Winchester 2012

Hello, yeah the history lectures are great at winchester. They are definitely friendly, one lecture I wasnt a big fan of though, but Ive met around 7 lectures this year and only one of them I didnt get on with, but the other students found that lecture ok.

Yeah they are definitely approachable and available, at the end of the day the university wants to make you feel comfortable, which is what my tutor said to me who is one of the history lectures.

Yeah they are good at teaching, history though is a difficult subject to study, but the lectures make it interesting through group work and also through lectures.

Yeah, they you give you some direction, you can always go and see them for help, but what I think is also good is that you become alot more independent with your assignments, unless it is a group presentation.

http://www.winchester.ac.uk/academicdepartments/history/peopleprofiles/Pages/Profiles.aspx thought this would be good to send to you, you can see what lectures your daughter might have at university if you want to contact them at all.

Good luck to your daughter

Hi,

My daughter has an offer for Medieval History and we have visited the Uni on two occasions and it's strongly in the running to be her firm choice (up against Chichester!).

Can I ask how you find the lecturers for History - are they friendly/approachable/available/good at teaching? Do you get much direction from them?

Thanks for any information you can give.

Hi! are there many individual presentations on the History course? I am one of those people that seriously hate having to do those. :/ Especially long ones :O

Hello! I've applied to do History, Theology and Religious Studies. I was wondering how long it takes for Winchester to get back to you? They received my application on the 6th December and emailed me saying so, and today I received another email telling me that they have received my application and that some courses don't start looking at applications until January 2012. So I'm slightly confused!

You can avoid the graveyard, by going right up the road instead, then turning left. I never had any problems with going through it, most students use it.

The only time it spooked me was in the dark on Halloween, when I was alone

Hello again Winchester thread!
Anyone going to the open day this weekend? I am SO excited to see the city again, i really felt a connection the last time i visited, it felt so homey! I can't wait to have a look around knowing it going to be home soon!

I have a few questions for current students:
halls, I want to go to West downs because its cheaper! but do you think it might be worth paying the extra for the moderner/closer rooms?
Anxiety, do you or any friends have anxiety issues? are you university good at offering support?
In terms of friendly lectures, I am worried about missing lectures due to depression episodes, are you helpful with helping you by telling you what youve missed?

Thanks

I do normal history, but it's pretty much the same for both courses. The lecturers are all friendly and helpful, I've never had a problem with them. Winchester is a very good course for history, given the history of Winchester itself. If your daughter loves history, which I presumes she does, she'll love Winchester, it has history everywhere.

If you want to be persuaded on going to Winchester, the city is fantastic. It's a small community (40k population) and a lovely place to live in. I'd consider living here when I'm older. The university is small for its number of students but punches well above its weight in the high quality of its teaching, less students means more interaction with teachers, you're a name to them, not a number.





Yes, there are. In the first year and first semester you will have to do a 15-20 minute GROUP presentation, you will only have to talk for 2-3 minutes infront of about maybe 120 people I guess. In your first year and second semester you will have to do a 15 minute GROUP presentation, but in a smaller group sizes and to a smaller audience.

I've just picked my modules for my second year, of which I've seen that you have to do a SOLO presentation. Everyone has to do this.

Just remember, everyone is in the same boat as you when you do presentations. I dreaded doing my first one, I had never done public speaking before in my life, but once it's over you find out it's not so bad and you can do it. There are workshops avaliable to help you on them. Presentations may seem scary, but it's a great thing to do, builds confidence, makes you attractive to employers etc.

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Any more questions, just ask.

@danielleelizabethx congrats on your unconditional offer! It would seem like the Uni is more lenient for people past sixth form college (19+) and their grades so I hope I can get my offer too without faffing around trying to scrape up more UCAS points.

Hey kl, will see you March 24th then Is it true that the Male to Female Ratio is really low at this Uni? Also how often are Lectures/Seminars? Thanks in advance for your help

Unconditional from Winchester to study psychology

I've still not got a reply

Ive got a conditional offer for Winchester to do psychology are you going to the open day on saturday?

Hi sorry only just seen your question, yea it is mostly girls here (around 70%) but you always meet guys when you go out and its mixed in all the halls, its never bothered me. I have 7 hours of lectures and seminars atm

Ok fingers crossed I get an offer.

Have you never visited Winchester? I live 15 miles away, it's a relatively small place generally an upper-middle class area so very little amount of annoying chavs. Shops are lacking though, have to go to Basingstoke or Southampton for any real night life/shopping. The campus at the Uni is small but nicely presented.