UWC 2018 Entry

Wow that's a lot of activities! I've always wanted to make the world a better place and I was interested in UWC when my dad first showed me the website about a year ago (he was thinking of applying when he was 16.) But in Welsh Bacc at the start of our Global Citizenship Challenge a few months ago they showed us a video about global citizenship about how you can't just think about doing good things, you have to actually take action, and it inspired me to do more and that's when I first really got into the idea of UWC. After that, I spoke with the local Youth Volunteer Adviser but most places won't take on under 16s because of insurance. Even so, I'm getting an interview at the RSPB reserve near me soon! My school doesn't really offer many clubs, so I don't really do muc but I'm thinking of joining the army cadets, or scouts. I am going to Malawi next Saturday through Outlook Expeditions, where we'll be doing a trek, a community project, and a safari to name a few things. I'm so excited and I think the experience will teach me a lot.

To be honest, I don't have much hope of getting in this year because I haven't really done much, but I'm applying anyway because I think it'll help me so I can apply again next year and hopefully get in!

Did you get to the Assessment Day stage last year? If so what was it like?

Okay the GB application is supposed to be out today, has anyone seen any sign of it? I'm using the account I made last year so I'm not sure if that will affect it, although it has registered its for 2018 application...

Hi guys! I'm hoping to apply to United World College through the GB committee when applications open in August (I'm fifteen and about to finish Year Ten) and when I saw old discussions about UWC from a few years ago on here, I decided to join TSR to see if anyone here is thinking of applying this year and wanting to discuss it! Any advice from previous UWC candidates/students would also be very welcome!

Yeah it says on the website, the applications will open in August. I clicked a link on the AC website and it asked me to sign up and enter my information, and an application for your national committee should appear, but nothing came up

Grades are less important with UWC GB application than other committees, but they need to be strong to show you can keep up with IB (if your already doing it this shows you can cope!). Also don't count yourself out because you're more creative, several UWCs have major focuses in arts, like Pearson and Atlantic

I think it's supposed to be at least above c's, but obviously the odd one is acceptable (I'm guessing). It's good if you have high grades but doesn't give you an advantage, it just shows you can cope with the demands of the IB. For example, I will be using my GCSE results (when I get them) and hopefully those and my predicted grades will show I can cope.

Thank you! You say you're already in the IB programme, do you mean IB diploma or pre-IB? also how is everybody finding the questions on the application?

I always took it to mean something which happened to you by chance but life changing experiences still happen on things you sign up to do. I'm stuck on what to choose too. I'm thinking of doing either the one skill or hundred years question. I'd either go and teach my younger self confidence or tell people to continue with the research projects for sustainable energy, which were scrapped after the war. My friend said I should do that one, as it's more in line with UWC values but I can talk about the confidence one so much more easily! How about you?

Thanks for the advice, your one sounds really cool! My grandmother is a Bangladeshi immigrant and she struggles with English and it has huge impact on her daily life. If someone had taught it to her and my grandfather properly when they arrived their lives would have been so much easier. Like nobody helped them; they spoke basically only Bengali and so did my dad, who went to his first day of school speaking no English and had to teach himself as he had no help...