, Horton

and Penmaen

• 811 self-catered en-suite rooms

• Flats of 8 students

• Fully-equipped modern kitchens

• Telephone and free wireless broadband

internet in every room

•Parking for disabled students only

• £92 - £108 per week

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Campus Accommodation:Self-catered residences with shared facilities

• Cefn Bryn has 171 standard single rooms

• Traditional hall layout

• Each room has a wash basin and mini fridge

• Shared bathroom facilities – 1 for every 2 students

• Fully equipped kitchen

• Telephone & free wireless broadband internet in all bedrooms

• Parking for disabled students only

• £87 - £92 p.w.

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Off-campus Accommodation:Hendrefoelan Student Village

• 1.5 miles north-west of campus

• 1644 rooms in self-catered accommodation

• Single rooms in flats / houses of 4-11 students

• Shared bathroom – approximately 1 for every 4 students

• Fully-equipped kitchen facilities

• All rooms have telephone and free wireless broadband internet access

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Off-campus Accommodation:Hendrefoelan Student Village• Shop, laundrette, bar, diner and

doctor’s surgery on site

• Regular Unibus service to campus & town: Student bus pass approx £120 per term or £329 for the academic year

• Car parking available

• Welfare wardens on site

• 47 week contracts available for healthcare students

• £73 - £78 per week

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Accommodation: Private Sector

• There is a good supply of private

sector housing in Swansea and Mumbles

• Residential Services produces lists of approved landlords

• Residential services also operates an online house-hunting site called Studentpad

• Rents approx £60 -£75 per week

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Applying for Government Financial Assistance … and paying it back

• Application for Student Loans & Grants made after UCAS application completed

• Apply online at:

www.studentfinancewales.co.uk

www.studentfinanceengland.co.uk

• Interest will be charged at a maximum of inflation + 3%

• Loan repayments begin when the graduate’s earnings exceed £21,000 pa

• A graduate earning less that £21,000 will not have to begin repayments until earnings exceed that threshold

• Repayments are automatically deducted from earnings at source

• The amount a graduate pays back each month is determined by how much they are earning – not how much they owe

• The minimum repayment is 9% of any income over £21,000

• It is not expected that Graduates will pay back all of their loan – and any unpaid loan is written off after 30 years

Annual Income

Monthly income

Monthly Loan Repayment

£25,000 £2,083 £30

£30,000 £2,500 £67.50

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Swansea University scholarships & bursaries

Income related bursaries

•Will be available for all UK students from households where the household income is under £30,000 per year

•Available to all UK students

•We expect that over 30% of our students will receive support

•Further information about our bursaries package is available on our website and in the Applicant Visit Day packs

Financial Contingency Funds:

• Discretionary funds to help students in financial need

Excellence Scholarships

• Worth £3000 - available in all subjects

• Awarded to all students who achieve three A grades at A-Level (or equivalent)

• Students must have at least five A grades at GCSE and must make Swansea their firm choice (CF) with UCAS

Sporting Scholarships

• £1,000 p.a.

Swansea is one of the most cost effective places to live as a student, with student debt levels below the national average

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Swansea, Mumbles & GowerSwansea

• Wales’ 2nd largest city -1 mile east of campus

• Vibrant social life

• Museums, theatres & arts galleries

• £250m Waterfront development

• Liberty Stadium – Swansea City FC, Ospreys

• LC2

Mumbles• Student housing; pubs, restaurants & ice-cream parlours

Gower• UK’s 1st “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty”• Historic sites, surfing, cycling, mountain biking, walking …

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And finally … Thank you for visiting

Please complete our online feedback form at: www.survey.swansea.ac.uk/visitday2012

If you need any further information or assistance, please ask at the reception desk in Digital Technium

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£3000 Excellence Scholarships for firm choice applicants achieving 3 A grades at A Level& 5 GCSE A/A*