Visiting open days??
Discuss current events and changes in the education system and ways you'd like to see it improved, from secondary school through to postgraduate study.
| Announcements | Posted on | |
|---|---|---|
| TSR launches Learn Together! - Our new subscription to help improve your learning | 16-05-2013 | |
-
- Reputation:
- Thread Starter
- Junior Member
- Posts: 54
Re: Visiting open days??Well that sucks,, i think i'm going to go visit Bangor, Aberystwyth, Lincoln and Teesside(Original post by Crêpe)
I was going to visit the university of dundee but the visiting days were on days I had exams and on a class trip :'( Business Economics with Marketing.
Wbu?
-
- Reputation:
- Respected Member
- Posts: 222
Re: Visiting open days??Hi, I am already in my 2nd year at university but the open days where very important for me. I chose the uni which I felt more comfortable with and I felt like this as soon as I arrived at De Montfort uni in Leicester. Then as I heard all about my course, Media Production, I just liked it even more. I did visit other uni's but I already knew I would be happy at DMU, and 2 years later still am :-)(Original post by AliceD)
So i was just wondering what uni's people are planning on visiting,, what they plan on studying there and the date of the open day they are going to?? -
- Reputation:
- Thread Starter
- Junior Member
- Posts: 54
Re: Visiting open days??That's smart actually,, i have to travel 3-4 hours to get to some of mine,, be stupid if i can't get in(Original post by CJM13)
I'm going to do most of my "long" visits, where I'll have to travel several hundred miles in October. I don't want to go all the way to St Andrews to find I got DDDD in my AS levels!
-
- Reputation:
- Thread Starter
- Junior Member
- Posts: 54
Re: Visiting open days??Thanks lol,, i'm definitely going to see some unis,, already have a feeling which ones i will like(Original post by JessicaUk)
Hi, I am already in my 2nd year at university but the open days where very important for me. I chose the uni which I felt more comfortable with and I felt like this as soon as I arrived at De Montfort uni in Leicester. Then as I heard all about my course, Media Production, I just liked it even more. I did visit other uni's but I already knew I would be happy at DMU, and 2 years later still am :-)
-
- Reputation:
- Respected Member
- Posts: 222
Re: Visiting open days??Which uni's are you considering? I had a few in mind but after actually visiting them and finding out more about the course I changed my mind. xx(Original post by AliceD)
Thanks lol,, i'm definitely going to see some unis,, already have a feeling which ones i will like
-
- Reputation:
- Thread Starter
- Junior Member
- Posts: 54
Re: Visiting open days??Yeah,, i am going to see Lincoln, Nottingham Trent, Bolton, Teesside and Hull. From the actual courses i think Bolton would be best but i don't think i like the look of it,, quite like Teesside and Hull as both are by the sea(Original post by JessicaUk)
Which uni's are you considering? I had a few in mind but after actually visiting them and finding out more about the course I changed my mind. xx xxx
-
- Reputation:
- Respected Member
- Posts: 222
Re: Visiting open days??Hiya, I used to live in Hull and the university is a very good uni, however Hull is on the River Humber rather than beside the sea but the sea isn't too far away.(Original post by AliceD)
Yeah,, i am going to see Lincoln, Nottingham Trent, Bolton, Teesside and Hull. From the actual courses i think Bolton would be best but i don't think i like the look of it,, quite like Teesside and Hull as both are by the sea xxx
You may well change your mind about the universities once you have visited, I sure did and is one of the main reasons why it is so helpful to actually visit beforehand. xxxx -
- Reputation:
- Peer Of The TSR Realm
- Posts: 1,506
Has kings got a Chem dept again? That's good...they closed it when I was there...(Original post by Funtry)
I'm going to Queen Mary's on Saturday, Imperial on the 28th, UCL on the 4th and Kings on the 12th I plan to study chemistry, perhaps with a year abroad or biomedicine.
