Bellahouston Academy UCAS 2021-22 Timeline
If you are applying for medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, Law or any course at Oxford or Cambridge, you must see your Pastoral Care Teacher immediately as your application is needed much sooner than the dates given below.
You will also need to complete online competency tests for these courses. UCAT Aptitude tests and LNAT __________________________________________
August 2021 UCAS process begins. Students should start to fill in their online application form at:
https://www.ucas.com/what-are-my-options/create-your-ucas-hub-today
Please click “register to use Apply 2022”.
- Friday 17th September 2021
Deadline for first draft of personal statement to be given to PT Pastoral Care.
- Friday 22nd October 2021
Deadline for second draft of personal statement to be given to PT Pastoral Care.
- Friday 19th November 2021
Deadline for third draft of personal statement to be given to PT Pastoral Care
Friday 3rd December 2021-all forms to be sent to UCAS
FILLING IN THE UCAS APPLICATION FORM
- If you are applying for Law you need to sign up and do the LNAT test.
- If you are doing Medicine, vet science etc.. you need to do the UCAT tests.
- When it asks about “nominated access” in Student support section please put in your parents’ details. It is worthwhile filling it in in case they cannot get in contact with you personally.
- Please put in your parents’ occupational backgrounds. If you are the first in your family to go to university then this helps the selectors and will help you get in to university. They want to see people who have progressed and have done well for their family. We keep all these details confidential and I assure you that they will not be discussed.
- Student finance. You will have to apply for student finance.
Fee Code—-02
Student Support Arrangements—Student AA Scotland.
We apply for finance around May/June 2022-they will get in touch with you.
- Activities in preparation for higher education section
Sponsor Focus West Top Up
Start Date November 2021
Duration 10 days
School year S6
Location University of Glasgow
- Education section- see next page to add REACH and ACCESS
Other (UK Qualifications)
Focus West Top Up
Reach or ACCESS can be added here too
- Please don’t click the answer “don’t know” to anything. If you really don’t know, see your PTPC.
Adding the Reach programme to your UCAS application for 2022 entry
It is important to mention that you are participating on the Reach Programme on your UCAS application!
The Reach Programme can be mentioned in two sections of your application:
- Education
- Personal Statement
- In this section list the schools you have attended then click on ‘> add qualifications’ and add all of your School qualifications as you have them.
Once you have added all of your School qualifications, add your Reach qualification.
- Click “add qualification” and type “other” into the search box at the top
- Choose “Other (UK Qualification)”
Type the details of the course manually in this section:
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- Subject / title: Reach Programme
- Qualification date: June 2022
- Awarding organisation: UofG
- Result: <leave blank> if no drop down list or choose ‘Pending’ if there is one.
Note: If you are reapplying to one of the Reach professions then your qualification date will be ‘June 2016’ or earlier depending on when you left school and the result would be ‘Pass’
If you are experiencing problems or are unsure about any field click on the box for further information or e-mail us at reach@glasgow.ac.uk
- Personal Statement. It is important that you write about your involvement and what you have gained from taking part in the Reach programme in your personal statement.
Adding the Access to a Career programme to your UCAS application for 2022 entry
It is important to mention that you are participating on the Access to a Career programme on your UCAS application!
The Access to a Career programme can be mentioned in two sections of your application:
- Education
- Personal Statement
- In this section list the schools you have attended then click on ‘> add qualifications’ and add all of your School qualifications as you have them.
Once you have added all of your School qualifications, add your Access qualification.
- Click “add qualification” and type “other” into the search box at the top
- Choose “Other (UK Qualification)”
Type the details of the course manually in this section:
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- Subject / title: Access to a Career programme
- Qualification date: June 2022
- Awarding organisation: UofG
- Result: <leave blank> if no drop down list or choose ‘Pending’ if there is one.
If you are experiencing problems or are unsure about any field click on the box for further information.
- Personal Statement. It is important that you write about your involvement and what you have gained from taking part in the Access to a Career programme in your personal statement.
2021 Bellahouston Academy Leavers – University destinations
Below is the list of Universities and the courses which some of our leavers this year will be studying.
| Provider name | Course placed |
| University of Dundee | Gateway to Medicine |
| University of Dundee | Medicine |
| University of Aberdeen | Gateway to Medicine (G2M) |
| University of Strathclyde | Psychology and Counselling |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Diagnostic Imaging |
| The University of Edinburgh | Philosophy |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Law |
| University of Strathclyde | Mathematics, Statistics and Accounting |
| University of Strathclyde | Civil Engineering |
| University of Glasgow | Mechanical Engineering |
| University of Glasgow | English Literature |
| University of Glasgow | Microbiology |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Mechanical Engineering |
| University of Strathclyde | Social Work |
| University of Glasgow | Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics |
| University of Glasgow | Civil Engineering with Architecture |
| University of the West of Scotland | Law |
| University of Strathclyde | Prosthetics and Orthotics |
| Abertay University | Ethical Hacking |
| University of Strathclyde | Pharmacy |
| University of Glasgow | Mechanical Engineering |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Quantity Surveying |
| University of Strathclyde | Engineering Academy |
| University of Glasgow | Neuroscience |
| University of Strathclyde | Pharmacy |
| University of Glasgow | Immunology |
| University of Glasgow | Medicine |
| University of Glasgow | Medicine |
| University of Glasgow | Medical School Glasgow Access Programme (GAP) |
| University of Strathclyde | Civil Engineering |
| University of Strathclyde | Pharmacy |
| University of Strathclyde | Psychology and Spanish |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Optometry |
| University of Glasgow | Accountancy with Finance |
| University of Glasgow | Psychology |
| University of Glasgow | Business & Management/Spanish |
| University of Glasgow | Scots Law |
| University of Glasgow | Education with Teacher Qualification Primary (Undergraduate) |
| Glasgow School of Art | Architecture |
| University of Strathclyde | Pharmacy |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Quantity Surveying |
| University of Stirling | Software Development with Cyber Security |
| University of the West of Scotland | Biomedical Science |
| University of Glasgow | Accountancy with Finance |
| University of the West of Scotland | Social Sciences |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Optometry |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Optometry |
| University of the West of Scotland | Sports Coaching and Development |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Occupational Therapy |
