The Student Room Group
On campus at the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
Southampton
Visit website

University of Southampton Applicants 2015

Hey guys :smile:
I thought I'd better start a thread looking for people who are applying for the University of Southampton for September 2015 entry? Thought we'd better start with a list of questions:

-What course are you thinking of applying for?
- What are you currently studying?
-Why the University of Southampton?
-Have you attended any open days or visits to the university?

I thought we could use this thread to keep updated on applications and just general news about the University of Southampton :smile:

Scroll to see replies

Original post by LouieSax
Hey guys :smile:
I thought I'd better start a thread looking for people who are applying for the University of Southampton for September 2015 entry? Thought we'd better start with a list of questions:

-What course are you thinking of applying for?
- What are you currently studying?
-Why the University of Southampton?
-Have you attended any open days or visits to the university?

I thought we could use this thread to keep updated on applications and just general news about the University of Southampton :smile:


I'm on a gap year but I did Law, BTEC ICT and Business (a*, dist* and a respectively). I want to study law and I chose southampton as it's a great uni with a good reputation - went to an open day and it looked great, nice students and staff and a lovely campus!

How about you? (Assuming you are in the same boat!)


Posted from TSR Mobile
(edited 9 years ago)
On campus at the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
Southampton
Visit website
Reply 2
Original post by beingawallflower
I'm on a gap year but I did Law, BTEC ICT and Business (a*, dist* and a respectively). I want to study law and I chose southampton as it's a great uni with a good reputation - went to an open day and it looked great, nice students and staff and a lovely campus!

How about you? (Assuming you are in the same boat!)


Posted from TSR Mobile


Have you got a deferred entry place then? :smile: I'm on my gap year too (not deferred) and I have finished my A Levels in Biology, Psychology and Health and Social Care and I want to study Occupational Therapy. I haven't had the chance to visit the university because I live so far away but I really hope I'll get the chance before I apply, but, I really like the look of the university from the website, the course, the reputation and I've heard some very good reviews about the university from others :smile: How's your gap year going? :smile:
Original post by LouieSax
Hey guys :smile:
I thought I'd better start a thread looking for people who are applying for the University of Southampton for September 2015 entry? Thought we'd better start with a list of questions:

-What course are you thinking of applying for?
- What are you currently studying?
-Why the University of Southampton?
-Have you attended any open days or visits to the university?

I thought we could use this thread to keep updated on applications and just general news about the University of Southampton :smile:

Course: Psychology and Criminology
Studying: Psychology, RS, Poltics and Maths Alevels :smile:
Why?: Well I only just recently came across Southampton by asking for a suggestion on here for a 5th uni! But it's the only russell group uni that offers my course! (accredited) and so will be my highest offer (fingers cross they give me one) which I wanted a higher one so... yeah
Open day: Went to the one last friday (5th). REALLY liked it which has made my decision hard. The campus was really green and lovely which I liked. The student union seemed like the best I've seen - like at others there's not really been much info about it but here they were really promoting it :smile: plus the library was big which is good and you get a free bus pass which is great compared to the other one it's against for my first choice - all money saved is a bonus obviously! - it's closer to home (but not too close) which will also save on train fares home, it's approx. 3 hrs compared to 5 ish for my others :biggrin:
Reply 4
Original post by loosiemorgan
Course: Psychology and Criminology
Studying: Psychology, RS, Poltics and Maths Alevels :smile:
Why?: Well I only just recently came across Southampton by asking for a suggestion on here for a 5th uni! But it's the only russell group uni that offers my course! (accredited) and so will be my highest offer (fingers cross they give me one) which I wanted a higher one so... yeah
Open day: Went to the one last friday (5th). REALLY liked it which has made my decision hard. The campus was really green and lovely which I liked. The student union seemed like the best I've seen - like at others there's not really been much info about it but here they were really promoting it :smile: plus the library was big which is good and you get a free bus pass which is great compared to the other one it's against for my first choice - all money saved is a bonus obviously! - it's closer to home (but not too close) which will also save on train fares home, it's approx. 3 hrs compared to 5 ish for my others :biggrin:


