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Section 8: UCAS Application Form and OffersThe UCAS Application FormInstitutions need to be aware that:1. In the Qualifications Section of the UCAS form EB students do not have GCSEresults to record. Instead they provide their overall mark for Year 6 (Year 12 in theUK system) in each subject. This reflects both internal examinations andcontinuous assessment and is expressed as a mark out of 10.2. Students may occasionally give their overall mark for Year 5 in selected subjectsif they are felt to be particularly relevant to the proposed course of study, but havenot been taken in Year 6.3. All subjects (with the exception of religion/ethics) count towards the final EB score,though only certain subjects are taken in the final written and oral examinations(see Section 4 of this document for further details).Around half of European School applicants to UK universities are likely to be non-Britishor Irish nationals and many will therefore not have studied English as their mothertongue.Typical Offers to CandidatesIn the past, universities have made the following types of offers:• Specifying an overall EB score (as a percentage).• Specifying an overall EB score (%) combined with marks out of 10 in specificsubjects.Institutions should consider the following points:1. Offers asking only for a final EB score are most suitable for subjects requiring abroad education, with evidence of attainment across a wide curriculum.2. For degree courses not requiring any specific subject knowledge on entry, thebreadth of the EB should be seen as an advantage.3. For courses prescribing certain A level subjects, institutions may wish to specifythe marks to be attained in particular subjects.4. It would be very unusual to specify marks in more than three subjects, even for themost competitive courses.16
5. It is not generally necessary for institutions to require further evidence of theapplicant’s fluency in English. See Section 6 (English Language).17
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