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OP

Good morning everyone!
Thanks for your questions so far. Answers coming up shortly.
Don't forget, if you want to find out more about applying, living, or studying here, please ask us!

Best Wishes
Viv, Jen, Elle and Olly

Reply 4

OP

Original post by SophhFrog

Hi, (I hope it's ok to post my question early)

I'm thinking about applying to the university for 2015 entry to BA English Literature. I was wondering what would admissions really like to see on personal statements. Also, would you still be offered if the entry was BBC and your predicted grades are BCC - I do have 20 UCAS points from Lamda Grade 6 speaking in public qualification.

Lastly, Have you thought about filming a campus tour or some parts of the open day(s)- I really want to see the University but I live over 200 miles away and it may not be possible for me to visit on the open day.

Thanks so much.

Hi SophhFrog

Thank you for your question and it's great to hear that you're interested in studying at Brighton :smile:

There are a few parts to your question so I will try and answer each of them below.

Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements are listed on the course page of our website, I think you are talking about our BA(Hons) English literature course, which is here. Have you also seen our flexible admissions policy? You can find it here. At Brighton, we take your grades and lots of other factors into account when making decisions about offers.

Personal statements
If you haven’t done so already, check out our online info about writing personal statements. Here on TSR isn’t the best place to discuss individual cases, instead I would recommend that you email the admissions team with your query. You can contact them on [email protected].

Campus tours and open days
I would say that whenever you can it is worth visiting a university campus – and a place, to get a feel for it. Brighton is a really unique place. I am not sure if you have visited before but there is lots going on and lots to see and do. I do understand though that it is difficult to get to visit everywhere you might like to though. We don’t have campus tours online at the moment but we do have some great campus films and two of our students made this film about living in Brighton this summer.

All the best!
Viv

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Reply 5

OP

Original post by rozerin

Hi, I want to study Pharmacy, especially in Brighton.
My AS subjects: Maths, Further Maths, Biology and Chemistry.
I've dropped further maths, but my grades were ABCD(maths, bio, f maths and chemistry).
I got an A for one of my units in chemistry but e and d on the others. My predicts would be around A*AB-ABB. A* for maths hopefully and B for chemistry (I will be retaking 2 units from AS). Biology still discussing with teachers between A or B.
Do you think I actually stand a chance for Brighton? (Btw GCSE maths a*, english lang b, english lit A, core and additional science AA. Overall 2 A* 5 A and 3 B)

Thank you very much!

Hi rozerin

Thanks for your message.

Pharmacy is a great course, it gives you the opportunity to link up with other health professionals who are studying for their degrees too, replicating the experience you will have in the work place. It is academically and personally demanding which is why the typical entry requirements are high. That said, we have a flexible admissions policy and take lots of factors into consideration when you apply. These might include activities such as volunteering or work experience. We do encourage passionate individuals to apply even if they don't meet the typical requirements. Applicants who meet the criteria are also invited to interviews, which is a great opportunity discuss whether the course is right for you.

In terms of your specific qualifications I'd recommend you contact our admissions team ([email protected]) who are better suited to answer individual circumstances. Do get in touch, we here to help! We also have a film on youtube about the course too, you can watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4qzLiBDvKk Please note it’s not a brand new film, the building it mentions near the end has been established for a while now, but the information given in the film is really useful so we wanted to share it with you.

Best Wishes
Viv

Reply 6

SophhFrog

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Original post by University of Brighton

Hi SophhFrog

Thank you for your question and it's great to hear that you're interested in studying at Brighton :smile:

There are a few parts to your question so I will try and answer each of them below.

Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements are listed on the course page of our website, I think you are talking about our BA(Hons) English literature course, which is here. Have you also seen our flexible admissions policy? You can find it here. At Brighton, we take your grades and lots of other factors when making decisions about offers.

Personal statements
If you haven’t done so already, check out our online info about writing personal statements. Here on TSR isn’t the best place to discuss individual cases, instead I would recommend that you email the admissions team with your query. You can contact them on [email protected].

