Part 1 (copy and paste your content to your Evaluation & Reflection page also)
How to decide which options / courses / locations might be most appropriate for you.
- Create a table / spreadsheet with all the factors you think are important to you when making up your mind e.g. course content & delivery style, course & living costs, location etc. and then score each of your possible progression options e.g. from 1-5 for each factor.
- Total up the scores for each of your progression options
- Identify your top 8 progression options and explain how and why you have decided on these 8
Part 2
How to finance your applications and your interviews / auditions
- How much will you need?
- Where will this come from? (e.g. savings, loan, part-time work, birthday money, friends and family)
Part 3
How you intend / hope to finance the proposed course / training and your living costs
- How much will you need?
- Where will this come from? (e.g. savings, loan, grants, part-time work, friends and family, crowd funding, sponsorship)
PROBLEM SOLVING UAL definition: The level of self-direction, personal initiative and commitment necessary to progress ideas and find solutions, and the practical, theoretical and technical comprehension, appreciation, knowledge and proficiency necessary to achieve identified goals
Fail
Insufficient exploration of alternative ideas and processes. Problems unresolved.
Pass
Sufficient exploration of alternative ideas using established approaches to resolve practical and theoretical problems.
Merit
Decisive demonstration of initiative in effectively solving problems, adapting to unforeseen practical and theoretical challenges to achieve identified goals.
Distinction
Decisive demonstration of initiative in effectively solving problems, autonomously implementing creative solutions and adapting to unforeseen practical and theoretical challenges to achieve identified goals.
The above statements are guides to how evidence for the final unit (12) will be assessed. Tutors will let you know in their feedback how your evidence for this unit (10) compares to these achievement standards so that you are aware of the level you are currently working at.
Part two – How to finance your applications and your interviews / auditions
I will be auditioning at, at least 6 places meaning I will need a total of around £350 to fund the auditions. This is quite a lot but I won’t be applying and travelling to the auditions all in the same month meaning I have time to save.
I have two part time jobs in which I can comfortably cover the costs of auditions/interviews and the transport that I will need to get me there as I have been saving my past wages as well as the wages I will be getting over the coming months.
Part three –How do you intend/ hope to finance the proposed course/ training and your living costs?
How much money I would need would depend on where I got a place. For some courses the tuition fees are around £9,000 so with living costs I would probably need around £15,000 per year. However, for other courses the tuition fees are around £15,000 so with living costs I would just over £20,000.
For some of the courses I am applying for, I will be able to apply for student loans but these will not cover the whole cost of tuition fees only contribute towards it so the rest of the money I will need to fund myself. I will also need to consider living costs as I will need to pay for things like rent and food though I may be able to get a maintenance loan to help with this as well. There are some scholarships that I could apply for but I can’t rely on this as they don’t give away many so there is a high chance that I won’t get one.
I knew that I would be needing money for auditions and maybe even tuition fees over the next couple of years so. I save my wages per month and I will continue to do this. All the money saved will all go towards funding drama school. During term time, I only work at the weekends In the holidays I take on extra hours to help with this. Furthermore some places I am applying for I would be willing to comute home everyday as thia is something I am interested in.
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