University: Home or Away? Studying in your Hometown
If you’re planning to attend university, you’ll have quite a few big decisions to make, such as what to study and which universities to apply to. Once you’ve figured out your general direction and have done a bit of research … … read more
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Why consider studying abroad?
If you’re coming to the end of Year 13, you probably can’t stop thinking about what’s going to happen next year. Perhaps you’ll be starting at university, starting an apprenticeship, having a gap year adventure or doing something completely different. … … read more
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Getting emotional support if you’re having problems at college or university
College and university can be a time of great fun and excitement – you make new friends, get to develop your knowledge and maybe even learn to live on your own for the first time before going out into the … … read more
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Part-time work while at university
Like many people, and students in particular, you may be feeling a budget crunch at this point in the year. After all the fun of first semester, especially if it’s your first year at university, this time of year is … … read more
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Three mistakes people make when completing coursework
Generally speaking, the further you progress through your education the more that coursework will play a big role in determining your overall grades. So, for example, although the amount of coursework an A Level student gets has been scaled back … … read more
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The golden rules of lecture etiquette
You may have noticed students in some of your university classes whispering during lectures, checking their Facebook statuses or otherwise ignoring everything the lecturer is speaking about. You may occasionally even be guilty of some of these things yourself. While … … read more
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Finding a place to live after your first year of university
In our last post, we highlighted some things to think about when trying to find other people to live with during your second year of university. Once you’ve figured out who you want to live with, you’ll have to start … … read more
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So you missed the UCAS deadline…
At 6pm on the 15th January every year, secondary-school and college teachers up and down the land heave a collective sigh of relief. Why? Because at that exact moment the infamous UCAS 15th January deadline is reached, and it means … … read more
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The UCAS deadline
With January 15th quickly approaching, it can only mean one thing. You have just a couple more days to get your applications in before the UCAS deadline to be guaranteed consideration for an undergraduate course. Of course many deadlines have … … read more
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