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In a way, the decisions you need to make on institution and course are not independent—you need to find an appropriate course at a University you think would suit you. For this reason, you will need to keep both of these in mind at the same time. Also, be sure not to under-estimate how long this whole process can take. You should be at least thinking about courses and universities the year before you apply. This is a very important decision and you shouldn't leave it to the last minute and rush a choice you later come to regret.

Open days

Open days are about the only chance you'll get to talk to current students and ask all those nagging questions that aren't dealt with in the prospectus or university website. Chatting to people there will also help you gather accurate information about what the place is really like—the official literature (such as the prospectus and website) will obviously be putting a rose-tint on everything.
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Work experience

If you're not quite ready to make up your mind about university courses, why not try some work experience first? The links below will tell you how.

Work experience

The Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme (UAS)
This scheme places science undergraduates in schools to gain valuable teaching experience, as well as other tranferable life skills.

A case study of a UAS participant
Read about one UAS participant's experience

The Year in Industry
The Year in Industry provides talented young people with paid, degree relevant work placements in the year out before or during their university course.

The Trident Trust
This trust helps 15 to 25 year olds to find work experience placements

The National Council for Work Experience
Some universities enable students to do work placements during their degree to gain relevant experience and make up their minds on what kind of career they would like. This might also be an interesting option for graduates and those taking a gap year. This website allows you to search for placements and offers guidance and advice.

The National Council for Work Experience-15 to 18
To find out what you would like to do after school it can be helpful to join a company for a work placement. The website of the National Council for Work Experience has a section for 15 to 18 year olds with useful links and advice.

The National Education Business Patnership
This network helps young people gain work experience and prepare for life after school or university.


Find a course

You'll probably have a much better idea of which course you want to take than which university you want to go to. This gives you a good place to start: write a list of the universities that offer your course, or ones similar to it in case you have a slight change of mind later on.

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Find an insitution

Once you've made some preliminary decisions on the type of course you'd like to take, you can make a list of the institutions that offer suitable courses. Then it's time to narrow down, using other criteria, such as facilities, location and even reputation. Simple!

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Find a statistics course

Undergraduate degrees that specialise in statistics or combine a lot of statistics with other subjects are widely available. Here we tell you about them, how to find them and how to apply.

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