Business Management (In-Company) at Nottingham Trent replies

Ah mine are ABB for both. NTU might change theirs to ABB for you I think they have for most people

Finally made a decision I'm firming NTU

Ah that would be better tbh, I think if I get the offer I will definitely put NTU first anyway! Yesterday confirmed that for me! Thanks for your help btw, think it went okay yesterday but you really can't tell can you!!

I'm on this course at the moment and coming to the end of my first year, if any of you have got any questions feel free to message me
One piece of advise I would give anyone is 100% do not underestimate how hard this course is! That includes how hard it is to secure a placement!


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Sure you'll get an offer! The course sounds good don't it, and the uni is nice.. What grades do you think you'll get??

I got the offer!! They've offered me ABB like you said, which is great as that's much more achievable as long as i put the work in now... Maths and French especially!!

Good to hear from those of you already on the course.. do any of you regret not going to another uni for a 'normal' degree to get the whole uni experience?! That's the one thing that worries me about this course however it seems too much of an offer to refuse

I'm a first year on this course as well; I don't regret doing it as you still get a decent uni experience in the first year in terms of going out and all that. Just make sure you know what to expect with the whole placement process. I'll gladly answer any questions if you have any.

hey I am currently on this course!! in first year... do not underestimate how hard it is.. this is not a normal degree reply if you have any questions xxx

Hi, so you'd recommend the course over other business BSC degrees like liverpool, lancs etc just regular ones with a placement year. Is the workload not to bad in 1st year? What's the process of finding placements like and has everyone In your year secured them?! I just need as much info as I can to definitely decide on my firm, so any info you have is much appreciated and good to hear it from someone who's on course first hand!

I'd recommend it - nice chance to set yourself up in a career. I've not particularly found the workload too strenuous and I've had plenty of free time. We're currently going through the placement process at the minute but you submit an application (CV etc.) to up to 5 of the affiliated companies, and if that's successful you'll progress to the interview stage. In some cases you'll have to undertake psychometric tests and be successful in those in order to gain an interview. It's all up in the air at the minute so I can't say how many have been placed, we're all currently waiting to hear back from the companies.

Is course really as good opportunity as it sounds?! There's gotta be some hidden drawback, beyond the large workload etc:P

I got the offer!! They've offered me ABB like you said, which is great as that's much more achievable as long as i put the work in now... Maths and French especially!!

Good to hear from those of you already on the course.. do any of you regret not going to another uni for a 'normal' degree to get the whole uni experience?! That's the one thing that worries me about this course however it seems too much of an offer to refuse

Hey.. yeah i think the hidden drawback would be that they make it sound like you'll definitely get a placement, which is SO not the case! I have been lucky enough to do well in the application process so far and I've got interviews lined up but I know of people who have really struggled to just make it past CV stage! But you do get alot of advice re, covering letters, CV's etc so if you listen to it and apply it you should be okay.. you must have done well enough to get onto the course anyway. There's hardly any academic work in the first year really..(easy if you have done A levels!) but you set up and run a limited
company which takes up so much more time than you think. I would still reccomend the course but just be aware that you have to work really hard to get a placement, companies will not consider you purely because youre on the course. You have to have decent work experience. Also, alot of companies have dropped out which they may not tell you about. At the minute its only Barclays, Rolls Royce, Toyota and Tesco! xxx

Thanks for this! Put a bit of a spanner in works now though! How many placements are on offer in comparison to number of students on BABM? When does the placement process start? Are you confident? My big worry is that I'd end up without placement and then just have a normal degree, when I could have gone to a better nicer uni like Lancaster. Did you think the same? But the opportunity it if it goes to plan sounds so good!