UCAS Points for Music Exams
NOTE:
i) Most universities do not include ABRSM (or equivalent) grades in their points offers, unless you are planning to do music.
ii) You can enter grades below 6 on the form, its just you don't get points for them.
Filling in the form
If you have music lessons at through school, skip through the first bit!
Click 'Add New College'
Now the screen looks like this:
Unless you go to an extremely well know music school (Purcell etc), you will have to name the school yourself.
Click 'Find'
Type in any random letters, click search (hopefully no matches will be found, otherwise try more random letters!)
Then click on 'My school / centre is not listed here'
You will now be back to the screen you started at, but can type in the school box.
Type into the school name box: 'Private [your instrument] Tuition - [your teacher's name]'
Centre Number: 'XXXX'
Enter the date you started lessons with your teacher.
Unless you've stopped lessons, leave the '...and finish?' bit blank (it writes 'start date - present' on the form).
Attendance: part-time
Select that you will receive qualifications from the school.
So having done that, your form should look something like this...
Click 'Save'
Now you should be right back to where you started, except you have a school added:
Click 'Add Qualifications'
Theory Exams
Find 'Music Qualification - Graded Theory (ABRSM and equivalent)' in the list
Enter the month and year you took the exam.
Choose the exam board, if you did exams with a board not on the list (I couldn't think of any, but they must exist...), write it in the box.
Select the grade you did.
NOTE:
i) You can only enter one grade for theory, so pick the one that you'd get most points for (eg. choose G6 distinction over grade 7 pass).
ii) You can enter grades below grade 6, but dont points.
For mark, I put in the actual number of marks I got, although other people wrote P/M/D. I think it probably wants the mark but either would probably do.
Now your form looks like this:
Click 'save'
Now you're back to the main education screen again and it looks like this:
Practical Exams
Click 'add qualifications'
select ' Music Qualification - Graded Practical (ABRSM and equivalent)'
You get to a screen much like the one for theory. Fill it out as before, but choose your instrument from the list. If you play an obscure instrument not on the list, write it in the box next to the list.
These are the instruments on the list (each can be counted separately):
When you've filled in this, click 'save' or 'save and add similar' to enter more instruments.
Now the starting screen looks like this:
FINALLY, the ordeal is over!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get points for more than one practical subject?
Yes, you get points for each instrument for which you have passed grade 6 or above on. So, yes if you have grade 8 distinction in all 35 instruments you will have 2625 points
How many UCAS points do I have from my music exams?
See table above
I have private music lessons, what do i put for school/college?
See above
Is it possible to enter diplomas on the form?
I haven't asked UCAS, but next to the grade drop down list is an 'other' box, you could type in DipABRSM etc here.
Well, there it is, i hope it is useful.
If there is anything you think needs adding, or if there are any more questions you would like answering, say, and I'll do my best to answer them, or find answers.
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