Neuroscience BSc/MSci 

at University of Glasgow, Glasgow

• In this mandatory section, please enter a general statement about your school, college or centre.

  Ideally, information should relate to the following:

  • the background of the school, including detail of the SIMD Quintile spread across your pupil population
  • an overview of the qualification offered outside of the traditional Highers/Advanced Highers
  • detail on any subjects not offered at particular SCQF levels
  • any policy or process which may have precluded subject spread, e.g., B grade at Higher is required for progression to Advanced Higher studies, limitations in subject re-take options for S6 or 2 year Higher in lieu of National 5 certification
  • any other information about the school, college or centre which may have affected student performance, e.g., building construction or staff changes.

• In this optional space, we would expect information on applicants with extenuating circumstances. With the applicant’s approval, please describe any factors that may have impacted their studies, performance or predicted grades, or their wider achievements, including, but not limited to,

  • • personal or family wellbeing, bereavement, care-experience, estrangement, victim of serious crime, serious illness of the applicant or close relative, either short or long term
    • any periods of absence from school and reasons for absence
    • challenging home/family life, joblessness, redundancy, significant financial issues, domestic abuse, ongoing and significant caring responsibilities
    • disability or other conditions
    • other educational disruption, eg, multiples schools attended, rural location with long travel time, teacher absence and impact, etc.

Section Three – Other Supportive Information:

This section is optional but provides a space for referees to detail any additional information about the applicant’s circumstances that they wish the University to consider. This may include:

• information not related to the applicant’s academic achievements or course work
• extracurricular activities
• information on any support systems that the applicant had whilst at your school, college or centre, which may be required at the University of Glasgow to support their applicant or student journey.