Campus tours and open days
I would say that whenever you can it is worth visiting a university campus – and a place, to get a feel for it. Brighton is a really unique place. I am not sure if you have visited before but there is lots going on and lots to see and do. I do understand though that it is difficult to get to visit everywhere you might like to though. We don’t have campus tours online at the moment but we do have some great campus films and two of our students made this film about living in Brighton this summer.

All the best!
Viv

Thanks so much. I will take a look at the links. I'm sorry if this has already been asked but is there going to be anyone from the university showing people around town or greeting people from the train station ( I may be going alone to the open day and I've never been to Brighton)

Reply 7

OP

Original post by SophhFrog

Thanks so much. I will take a look at the links. I'm sorry if this has already been asked but is there going to be anyone from the university showing people around town or greeting people from the train station ( I may be going alone to the open day and I've never been to Brighton)

Hi SophhFrog,

Don't worry about getting lost, our campuses are very close to several train stations. Moulsecoomb campus, for instance, is so close to Moulsecoomb station that you can see our buildings from the platform. Falmer campus, where the BA(Hons) English literature is based, also has it's own station. There won't be anyone at Falmer station on the day but our buildings are less than 5 minutes walk along clearly sign-posted paths. It can be daunting to visit somewhere new on your own but don't panic, there will be plenty of people in the same boat.

Hope that helps,
Elle

Reply 8

BiancaArantes

Hi,

I am a Brazilian undergraduate journalism student and I am interested in joining your Food Journalism BA class in 2016, so I would like to know if you could help me, please, so I can already prepare myself in order to fulfill your admission requirements. As in 2016, I will have already graduated into an undergraduate degree in Journalism in Brazil, what will be the admission requirements? I already saw what you normally ask for someone that has graduated from High School in Brazil, but I was wondering if, since I will already have ended an undergraduate course, the requirements will be different.

Besides that, is there the possibility of credit transfer in my case? I would like to know this, since I will already have attended to similar classes to some of the course modules in my undergraduate degree in Brazil.

Thanks so much!

Reply 9

thrbaxter333

Hello, I have my heart set on going to Brighton next year to study the Applied Psychology and Sociology BA but unfortunately I didn't do as well as I expected in my AS levels because of personal difficulties - although I got a B in Psychology which I'm pleased with! :biggrin:

The rest were C, C, E...
It's so frustrating because I know that I have the potential to do brilliantly but my teachers probably won't predict me very high A2 grades. The entry requirements for that course are BBB. I know you have a flexible admissions policy and am working on my personal statement as we speak, but what kind of work experience/voluntary would ensure I get an offer? I don't want to go anywhere but Brighton :frown:

Reply 10

OP

Original post by thrbaxter333

Hello, I have my heart set on going to Brighton next year to study the Applied Psychology and Sociology BA but unfortunately I didn't do as well as I expected in my AS levels because of personal difficulties - although I got a B in Psychology which I'm pleased with! :biggrin:

The rest were C, C, E...
It's so frustrating because I know that I have the potential to do brilliantly but my teachers probably won't predict me very high A2 grades. The entry requirements for that course are BBB. I know you have a flexible admissions policy and am working on my personal statement as we speak, but what kind of work experience/voluntary would ensure I get an offer? I don't want to go anywhere but Brighton :frown:

Hi thrbaxter333

Thanks for your question. It is good to see that you have already been looking into this – it sounds to me as though you are doing all the right things to get prepared!
The short answer is that there is no wrong type of volunteer or work experience – you might find you gain insight and skills that you did not expect to gain in different situations. The courses that you are interested in are very people centred and focused on understanding, helping and supporting others.

I had the pleasure to meet lots of students from the School of Applied Social Science (SASS, which is the school all the courses you mention sit within) recently at their graduation ceremony. I got to find out what they had been doing during their degrees and the types of work they were going into. It was really interesting. Their studies, work placements and volunteering had really helped them to find out what they loved to do and what they wanted to focus on in their careers, and lots of them had already got a job in their chosen area.

