Three misconceptions about clearing
As invigilators call time on the last A Level and BTEC exams of the academic year, many students’ thoughts turn towards the summer. For others, however, the uncertainty that they have about their next educational step after the summer is … … read more
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Ending Year 12 and planning for life after secondary education
As the sun sets on another school year, some students in secondary education find themselves reaching the end of one important stage in their lives, and eagerly begin to look forward to the next one. Those who are fighting their … … read more
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A couple more tips for international students
Last week we blogged a couple of times about how international students who are coming to the UK to study here from September–are you guys excited about coming over yet, by the way?–can best prepare themselves for the academic side … … read more
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How to choose the right university for you
We’re glad to see exams and revision haven’t kept all you students off the internet these last couple of months (yeah right!). This post is here to help those of you who are off to university choose the right university … … read more
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Open days just got easier with our new calendar
Please visit our new calendar for University Open Days.
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Essential gadgets for undergraduate students
Whether you love or loathe technology, it’s an inescapable fact that educators are making ever-greater use of it. Coursework gets submitted electronically, courses have their own virtual learning environments, books and journals are downloaded as pdfs rather than consulted in … … read more
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Which type of #uni is right for you?
In our last blog post we presented a gameplan for people who are going to be attending university open days. Advising you on what to look for and where to think of it, the post was real next-level-thinking stuff. Seriously, … … read more
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The #uni #openday #gameplan
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Ever thought about trying #online #university #study? Then give a #MOOC a go!
Although distance education is almost as old as the hills, as with pretty much all other aspects of life it has been revolutionised by the Internet. Gone are the days of students receiving books and lecture notes in the mail, … … read more
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The merits of non-vocational degrees
University courses come in thousands of different shapes and sizes. In some cases, the outcome of studying a course is clear: it will equip you with the specialised knowledge and skills required to perform a particular job. This applies not … … read more
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