Uni's should be selling themselves to us not vice versa!
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Re: Uni's should be selling themselves to us not vice versa!Yes(Original post by jayjamine)
Anyone else feel the same??
But they do
I have been to 4 open days with my daughter so far ... the courses all looked great on paper ... they are all RG universities ... 2 of them are not good at selling themselves (well the depts in question) and she is not going to apply
When she decides on her 5 choices they will be universities that have convinced her they are worthy of her and her (my) money ... she will then need to convince them that she is what they need too
Pretty much like a job interview ... when I go to an interview I am looking to them to give me FAR more than than the £9k that the universities are asking for ... but I still expect them to convince me that they are the right environment for me -
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You do if you go to the open days. Attending the open days tells you far more about the uni than a prospectus can and (of the ones I attended) the lecturers deliver a presentation and you can ask them questions afterwards.(Original post by jayjamine)
I mean we don't get to interview our lecturers before hand! -
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Re: Uni's should be selling themselves to us not vice versa!Kelly Osbourne lectured at your Uni???(Original post by Drewski)
Quite. One member of the lecturing staff at my place looked like Ozy Osbourne, was very obviously male yet wore summer dresses all the time. Had I seen or spoken to him/her/whatever on an open day I'd have dug a hole and never emerged. -
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Re: Uni's should be selling themselves to us not vice versa!they do sell themselves quite a bit. in all prospectuses i have read, plus course leaflets etc, they say "why choose xxxxx" (with reasons) and "why choose to study yyyyy at xxxxx" (with reasons.)
i could see why with all the ones i visited, they all looked really cool and so will probably apply to them. it was only three (leeds/liverpool/nottingham) and then a languages day at cambridge.
in the end its all personal opinion. -
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Re: Uni's should be selling themselves to us not vice versa!My parents were generally absolute rubbish at interview advice. However, the one thing they did tell me was "Remember you're interviewing them as well, it's not all about what you can give them" - it's served me pretty well.(Original post by TenOfThem)
Pretty much like a job interview ... when I go to an interview I am looking to them to give me FAR more than than the £9k that the universities are asking for ... but I still expect them to convince me that they are the right environment for me
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Re: Uni's should be selling themselves to us not vice versa!Spot on(Original post by TheSownRose)
My parents were generally absolute rubbish at interview advice. However, the one thing they did tell me was "Remember you're interviewing them as well, it's not all about what you can give them" - it's served me pretty well.
