1. Kayleigh Woods
Education Liaison Officer for north east England
Welcome to Scotland’s first university with

2. Where is St Andrews?
Aberdeen
Dundee
Glasgow
Edinburgh
St Andrews
Inverness
Stirling
‘Internationally Scottish’
Kingdom of Fife
50 miles from Edinburgh
12 miles from Dundee
20,000 town population
8,000 students

3. St Andrews characteristics
Over 600 years old
University town
Admitted to one of four Faculties:
Arts
Divinity
Medicine
Science
Four year Master of Arts (MA) or Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Flexibility as well as specialisation
Named Scottish University of the Year 2013-14 in The Times & The Sunday Times
National Student Survey 2014: Ranked joint 1st in UK for student satisfaction
Ranked third in the UK by The Guardian (2015)

5. One Route to an Honours Degree
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Subject 1
Subject 1
Subject 2
Subject 2
Subject 3
Subject 4
Honours Subject
Honours Subject
Three subjects
in first year
New first
level subject (optional)
Two subjects taken
on to second year
Depth and specialism
in final two years

6. Applying to St Andrews
Faculty of Arts, Science & Divinity
Academic requirements
Subject entrance requirements
Faculty entrance requirements
BSc: GCSE grade B in English & Maths; 2 sciences at A-level
MA: GCSE grade B in English & Maths
Non-academic requirements
Subject-focused personal statement (75%)
Context from teacher’s reference
Decentralised admissions – an academic assesses the application

7. Applying to the School of Medicine
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/medicine/
Academic performance (50%)
Predictions of A*AA in one sitting including Chemistry and one other science
UKCAT (15%)
Average global score of current students last year was 2963
Personal statement & reference (15%)
Interview (20%)
First 3 years in St Andrews to complete the BSc
Lectures, lab-based work, small group tutorials and computer-based classes
New medical building, including dissection room and clinical skills suite
Final 3 years at a partner institution to complete the MBChB
A number of placements at one of our partner institutions
Choose England route (University of Manchester or Barts School of Medicine, London)
OR
Choose Scotland route (University of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee or Glasgow)

8. Learning and teaching
Staff
1,000 academic staff
Small group teaching
Average 12:1 student to academic ratio
Contact hours
Lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratories
12-15 hours per week in Arts and Divinity
20-24 hours per week in Medicine
15-20 hours per week in Science
Assessment
Combined coursework/exams

9. Studying abroad
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/studyabroad/
Modern Languages
4-year degree, year 3 studying abroad
5-year degree, with integrated year abroad (WIYA)
Teaching English abroad during year 3
Other degrees
Any subject except Medicine
Competitive applications
Integrated study
No extra tuition costs
St Andrews Abroad
English-speaking places
Subject Study Abroad
Destinations across Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America

10. Guaranteed for first years
Deadline to apply: 30 June
Ten halls of residence, with distinctive characters
Catered & self-catered
Traditional to modern purpose-built
Within 25 minutes’ walk
From £3,163 to £7,423 per year (2014/15)
On-site wardennial team
Accommodation
St Regulus Hall
Andrew Melville Hall

11. Apply to Student Finance England
Tuition fee loan
Up to £9,000 per year
Maintenance funding (income-assessed)
Loan up to £5,555 (repay)
Grant up to £3,387 (non-repayable)
St Andrews entrant bursary
‘Tops up’ your maintenance funding to £7,500 automatically (no application)
Accommodation bursaries
Up to £1,000 per year against accommodation fees
St Andrews scholarships
Fill in one application form: deadline in April 2015 (tbc)
Various eligibility criteria
Fees and funding

12. Don’t know who to ask?
Just ask the ASC
Advice and Support Centre
Trained staff on all issues, financial to personal
Academic adviser
Chaplaincy
Nightline, student-run helpline
University services
Accommodation
Fees
IT services
Careers Centre
Further advice and support

13. Student life
St Andrews traditions
Red gowns
Raisin weekend & academic families
Academic sins and how to reverse them
Student Union
Oversees student-run clubs and societies
Drama, dance, radio and music
Active charities
Special interest societies
Freshers’ Fayre
Sports Centre and Athletic Union
Range of sports for beginners and professionals
Golf
Student gym, with new fitness suites and fitness classes
Competitions and outreach work

14. Contact us
Visiting days
University tours
Meet current students
Meet up to 2 academic departments
Meet University services including Accommodation & Sports
Go to st-andrews.ac.uk/study/
Ask a question
Kayleigh: kaw22@st-andrews.ac.uk
Call 01334 46 2275