You will have the same chance during your degree of course so you do not have to this know already, although you might find it interesting to know some of the areas they were working in, as it might give you some clues about where to start looking for experience. And do remember that trying things out is sometimes about finding out more about what you don’t want as well as what you do! You can use this information on your personal statement too by explaining what you have learnt from your experiences.

Areas of work graduates mentioned to me included the police, youth work, mentoring, substance abuse rehabilitation, education, charity, including as support workers working for example with homeless people or the elderly, and as fund raisers. Depending what is interesting and available to you perhaps you might like to think about experience such as organising or taking part in a fundraising event, working in a care home, volunteering in your school (or former school – ask your teachers if this might be possible). There is lots of information online, you might like to check out http://www.do-it.org.uk/ for ideas. Just make sure that you always check for genuine opportunities, particularly when searching online. I am sure a member of staff in your school or college would be happy to help you with this, and they may already know of local opportunities :smile:

I hope this helps and good luck.

Best Wishes
Viv

Reply 11

OP

Original post by BiancaArantes

Hi,

I am a Brazilian undergraduate journalism student and I am interested in joining your Food Journalism BA class in 2016, so I would like to know if you could help me, please, so I can already prepare myself in order to fulfill your admission requirements. As in 2016, I will have already graduated into an undergraduate degree in Journalism in Brazil, what will be the admission requirements? I already saw what you normally ask for someone that has graduated from High School in Brazil, but I was wondering if, since I will already have ended an undergraduate course, the requirements will be different.

Besides that, is there the possibility of credit transfer in my case? I would like to know this, since I will already have attended to similar classes to some of the course modules in my undergraduate degree in Brazil.

Thanks so much!

Hi BiancaArantes

Glad to hear that you are interested in studying here :smile:

There are a couple of points in your question. I will try and answer them separately.

Food journalism was a specialised option in our Journalism degree, which you can find here http://www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/journalism-ba-hons.aspx
We are not offering food as a specialism on it’s own now but you might specialise in it once you are on our journalism course. If you would still like to applying to start or transfer to our journalism degree, here are the options.

If you came to study here after finishing your undergraduate degree in Brazil, then your degree could count to meet the entry requirements. The way to check this would be to contact the course team (details below) and supply them with copies of your qualifications. The course team will be able to confirm if you meet the entry requirements. A degree is a higher qualification than the course requires of course but they may be other criteria too. However, this might mean that you find that you are starting another undergraduate degree course on top of the one you already hold, which may not be what you want to do.

If you wanted to transfer to study at Brighton from Brazil during your course, it could be possible to do so. Sometimes it is possible to transfer to Brighton and join a course part way through, starting in the second or third year for example. Sometimes students prefer, or it may be required / more appropriate, to join the course in the first year. This depends on individual circumstances and courses. Again I would recommend contacting the course team to discuss this.

Please do get in touch with the course team, they will be happy to help you.

School of Sport and Service Management
01273 643645
[email protected]

Best Wishes
Viv

Reply 12

jen_unibrighton

Hello everyone, thanks for joining us in our live Q&A!
I'd like to tell you a bit about the Hastings campus which is where I studied, so if you're thinking about applying to our uni and studying in the town, this could be helpful for you.

Some students applying for our courses don’t always realise that we have several locations across the south coast of England. We've got 5 campuses, ocated in or near the city of Brighton (Grand Parade, Moulsecoomb and Falmer) and two more in the towns of Eastbourne and Hastings. Each campus has its own academic and support staff, as well as Students’ Union teams and other staff who work together to ensure all University of Brighton students have the best experience possible.

From industry standard TV and radio studios, to state of the art labs, to lecture theatres, we have some of the best facilities for our students. We've got student areas where you can hang out between lectures and open access edit suites and computer rooms as well as a well stocked library where you can order books from other campuses if the book you want isn't available. Students have access to industry standard TV and radio equipment to create student projects outside of classes and gain even more valuable experience. We have clinical skills suites with lifelike dummies for our nursing students, and although we can’t list them all here you will be sure to find all you need for your chosen subject. We also have some sports and recreation facilities on campus, including exercise bikes, a table football machine and our students get discounts at the nearby college gym.