Nice! So is Southampton your top choice of university? By any chance did you get to see the accommodation? What was it like? I really want to go to an open day, but not sure whether I'll be able to due to money and distance :frown:
Original post by LouieSax
Nice! So is Southampton your top choice of university? By any chance did you get to see the accommodation? What was it like? I really want to go to an open day, but not sure whether I'll be able to due to money and distance :frown:

Joint top :biggrin: it's between Swansea and Southampton. Yeah you know how there are two like villagey looking ones if you get what I mean: Glen Eyre and Wessex Lane? We just went to Glen Eyre since they look similar online and we had to get to talks etc. But I really liked the look of Glen Eyre looked a nice area the rooms were good sizes just like other places and the kitchens too. Plus there was a fitness suit and squash courts which is a bonus, might make me go to the gym if I dont have to walk far haha is there anything specifically you like to know about them? i.e are you looking at ensuite or shared? I'm looking at ensuite but I did go in one standard room :smile:
Reply 6
Original post by loosiemorgan
Joint top :biggrin: it's between Swansea and Southampton. Yeah you know how there are two like villagey looking ones if you get what I mean: Glen Eyre and Wessex Lane? We just went to Glen Eyre since they look similar online and we had to get to talks etc. But I really liked the look of Glen Eyre looked a nice area the rooms were good sizes just like other places and the kitchens too. Plus there was a fitness suit and squash courts which is a bonus, might make me go to the gym if I dont have to walk far haha is there anything specifically you like to know about them? i.e are you looking at ensuite or shared? I'm looking at ensuite but I did go in one standard room :smile:


Thanks for that. But for me, having an ensuite isn't much of a big deal for me. Is there a lot of space in your own room? Also is it the type of accommodation, you could easily socialise with people? :smile: Thanks so much for the help :smile: So have you been to Swansea yet? :smile:
Original post by LouieSax
Thanks for that. But for me, having an ensuite isn't much of a big deal for me. Is there a lot of space in your own room? Also is it the type of accommodation, you could easily socialise with people? :smile: Thanks so much for the help :smile: So have you been to Swansea yet? :smile:


It's okay :smile: well I only went in the enhanced standard room but that for me was pretty big like if I was getting a standard I'd probably save my money but that definately had a lot of space! The kitchen was just a kitchen if you know what I mean, like in one at Lincoln there was a sofa but at Southampton there was the table and chairs and the kitchen stuff. But on the map I saw a common room but we didn't bother going in there so I don't know sorry. Yeah I've been to Sussex, Swansea, Lincoln and Southampton! :biggrin: but didn't like Sussex
Original post by LouieSax
Have you got a deferred entry place then? :smile: I'm on my gap year too (not deferred) and I have finished my A Levels in Biology, Psychology and Health and Social Care and I want to study Occupational Therapy. I haven't had the chance to visit the university because I live so far away but I really hope I'll get the chance before I apply, but, I really like the look of the university from the website, the course, the reputation and I've heard some very good reviews about the university from others :smile: How's your gap year going? :smile:


I don't have a place, I applied to different universities but exceeded the requirements so I'm reapplying to higher ones :smile: gap year is great - I got a job in a bookshop! You? It's a great university and the campus is so green!! I saw trees and ponds, fish and ducks :biggrin:


Posted from TSR Mobile
Original post by LouieSax
Hey guys :smile:
I thought I'd better start a thread looking for people who are applying for the University of Southampton for September 2015 entry? Thought we'd better start with a list of questions:

-What course are you thinking of applying for?
- What are you currently studying?
-Why the University of Southampton?
-Have you attended any open days or visits to the university?

I thought we could use this thread to keep updated on applications and just general news about the University of Southampton :smile:


Hey!

I'm going to be applying for Graduate Entry Medicine for 2015 entry.

