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Reply 2040

martin7

Original post by Anonymous

Is it possible/heard of to do a course change from different departments say half a term into your course at Bristol?

It might be possible to change early on in the first term -- but as has been pointed out, it will depend on whether there are spaces available on the course you want to transfer to, and whether you have appropriate A-level results for the course. So it's by no means guaranteed. You need to put in the request very early in the term so you minimise the amount of work you miss. Missing five or six weeks of teaching is far too much to catch up on. You might only have a week or two to put in the request once terms starts, so you'll need to check on what deadlines there might be.

You also need to consider what you want to do if you put in a request and it's turned down. Will you just carry on with whatever course you applied to do originally? Or will you withdraw and re-apply for admission in 2021? If you'll withdraw, perhaps start thinking now what you'll do in the 12 months before you start a new course.

There's more than 4 months to go before the start of the new academic year. If you've changed your mind about what you want to study, then perhaps you should have a conversation with the admissions offices (for Bristol and anywhere else you've applied to) now to see what options might be available to you.

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Reply 2041

apple7171

Hi! I have applied for Aerospace Engineering BEng. I realise that they do not offer a year industry. Is there any current student here who can tell me more about how the university gives exposure to such students? Do they have summer internships for such students? Please let me know. Thank you so much!

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Anonymous #23

How much can I expect to spend on groceries per week if I go for self catered accommodation? Considering 3 meals a day and nothing fancy, just simple, basic ingredients.

Reply 2043

Keels25

Original post by Anonymous

How much can I expect to spend on groceries per week if I go for self catered accommodation? Considering 3 meals a day and nothing fancy, just simple, basic ingredients.

I graduated two years ago but I would spend about £30-£40 on groceries per week depending on how much I needed. Before starting I stocked up on lots of dry goods eg rice, pasta etc so that I didn’t need to spend much more on topping those things up throughout the term. I was budgeting for about £80 per week but often there were weeks when I didn’t spend this much in a week, and similarly there were weeks when I spent double that, just depending on the circumstances!

Reply 2044

Anonymous #23

For Psychology students-how are the research opportunities at Bristol? Can I get involved in working on a research project in the first year?

Reply 2045

madboo

Original post by Anonymous

For Psychology students-how are the research opportunities at Bristol? Can I get involved in working on a research project in the first year?

3rd year psych student here, they're pretty good I think! Whilst I didn't do any personally you can volunteer/get paid positions helping researchers within the school, and there are opportunities to get paid research assistant jobs at the uni over the summer where you get more free rein doing your own research.

Reply 2046

rebellionium

any accommodation suggestions for quiet people? I am considering New Bridewell, Richmond Terrace, Hawthorns and Durdham, any other suggestions?

Reply 2047

MJ1148

Original post by rebellionium

any accommodation suggestions for quiet people? I am considering New Bridewell, Richmond Terrace, Hawthorns and Durdham, any other suggestions?

I’ve heard that Hillside Woodside is really good for quiet people as it is in a secluded area 1.5 miles away from campus if that appeals to you x

Reply 2048

rebellionium

Original post by MJ1148

I’ve heard that Hillside Woodside is really good for quiet people as it is in a secluded area 1.5 miles away from campus if that appeals to you x

i prefer en suite though

Reply 2049

Anonymous #24

Original post by Wordsworth68

Hi. I’ve got an offer to do law at Bristol this year. When I went on one of the open days I saw a lot of private school-looking students (rugby shirts etc) strutting about as if they owned the place, and I was wondering whether this is widely seen across the university? How may private school kids are really about? Sorry if this question seems a bit weird

As has been said previously, it is true that a large percentage of people at UoB went to private school and that there are a lot of wealthy students about and some posh accents. But still the majority of people do come from state schools and I believe there is even a society specifically for state educated people!

Ultimately there are nice/friendly people from all walks of life. But also there are rude/nasty people from all walks of life. I’ve met some lovely people at Bristol who were privately educated, yet I’ve also met some rude people who were privately educated. I’ve met some lovely people at Bristol who were state educated, yet I’ve also met some rude people who were state educated. Background doesn’t determine how nice or how arrogant someone is. Ultimately if you treat people with decency then hopefully they’ treat you with decency back! And if they don’t then they’re an idiot (regardless of what school they went to/their accent)!

Reply 2050

Anonymous #24

Original post by MathStudent8

I have an offer for the BSc in Mathematics at Bristol. Would you be able to answer some of my questions?

1) how would you rate the problem sets they give you in the later years of the degree? Do they do a good job of forcing you to understand all of the material without being overly repetitive?

2) how good are the resources (e.g. lecture notes) for understanding points you may have missed in lectures

3) Was the complex analysis stuff in the second year module 'Multivariable Calculus and Complex Functions' reasonably rigorous, or would you need to take third year 'Complex Function Theory' for a rigorous treatment of complex analysis?

4) Can you think of anything in particular about the course that I should be aware of when making my decision?

Thanks for your help

3rd year maths student here! (Sorry if already been answered):

1. The problem sets for each unit are very important and the best way of reinforcing the material learnt in lectures. The lecturers make a big fuss out of emphasising the importance of them (even over past papers) because the sheets are literally designed to prepare you for the exact exam you will be sitting in that unit. You’ll only be required to hand in a few questions from each sheet to be marked, but the idea is if you can answer fully and understand all the questions on each sheet then you’ll do well in the exam!

2. Yeah lecture notes for each unit tend to be a decent source to work/revise from, but some lecturers may leave gaps or leave out proofs etc in their notes to encourage you to come to lectures or to do the problem sheets. Ultimately everything covered in the actual lectures is what is examinable (unless they specifically say something isn’t).

3. Yeah the 3rd year Complex Function Theory course is a much more rigorous/proof based course than the 2nd year course. The complex functions part of the 2nd year course is more about USING the theorems to compute derivatives/integrals/residues etc rather than analytic proofs of the theorems. I literally can’t remember there being any proofs in the exam.

4. Obviously Bristol is one of the top universities in the country for maths and outside of oxbridge/warwick/imperial is arguably the best for maths research (think it is 5th for research quality on complete universities guide) - so I do recommend it! If you do come to Bristol then my advice would be just keep on top of your work in 1st year as it is quite a lot (roughly 20 contact hours and 3 homeworks a week) and get help early if you’re struggling with something. 2nd year surprisingly felt a lot easier than 1st year since contact hours went down to 12 per week and you start to specialise in the areas you’re interested in. Also if you haven’t done any Latex coding yet then I definitely recommend getting ahead of the game with that as units like Mathematical Investigations, Mathematical Programming and 3rd year projects require report writing in Latex code.

Good luck!

Reply 2051

LegitLizard

Original post by rebellionium

i prefer en suite though

I've applied this year, and my first choice is Durdham. Seems quite quiet, with good self-catered, and en-suites.

Reply 2052

Sjod

Any physics students here? Wondering what the course is like, how many contact hours, what’s the structure - do you have small group tutorials for instance? Thanks!