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What is Step-Up to Uni?
Step-Up is a scheme to introduce you to university. We’ll invite you to come along to a number of events – completely free of charge – where you can spend time on campus, hearing about what students’ lives are like, finding out what studying at uni is like first-hand, learning skills that will help you do better in your exams, making friends from all over the country, and getting a real flavour of how much fun it is to be a student.
The pupils loved it and so did I! The performance poets were both ace...and the giant Jenga went down really well. Dylan Moore, Teacher on English Revision Day
Our events can be anything from getting help with your GCSEs to university course tasters. Our GCSE support days include Maths and English Revision, Welsh, French, German, and Spanish Practice Days. University tasters tend to focus on subjects you might not study at school such as Law, Journalism, Psychology, Marine Geography and many more. Some of our Yr 12 events include a social event such as bowling and Slam Poetry, while others may include an overnight stay so you’ll get a chance to live in a hall of residence student flat!
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Uni’s great because it sets you up for a better job and you make loads of new friends. I love it. Ben Keen, a 3rd-year student of Economics at Cardiff University
What’s all the fuss about uni? Studying at uni will help you get a job: it’s as simple as that. If you want to be a doctor, lawyer, or a teacher, a degree from a university is vital. Many other jobs, now, also require Higher Education degrees.With a degree, it’s also easier to get a promotion to take your career to the next level. This means you have more options to do what you want to do. In terms of money, graduates earn on average £120,000 over a career more than those without a degree. It can be more than that. Although going to uni requires an initial investment, the return on that investment is well worth it! The most important aspect of uni is that you’re happy with what you do. Uni is all about choices, and opening up more options for you so you have the choice.
You’ve probably heard the saying, ‘The friends you make at uni stay with you for life’. That’s the great thing about uni – you meet so many new people, and have the opportunity - possibly for the first time in your life – to live away from home and gain some independence. There are also sports and other activity societies that you can get involved with such as Extreme Sports, Christian Union, the Real Ale Society, and many, many more!
All in all, Cardiff Uni is a great place to study, and 60% of students say the freedom, independence and social life you get in uni is what they like best.
What’s on When? October 2007 Maths club, Year 12 – Launch of www.cf.ac.uk/languagezone, Year 11/12 – Launch of Health e-Mentoring, Year 11 – November 2007 Languages Week, Year 11 – French experience, Year 12 – Spanish Experience, Year 12 – Business Day, Year 11 – German Experience, Year 12 – Italian Experience, Year 12 – December 2007 Law Day, Year 11 –
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February 2008 English Revision Day, Year 11 – Humanities Experience, Year 11 - Welsh Day, Year 11 – Geography Conference, Year 12 – MedWales Conference, Year 12 –
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January 2008 Welsh Experience, Year 12/13 – Science & Geography Day, Year 11 –
March 2008 National Science & Engineering Week – 7th-16th Mar Law Ambassador Day, Year 12 – 12th Mar Health Roadshow, Year 11 – 26th Mar April 2008 Maths Revision, Year 11 – Cardiff University Open Day, Year 12 –
1st-4th Apr 23rd Apr
June 2008 Health/Law Residential Summer School, Year 12 – 31st Jun-3rd Jul July 2008 Apply to Uni Day, Year 12 – 14th Jul Aspergers Summer School, All Years - TBC Cardiff University @ Royal Welsh Show – 21st-24th Jul (Stand D300)
For other events, logon to our website @ www.cf.ac.uk/events and type keyword PUBLIC
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Can I apply?
What we’re trying to do is encourage you to take advantage of uni even if your parents didn’t go themselves. That means the scheme is open to anyone, whatever your background.
If you are doing well at school, and think you have what it takes to go to uni, then we welcome applications from everyone with the ability to do so.
How do I apply?
Just fill in the application form you received with this leaflet. There’s no cost involved – it’s absolutely free of charge – all you need to do is apply, and if you get on the scheme, just come along, and we’ll organise everything else.
Checklist I want to join Step-Up to Uni because: 1) I want to find out about uni 2) I want to study what I want to study 3) I love having fun 4) I want to do better in my exams 5) I like meeting new people 6) I enjoy experiencing new things
Contact Details
If you want to contact us, just call 029 2087 0012 or e-mail WideningAccess@cf.ac.uk All year 11 schemes are part-funded by Reaching Wider First Campus
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