I have a degree in Classics from Oxford (2.1) and sat a Chemistry A Level this year and managed to get an A*

Applying to Southampton partly because the medical school is really good and partly because I grew up in Southampton so I know the city and the university and the hospital well.

Good luck to you all!
Reply 10
Original post by beingawallflower
I don't have a place, I applied to different universities but exceeded the requirements so I'm reapplying to higher ones :smile: gap year is great - I got a job in a bookshop! You? It's a great university and the campus is so green!! I saw trees and ponds, fish and ducks :biggrin:


Posted from TSR Mobile

Hi :smile: Sorry for the late reply :smile: Yeah I've really enjoyed my gap year up until now, over the summer I kept so busy and tried to keep doing different things and do some personal statement building which I have loved. However at the moment, my gap year has been put into a bit a limbo whilst I wait for the paperwork of my new job to come through, so I haven't got much to do at the moment because I need the paperwork in order to start -.-' I;ve got a job as a Health Care Support Worker but as I said I haven't started yet. Funnily enough, I've been on the virtual tour for Southampton Uni and the green spaces are definitely something that has drawn me to it because I really want somewhere nice where I can just relax and chill, you know? :smile:

Original post by JenniB22
Hey!

I'm going to be applying for Graduate Entry Medicine for 2015 entry.

I have a degree in Classics from Oxford (2.1) and sat a Chemistry A Level this year and managed to get an A*

Applying to Southampton partly because the medical school is really good and partly because I grew up in Southampton so I know the city and the university and the hospital well.

Good luck to you all!


Oh! Gosh! Medicine, such a difficult on to get into, good luck, but it seems you have all the grades and the requirements so you've already won half the battle, which is always a help haha :P Got much work experience/voluntary work on your personal statement? :smile: Good luck :smile:
Wish I did a btec!
It's far easier to gain 420 ucas points- D* D* D*
And attend a top Russell group uni
Reply 14
Original post by lozasaurus99
Wish I did a btec!


Original post by lozasaurus99
It's far easier to gain 420 ucas points- D* D* D*


Hey! I feel you :tongue:
However, for my course, Southampton are not taking BTEC's unless they are combined with at least one other A Level!
A Levels are tough...very tough.
What are you thinking of applying for? :smile:
I hate A levels, though like 2 A levels & a Btec look good than say CCD at A level! Thanks & Politics and IR
Almost every uni Russell Group accepts them like Kcl and I know a guy who did all Btecs & got into Durham :frown: wish I chose them
Reply 17
Original post by lozasaurus99
I hate A levels, though like 2 A levels & a Btec look good than say CCD at A level! Thanks & Politics and IR


Original post by lozasaurus99
Almost every uni Russell Group accepts them like Kcl and I know a guy who did all Btecs & got into Durham :frown: wish I chose them


Well personally, when I later discovered I could have gotten in to uni with a BTEC in Health and Social Care, I really thought it over and realised that if I know that when picking my options I know that I would have still picked A Levels, because I enjoyed Biology and Psychology, which as far as I am aware, is not covered in Health and Social. Besides, BTEC's and A Levels are both difficult but just in different ways, I think :smile: So where are you thinking of applying to uni? :smile:
Reply 18

What course are you thinking of applying for? Computer Science (G400)



What are you currently studying? Access to HE Computing



Why the University of Southampton? Southampton itself is a brilliant area, the university has an amazing reputation and is also highly ranked both as a university and in the specific subject area.



Have you attended any open days or visits to the university? I didn't have the chance to unfortunately, this obviously hinders my choice a slight bit however as its my 1st choice I'll definately attempt to attend an open day or even a campus tour, that way I will get the full expereience of the campus :smile:

Nooooooo! !!! Btecs are definitely way far too easier than A levels!!!! Do you think I could do one extra as an external candidate maybe to gain more ucas points? And that's good if you enjoyed your subjects:smile: you'll do really well! !! ..I want to go qmul/royal Holloway etc. Because London is good!!!!!:smile: wbu?

Quick Reply

Latest