Psychology 2014 Bangor Firmers :D

hells yeah it really is everywhere
haha i love history.. not sure i love being tested on it though! the coursework is so painful hahaha
oooooo that sounds really really interesting!
i know this may be a little odd but Im so hoping i get called for jury during my life haha it would be so awesome- and if i learn about this i can be all intelligent faced and pondering the psychological meaning behind it all hahaha

Yeah bangor is small haha it isn't what i had originally pictured as my dream uni, but having seen a lot of different types (city, city campus etc) it was an easy choice hahah yeah i saw snow too!! on the other open day i went to i even saw wild ponies on the side of one of the many hilly things surrounding bangor
yeah generally i don't do well with sports hahah but I'm definitely going to be giving some ago that i haven't tried before (like water ones- always fancied myself a bit of a captain XD haha captain shannon, liking it already)
it certainly isn't as easy getting everywhere compared too where i live right now :P as i live near london and very very near an airport haha ireland however, I've only been to once and loved it so much, hopefully if I'm not entirely skint i'll be able to afford a little trip to ireland at uni since it really is easy to get to from bangor
I'm from hertfordshire, but i wasnt born there; my entire non-direct family is from kent, but i was born in washington dc, moved to holland and i only lived in England for the first time in 2007 haha so I'm looking forward to being able to add another country to my 'lived in list' haha

yeah those topics in psychology seem really really interesting! I'm not really sure of my favourite- from my a level i really like developmental psychology- but then again anything with babies and the elderly is generally awesome hahaha and yes bangor seems to have such a huge range of specialists its amazing!

Yeah bangor is small haha it isn't what i had originally pictured as my dream uni, but having seen a lot of different types (city, city campus etc) it was an easy choice hahah yeah i saw snow too!! on the other open day i went to i even saw wild ponies on the side of one of the many hilly things surrounding bangor
yeah generally i don't do well with sports hahah but I'm definitely going to be giving some ago that i haven't tried before (like water ones- always fancied myself a bit of a captain XD haha captain shannon, liking it already)
it certainly isn't as easy getting everywhere compared too where i live right now :P as i live near london and very very near an airport haha ireland however, I've only been to once and loved it so much, hopefully if I'm not entirely skint i'll be able to afford a little trip to ireland at uni since it really is easy to get to from bangor
I'm from hertfordshire, but i wasnt born there; my entire non-direct family is from kent, but i was born in washington dc, moved to holland and i only lived in England for the first time in 2007 haha so I'm looking forward to being able to add another country to my 'lived in list' haha

yeah those topics in psychology seem really really interesting! I'm not really sure of my favourite- from my a level i really like developmental psychology- but then again anything with babies and the elderly is generally awesome hahaha and yes bangor seems to have such a huge range of specialists its amazing!

Haha, yeah mine was orginally meant to be in a bigger city than where I live right now so it turned out to be the opposite of what I was going for, but I like the compactness! :P
Haha, I'm actually new to quite a few outdoor/water sports so I guess that's why I want to try them as well ^_^
Oh wow, that's a really cool history, I mean, the only way I'm connected to other countries is by my ancestors being Turkish (hence my last name is not British and actually shortened from a longer name), I've never lived in another country! :/ but intend to travel whenever it's possible (the international experience schemes appeal to me a lot!)

Well I feel awkward jumping in the middle of conversations haha :3 But hey I'm Chloe. I've firmed Bangor for psychology in my mind buuut yet to officially do it through UCAS (I'm scared once I make it all official I'll go changing my mind, so I'm keeping it this way for a week or so to be sure :P) I'm about 5 hours away currently which feels like a long way away but I like that. I wouldn't like being just half an hour or something away.
I didn't actually go to any open days (bad I know!) but it look absolutely stunning from the online stalking I've done of it :3
What made you guys all choose to apply here? I'm curious to know x

Ooh I've not looked into the international experience schemes... I must do that right this moment! I've traveled A LOT in my life - even lived in Cyprus and Germany for a few years each. So this makes me happy :3 I don't know I didn't know about this!

Hahaha if only education was "ok study this if you enjoy it...there isn't an exam on it"

Again I agree with you, jury duty would be so damn interesting. Imagine having a say on whether someone went to prison or not I would most likely screw it up haha

Well I feel awkward jumping in the middle of conversations haha :3 But hey I'm Chloe. I've firmed Bangor for psychology in my mind buuut yet to officially do it through UCAS (I'm scared once I make it all official I'll go changing my mind, so I'm keeping it this way for a week or so to be sure :P) I'm about 5 hours away currently which feels like a long way away but I like that. I wouldn't like being just half an hour or something away.
I didn't actually go to any open days (bad I know!) but it look absolutely stunning from the online stalking I've done of it :3
What made you guys all choose to apply here? I'm curious to know x

Okay so any fear I had about changing my mind is now impossible. Doesn't get better than wild ponies on hills.

