اصطلاحات مورد استفاده در UCAS

اصطلاحات مورد استفاده در UCAS . برای آشنائیان بیشتر متقاضیان تحصیل در انگلستان , در این بخش اصطلاحات مورد استفاده در سازمان یوکاس یا UCAS Terms آمده است.

UCAS Terms

Understand the commonly used words and phrases

Below is a list of commonly used words and phrases, together with a summary of their meanings

Apply: the online application system for applying for higher education courses

Adjustment: applicants who have met and exceeded the conditions of their firm choice are given an opportunity to look for an alternative place while holding their original confirmed place

Clearing: a system used towards the end of the academic cycle. If you have not secured a place, it enables you to apply for course vacancies

Conditional offer: an offer made by a university or college, whereby you must fulfil certain criteria before you can be accepted on the relevant course

Confirmation: when conditional offers that you have accepted become unconditional or are declined. Confirmation is dependent on your qualification/exam results

Deferral: holding an offer until the following year

Entry Profiles: comprehensive information about individual courses and institutions, including statistics and entry requirements

Extra: the opportunity to apply for another course if you have used all five choices and not secured a place. Extra runs from the end of February until the end of June

Firm offer: the offer that you have accepted as your first choice

Institution: a university or college offering higher education courses

Insurance offer: the offer that you have accepted as your second choice, in case you do not meet the requirements for your firm offer

Invitation: an invitation from a university or college to attend for interview, audition, or provide a portfolio, essay, or other piece of work

Personal ID: a 10-digit individual number assigned to you when you register to use Apply. It is printed on every letter we send you and is displayed in the format 123-456-7890. You will be asked to provide this number if you contact our Customer Service Unit

Point of entry: your year of entry to the course, for example, 2 refers to the second year of the course

Scheme Code: used in conjunction with your Personal ID to uniquely identify your application

Track: a system where you can track the progress of your application online, reply to any offers received, and make certain amendments, for example, change of address or email

Unconditional offer: an offer given to you by a university or college if you have satisfied the criteria and can attend the course

Unistats: a website for students who want to research and compare subjects and universities before deciding where to apply. You can also look at student satisfaction ratings and explore the figures about getting a graduate job after completing a course

Unsuccessful: you have not been accepted by the university or college concerned

Withdrawal: either you or a university/college cancels a choice before a decision has been made - a reason will be included if the withdrawal was issued by an institution

yougo: yougo is a student-only networking site, where you can meet people doing your course or going to your university or college before you start. You can also access university and college profile pages and contact UCAS advisers online

Source : UCAS

جهت کسب اطلاعات بیشتر در زمینه تحصیل در مقاطع مختلف در انگلستان فرم مشاوره تحصیلی را تکمیل نمائید.