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Student Life
Katie Proctor (Student Recruitment Katie Proctor (Student Recruitment Officer) and Adam Knights Officer) and Adam Knights
(Student Ambassador) (Student Ambassador)
University is different
• It’s not just about getting a degree
• Meeting new people
• Multicultural society
• Learning new skills
• Independence
• Having fun
Which University?• Location?
• Campus vs City?
• Big or small?
• Other facilities:– Accommodation– Academic, social and sports
facilities– Student support and welfare
• Scholarships and bursaries
• Reputation
Why go to university?
• Independence – the chance to live away from home for the first time
• Meet people from all over the world
• Opportunity to try new sports or gain new outside interests
• Students’ Union: run by students and organises events for students
“The social life”
What to do before the student goes
• Open Days – you will be looking for different things
• Read everything that arrives in a brown envelope
• Money – worth spending time learning how to budget
• Learning to cook and wash clothes! Don’t throw things away that the student can take with them
• Help with the application form – financial advice forms, spelling and grammar of personal statement etc
Benefits of being a Student
• Study something you enjoy or a new subject
• Time to consider your career• Invaluable preparation for your
chosen career• Employability (a lifetime of
employment?)• It’s genuinely good fun!
Studying• Its not 9-5
Arts/Humanities: full time12 hours per weekHealth: 7 hours at uni, 30 hours in placement
• University involves independent study, reading and research
• Teaching: combination of lectures, seminars, labs and tutorials
• Assessment: exams, coursework and presentations
Key Skills
• Essay writing
• Presentation skills
• Reading and understanding different types of text
• Communicating with and getting to know new people
• Time management
• Financial management
• Self-motivation
• Join clubs and societies to make new friends
• Student jobs:– Make some money
– Meet new people
– Gain some key skills for your career
– Internships and vacation opportunities
• Work on-campus– Student ambassador
– Student Union
And when you’re not studying…
Some of our Student AmbassadorsOur Student Ambassadors
Extra Benefits
• Union Bar
• Student Nights
• Travel
• Work experience/placements
• Long holidays
• Student Discounts!
Peter Shaw
University Campus Suffolk
Student Support
• Accommodation• Finance• Childcare• Counselling• Careers Guidance• Disability Support• Health and Wellbeing
All universities offer a range of information, advice and guidance services including:
Any Questions?
www.ucs.ac.uk