This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App -
- Reputation:
- Respected Member
- Posts: 191
Re: Visiting open days??Hello, I'm a current year 13 student and I would just like to advise you all to go and see as many as possible, you might think at the moment 'meh, seen one, seen em all' but it really will help you make up your mind, there were some I went to expecting to love and despised and some I went to just to have a look and loved. In all I went to see UCL, Warwick, Exeter, Sussex, UEA (the five I applied too) I also went Oxford, Kings, Nottingham, Leicester, and Kent. I absolutely hated UEA, Kings and Kent. Fell in love with Exeter (my firm) Warwick, UCL and Oxford. Really enjoyed Nottingham, but wasn't as keen on Leicester and Sussex.
But I didn't know that was how I would feel so it really does help to have a look at a lot and a good range to see the differences
-
- Reputation:
- Benevolent Member
- Location: Three Counties
- Posts: 611
Re: Visiting open days??It's about 3 years old is the course, and is Chemistry w/biomedicine(Original post by flying plum)
Has kings got a Chem dept again? That's good...they closed it when I was there...
This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App
-
- Reputation:
- Respected Member
- Posts: 222
Re: Visiting open days??Hi, what didn't you like about Leicester when you came to visit? What subject are you going to be studying? x(Original post by Monkeysuit.)
Hello, I'm a current year 13 student and I would just like to advise you all to go and see as many as possible, you might think at the moment 'meh, seen one, seen em all' but it really will help you make up your mind, there were some I went to expecting to love and despised and some I went to just to have a look and loved. In all I went to see UCL, Warwick, Exeter, Sussex, UEA (the five I applied too) I also went Oxford, Kings, Nottingham, Leicester, and Kent. I absolutely hated UEA, Kings and Kent. Fell in love with Exeter (my firm) Warwick, UCL and Oxford. Really enjoyed Nottingham, but wasn't as keen on Leicester and Sussex.
But I didn't know that was how I would feel so it really does help to have a look at a lot and a good range to see the differences
-
- Reputation:
- Exalted Member
- Location: London, Canada Water
- Posts: 328
Re: Visiting open days??Why didn't I think of it ?(Original post by CJM13)
I'm going to do most of my "long" visits, where I'll have to travel several hundred miles in October. I don't want to go all the way to St Andrews to find I got DDDD in my AS levels!
-
- Reputation:
- Respected Member
- Posts: 191
Re: Visiting open days??Hello(Original post by JessicaUk)
Hi, what didn't you like about Leicester when you came to visit? What subject are you going to be studying? x well there wasn't anything that I really opposed as such, I though their biology department was fantastic! (the degree I've applied for ) but I didn't like the accomodation and wasn't really keen on the city as a whole, but that said that was Just my personal preference. I have friends who loved Leicester and applied I hope I haven't offended you x
-
- Reputation:
- Respected Member
- Posts: 222
Re: Visiting open days??Hi, I take it you mean University of Leicester? I study at De Montfort University in Leicester as they had the perfect course for what I was interested in, Media Production.(Original post by Monkeysuit.)
Hello well there wasn't anything that I really opposed as such, I though their biology department was fantastic! (the degree I've applied for ) but I didn't like the accomodation and wasn't really keen on the city as a whole, but that said that was Just my personal preference. I have friends who loved Leicester and applied I hope I haven't offended you x
The accomodation at DMU is all close by the uni whereas at Uni of Leicester theirs is situated further afield.
I love the city, but everyone is different I know. You have not offended me at all, lol, we all like and look for different things in a university and city. No worries lol xxx -
- Reputation:
- Respected Member
- Posts: 191
Re: Visiting open days??Ah cool, yes I did(Original post by JessicaUk)
Hi, I take it you mean University of Leicester? I study at De Montfort University in Leicester as they had the perfect course for what I was interested in, Media Production.
The accomodation at DMU is all close by the uni whereas at Uni of Leicester theirs is situated further afield.
I love the city, but everyone is different I know. You have not offended me at all, lol, we all like and look for different things in a university and city. No worries lol xxx
Yep that's basically it really, I preferred a smaller close knit campus, after living in London all my life I wasn't really looking for a buzzing city. Hence me firming Exeter in the end x
