#Using PUSH CD is a pushover. #A five-year old child could understand it. #But before you rush out to find a five-year old child #because you canÆt make head nor tail of it, #this introduction is the `idiotsÆ guide to making the most of it - also invaluable for gifted five-year olds, #vastly over-qualified academics and you... #PUSH CD has been designed and devised #to revolutionise the way you choose your university, #allowing you to pick one that suits all your whims #and wants #and not just one that offers the right course. #PUSH CD provides the sort of intimate understanding of universities #that makes it possible for you to decide #without reaching for the pin cushion. #The things you really want to know, not the brown smelly stuff about course codes and quotas which appear everywhere else. #PUSH CD tells you the story and tells it straight. #But thereÆs no point just telling you that one university is the best #and that everyone should go there. #Everyone wants something different, and every university offers something unique. #PUSH CD allows you to design your own university, #find out which ones come closest to your ideal #and then we take you on a `virtualÆ tour of the ones youÆve chosen. #With this in mind, this button is your freeway to the future. #The basic idea is that the process is one of elimination #- you start with about, well, five universities in this case since this is only a demo disk. #Normally, youÆd have every university in the UK and a number of the higher education colleges. #Your goal is to boil this list down #to whatever number you feel you can handle, #although eventually, of course, you want just one. #There are several ways of going about it. #For starters, this button allows you to choose by course. #For most applicants, the number one factor is, Which universities do the course I want? #PUSH CD allows you to select just one course #and our database will tell you which universities do it. #Maybe youÆd prefer to pick two courses... or three... or more. #So tell PUSH CD whether you want to take these courses as alternatives #or as a joint or combined course. #Whichever, PUSH CD will tell you where you can study what you want to study. #This being the demo disk, weÆve only included ten courses. #Remember, the course doesnÆt have to be your first step. If you're not sure what course you want to do, why not choose the university first. #So you might want to find out which universities are where. #PUSH CDÆs map is more than a pretty picture - this is an interactive map. #Not only can you home in on particular regions and see where all the universities on your shortlist are, #but you can also carry on eliminating using the map. #Start taking them off because theyÆre too far from the sea, #too far from your parents or, more likely, too near. #But thereÆs much more to choosing a university than just where it is. #WhatÆs it like to live there? #For this you might want to, well, for want of a better word `designÆ your own university to match what you want from student life. #Not possible? #Think again, this button gives you the opportunity to state your exact requirements #and PUSH CD then rates how each university squares up to your expectations. #This is achieved by asking you over 180 different questions #about what you might and might not like. #DonÆt worry, no-oneÆs expected to want to answer them all. #But, some of the questions will refer to factors it may not have occurred to you to think about #unless PUSH CD had suggested it, #but which may well be important nonetheless. #When youÆve answered all the questions you want to, then you can run the search #and PUSH CD will calculate which of the universities left on your shortlist #comes closest to your ideal and will put the others in order of your preference. #Then, if you like, you can go back and change your answers #to narrow down the search a bit more or open it up. #Using the courses list, #the map and the `design your own universityÆ feature, you should be able to get your shortlist down to a relatively manageable number. #But in a tangly, spangly world not everything can be managed and measured. #Sometimes it just boils down to whatÆs the place feel like? #When youÆve established that a university may be your particular cup of tea down your alley, #then, of course, youÆd like to visit to take a look and check it out. #Unfortunately, there are distinctive disadvantages with visiting in person. #For a start, you could spend a lot of time and money just getting there #and then you might realise itÆs been a wasted journey the moment you arrive. #On the other hand, you might have no-one to show you around, #you might not know what to look at #and you might not have anything to compare it with. #However, with PUSH CDÆs `virtualÆ tours, you get to save time, money and hassle. #Our tours show you the important bits - warts and all #- our tour guides tell you what the place is really like for students who live there. #Just in case youÆre one of those people whoÆs really difficult to please, thereÆs yet another way of squeezing PUSH CD for every last inch of info and nugget of knowledge. #This button #takes you to a veritable festival of facts #and revelling of reflection about each and every university. #By now youÆre probably thinking that your prayers have been answered, #that fairies do exist #and that youÆll never have another problem throughout your whole university career #and itÆs all thanks to PUSH CD. Probably. #However, as well as including all the universities and all the courses, the full version of PUSH CD has various other features to help unmuddy the waters and give you the Evian of information. #As even the most world-weary sages find university a baffling experience and take some time to settle in, #PUSH CD comes to the rescue with a series of audio-visual presentations under the heading `Life at UniversityÆ #- an enlightening lightning guide to what student life is really like. #And because itÆs a jargon jungle out there, weÆve given you a glossary. #But before you can even get to university to be baffled and bemused, thereÆs the application procedure #- a confounding conundrum which, in itself, is so confusing, #many suggest you need a degree to be able to apply. #But again, PUSH CD swats the wasp from the apple of clarity with the `Making your ApplicationÆ presentation. #PUSH CD explains the differences, the pros and cons. no holds barred #- helping you pick a university thatÆll fit you like lycra cycling shorts. #
