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Reply 60

Neostigmine

Original post by TTBA(v)JD

There is parking and travel from the station to the uni for free :smile:

Out of interest, how do you do that?

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parking and travelling for free? I believe when you register for the general big open day you get a bus pass and that gets you onto the unilink buses which is the unis own bus service. it will bring you to campus. Parking is done at West Quay (next to the station) and buses run similarly I believe.

If you're thinking about course specific open days (like offer holder open days) you still get a bus pass (at least I know this for medicine, I assume this is uni wide) and I understand you park at the halls of residence for free on offer holders open days :smile:

This is again, just for medicine, but I assume it is the same elsewhere :smile:

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Reply 61

Obscenedilemma

What's the drum and bass scene line?

Reply 62

tuile

Original post by JJGomez

As an overseas postgraduate student, would 800 pounds per month for living expenses suffice?

im an overseas postgrad here, and if you mean 800 pounds not including the rent, thats plenty. i only spent around 700 on my first and maybe second month when i had to buy the essentials for the kitchen and my room, but now 400 or so is enough for me (the partying comes to a stop at some point especially if you re postgrad :tongue:

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Reply 63

Lil_J

Original post by tuile

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Haha, sounds good. So would £800 including rent be enough then? If I may ask, which area are you doing your masters in?

Reply 64

zef1995

Hello everyone, I was wondering if there are any current Biomedical Science students at Southampton on this thread? I have some questions about the course, and would really appreciate some advice from somebody studying the course itself!
Thank you :smile:

Reply 65

User1148479

Any comsci w artificial intelligence students here? How is the population of girls in the course?

Also, are there malls or things to do OUTSIDE the university boundaries? Do students usually venture that far out? I'm currently deciding between soton and birmingham, mainly because I'd prefer not to be surrounded 24/7 by only students from my university.

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Reply 66

meganlindsay_

Hey! I was wondering if there was anyone at University of Southampton that is studying Nursing and could possibly answer a few of my questions as I am someone looking very strongly into going into nursing at UoS! Please reply! :smile:

Reply 67

Neostigmine

Original post by meganlindsay_

I have a friend doing nursing here. I could ask her for you?

Reply 68

meganlindsay_

Original post by BethaneyJ

I have a friend doing nursing here. I could ask her for you?

That would be great if you could thank you!! :smile:

Reply 69

Neostigmine

Original post by meganlindsay_

That would be great if you could thank you!! :smile:

She isn't on TSR but if you give me a load of questions I'll message them to her and post you answers to problem!

Reply 70

Liamp487

Hey. I have some questions about the work load. I'm going to be studying BSc Management, and I'm aware that it will differ in different subjects...
Is the workload a lot larger than A levels?

I have heard that it is difficult to get 40%, is this true?

Is it common that people fail to complete the first year?

Thank you :smile:

Reply 71

Elcor

Is anyone/does anyone know anyone who is doing Aeronautics & Astronautics at Southampton? I'm thinking of doing Aeronautics & Astronautics / Spacecraft Engineering and any insight into what the course is like would be extremely beneficial. :smile:

Reply 72

meganlindsay_

Original post by BethaneyJ

She isn't on TSR but if you give me a load of questions I'll message them to her and post you answers to problem!

Oh okay! Thank you very much!!! Here are a few questions:
When you live on campus do you have to travel to your placement in hospitals by yourself or do you move closer?
How much summer, winter, term breaks do you get a year?
How much time do you spend actually in your halls at campus?
Do you have enough time to party? (Haha)
What hospitals do you go to for placements?
Do you stay on campus with other people studying different subjects?
What qualifications did you get to study nursing at Southampton?

Reply 73

Neostigmine

Original post by meganlindsay_

I've sent them to her and I'll let you know! ^_^

Reply 74

Neostigmine

Original post by meganlindsay_

She says:

When you live on campus do you have to travel to your placement in hospitals by yourself or do you move closer?
Travelwise you have to find your way to placement, so if you want to/have the funds you can move closer but i dont really know anyone who has done that.

How much summer, winter, term breaks do you get a year?
in your first year you get 2 weeks at christmas, 3 in summer and 2 at easter. year 2 its the same ecxept we have an additional 5 weeks of elective in the summer.

How much time do you spend actually in your halls at campus?
I dont know anything about the halls really.

Do you have enough time to party? (Haha)
If you want to you can. lots of people do get time to party.

What hospitals do you go to for placements?
placements can be southampton, basingstoke, portsmouth, winchester and i think generally hampshire.

Do you stay on campus with other people studying different subjects?
you are mixed with other students on campus

What qualifications did you get to study nursing at Southampton?
I did an access course to study nursing but most people did a levels although i am not entirely sure what you need.

Hope that helps a bit!

Reply 75

Obscenedilemma

Original post by Obscenedilemma

What's the drum and bass scene like?

^ ?

Edit: you needn't answer this (not that you were going to) there's a group called release that do monthly drum and bass nights in places like Junk and Roxx. I now know my firm

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Reply 76

Joli

Original post by Liamp487

Hiya, I don't do management myself, but I've been able to drop the management academic president your questions and they've replied with this - hope it helps!

Work load varies with modules- you'll get some which require weekly blogs online, and some which require only one exam, but most in the middle are a combination of coursework and exam.
Classwork is weekly, and most of the time spending about an hour and half on it is sufficient to help you out with what you'll be doing in class. BUT, of course, if it's a topic you don't understand, spending longer than an hour and half is advisable. This is usually up to the student, and left to their discretion- you can cruise through your degree with minimum work, however to really understand what you're doing dedicating some time to figure it all out outside of lectures and classes is the best way. (Help is always available).

It's not difficult to get 40% at all, just make sure you attend lectures, keep up with classwork, hand in assignments and leave plenty of time to revise for exams, and you'll be on your way to a high 60%.
I haven't heard of anybody who has failed their first year of Management. Even the accounting modules!

If you've got any more questions, drop them an email at [email protected] :-)

Hope this helps!

Reply 77

Alex2424

I was just wondering why Southampton is rated so highly by the guardian and other timetables, I have viewed a few rated by modern languages and it is third, behind Oxbridge on most of them. Why is this seeing as it is much lower down in other subjects? Thanks

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Reply 78

Luna Jerry

hello!! I'm Luna, from India. I'm planning to join Southampton University later this year to study M.Sc in Unmanned Vehicle System design. Would you please provide me with the scenario of employability for non-EU students?