I'm not even being sarcastic. :L

It's fine, the more people start talking here, the better well to get some perspective, I'm probably about 9 hours away haha (that's taking the train as well...) so you're closer than I am! Well, I can't say you didn't miss out by not going on the open day, as it would have showed you how awesome the place is ;D because it really is lovely, has a nice campus, you can easily get to all parts, the main building is a beautiful castle building which inside looks seriously well kept for a building that old haha. I chose it mainly because after the open day, I was so impressed by it. But beforehand, when I applied for an offer, I chose it because it was ranked quite high on graduate prospects and especially research and student satisfation, yet it was not ranked that high for entry. I wondered if that was because it wasn't a very nice place to be but that was proven wrong when I visited . I know it has a great reputation and good links to other countries so I'm happy to say its a firm for me. (plus it's cheap and safe to live there - always a bonus!)

Well, I got an email saying that if you chose to do a year abroad you will have Psychology with ''international experience'' added to your degree title I think its the Erasmus scheme they were talking about ^_^ Ahhh... so jealous haha well that's really cool, I can't wait to meet such cultured people :P

]I don't know where to apply for accommodation this coming May, what do you think guys, which hall appeals to you the most?

Haha, yeah mine was orginally meant to be in a bigger city than where I live right now so it turned out to be the opposite of what I was going for, but I like the compactness! :P
Haha, I'm actually new to quite a few outdoor/water sports so I guess that's why I want to try them as well ^_^
Oh wow, that's a really cool history, I mean, the only way I'm connected to other countries is by my ancestors being Turkish (hence my last name is not British and actually shortened from a longer name), I've never lived in another country! :/ but intend to travel whenever it's possible (the international experience schemes appeal to me a lot!)

I don't know where to apply for accommodation this coming May, what do you think guys, which hall appeals to you the most?

Hi Chloe no need to feel awkward! The more the better! yeah haha i like the idea of being far away for uni haha it is stunning i chose it because its really good for psychology (between 51-71 in the WORLD rankings for psychology), the lecturers were really interesting and the few i talked to on the applicant day were very approachable.. and also because everyone is just so so nice there

Oh my really in the WORLD? :O I only looked at it's place in the UK. That is mighty impressive :3 Did you get that plastic folder thing with the whole "Think psychology bangor" with the other leaflets? I liked i got sent that - none of the others bothered with anything similar. It really showcased the department and got me all excited about it :3



OMG what I would give to see this everyday there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hQjo3DPPi8 :')

Woah that is a long long way to come! I see your originally from Southampton? Technically my football rival city I'm originally from Portsmouth haha. Awh darn well I can tell that it's a lovely place which is a contrast to a lot of other universities in the UK which look all run down and not so nice. Mm you chose it pretty much the same reasons as me - it's supposed to be real good for the subject and it was the highest ranked for psychology out of all my offers. Most importantly I could just imagine myself being there.

I just checked it out - looks like something worth considering :3 Awh shucks never been called a cultured person before!

Well my Dad earns quite a lots so my loan wont be much over the minimum which sucks as my parents aren't going to help me out much financially (luckily I have 4 grand saved up so far!) So I'm probably going to go with whatever is cheap and cheerful! I'd really like an en-suit though so gah I don't know :3 I'm only expecting to be in halls the first year for the experience, practicality (can't be travelling back and fourth to view rooms to rent in student houses) and whatnot but the second/third year I hope to live cheaper in a house share. So I may be able to justify the extra expense as halls are more pricey anyhow, may as well make my life a little nicer when it's just the first year.

haha yeah bangors population is apparently smaller than my towns! haha woo maybe we can try them together next year ?
ooooo thats awesome! see my family are english through and through haha i really want to do the international experience too! i love travelling!!! seeing new places, the different quirks in each country tehe i plan to travel to as many countries and places as possible i wanted to do a gap year before uni but 1. my parents freaked out hahaha saying i was too young and 2. it costs so so much :s! what would be your dream country to go to if money sand time wasn't an issue?

im not sure which specific one to pick but I'm definitely going for the 2009-8 built ones as the older ones looked pretty darn scary haha

apparently so :P yeah i got that i love the poster that came in it; the albert enstine quote with the world made out of a brain- keep meaning to put it up haha yeah they're really organised and good at promotional stuff :P i love it so excited for september!!!

hahaha that would be THE best thing to see everyday- imagine giving friends who have cone to visit a tour; "To your left theres Lidl, to your right the train station, oh and yeah over there, its just the dancing ponies, theres the psychology department..."
have you seen pictures of the new build? it looks so cool and is so ,much bigger in real life than i had imagined!

Well that was where I was born and as I lived in a town near the city I can't say I actually know it well at all haha, Plymouth is basically my hometown and they're sea cities so it's kinda the same haha I also applied to Bournemouth and Portsmouth Universities but I think it'll be nicer to go somewhere North

People actually think I am from another country half the time, but my foreign history is pretty much been filtered out throughout my family haha although you can never claim you are 100% English of course. I don't know where exactly I want to go or if I want to do the study or the work scheme, there's so much choice I'll have to think about it in my first year!

That's the same for me :/ but the problem is that my parents are not helping me out other than giving me some food and essentials at the start of the year haha I don't have any savings either but my grandparents are chipping in for me quite generously so there's some hope for the start of the year in terms of living like a student. I am happy to say though that I am quite frugal with money and love to save as much as I can, so I think I will be able to make it through the 3 years with the loan, but I do think I will get a part-time job in the first year as the degree is counted with that year.

I like the idea of living in the new halls, but at the same time the older ones I think are also quite nice, I quite like old buildings with renovated, modern rooms inside. I'm just not sure haha