I nearly always get asked about the nightlife in Hastings. There's something for everyone; lots of pubs, quirky bars and clubs. Hastings' student night is Thursday but that's not to say there's nothing else happening during the week. The weekends are always busy throughout the town and during the rest of the week there's lots of live music events and festivals, events put on by the SU (think pub quizzes and pizza nights) and society events that you can go to. Local venues are always looking for performers too, so if you are musically talented you could even look to put on your own gigs or get a band together!
For those less interested in drinking activities there are cinemas and theatres, and well known comedians such as Jo Brand and Eddie Izzard, who both grew up near Hastings, are regular performers.

Some students have asked us about living in Brighton and commuting to Hastings. You can do this, but we wouldn't recommend it, as it can be quite stressful!
For example, if you had a 9am lecture, you'd have to get up at 6am to get there on time, which may affect your evening plans, or be difficult if you are not a morning person!
If you live in Hastings, you can wake up leisurely and get to your lecture with plenty of time to grab a coffee and some breakfast on the way, mmm. :smile:

Public transport isn’t always reliable as we wish it was and it could be damaging to your studies if you frequently arrive late to your lectures and seminars.

Our Hastings campus is smaller than some of our Brighton sites, but it's got its advantages! You get loads of individual attention and staff get to know you really well, so you feel like you are really part of a community when people say hi and ask you how you are when they see you. All of the students mingle, you know people from all year groups and subjects, not just your own, so getting extra advice on difficult assignments is easy!
Our SU don't have hundreds of enquiries coming in each day, so can be really responsive about helping you set up the societies and events you want or need. There are loads of employment opportunities within the university campus, working in the local community as ambassadors, on open days and in local schools sponsored by the university, which looks great for your CV and feels even better in your wallet!

If you'd like to know more about Hastings feel free to message me. If you've got any other questions about the uni, ask away in our Q&A thread! :smile:

I'm on Twitter @jen_unibrighton and Facebook too https://www.facebook.com/jenmcgeeunibrighton

Reply 13

coco_courts

Original post by jen_unibrighton

Hello everyone, thanks for joining us in our live Q&A!
I'd like to tell you a bit about the Hastings campus which is where I studied, so if you're thinking about applying to our uni and studying in the town, this could be helpful for you.

Some students applying for our courses don’t always realise that we have several locations across the south coast of England. We've got 5 campuses, ocated in or near the city of Brighton (Grand Parade, Moulsecoomb and Falmer) and two more in the towns of Eastbourne and Hastings. Each campus has its own academic and support staff, as well as Students’ Union teams and other staff who work together to ensure all University of Brighton students have the best experience possible.

From industry standard TV and radio studios, to state of the art labs, to lecture theatres, we have some of the best facilities for our students. We've got student areas where you can hang out between lectures and open access edit suites and computer rooms as well as a well stocked library where you can order books from other campuses if the book you want isn't available. Students have access to industry standard TV and radio equipment to create student projects outside of classes and gain even more valuable experience. We have clinical skills suites with lifelike dummies for our nursing students, and although we can’t list them all here you will be sure to find all you need for your chosen subject. We also have some sports and recreation facilities on campus, including exercise bikes, a table football machine and our students get discounts at the nearby college gym.

I nearly always get asked about the nightlife in Hastings. There's something for everyone; lots of pubs, quirky bars and clubs. Hastings' student night is Thursday but that's not to say there's nothing else happening during the week. The weekends are always busy throughout the town and during the rest of the week there's lots of live music events and festivals, events put on by the SU (think pub quizzes and pizza nights) and society events that you can go to. Local venues are always looking for performers too, so if you are musically talented you could even look to put on your own gigs or get a band together!
For those less interested in drinking activities there are cinemas and theatres, and well known comedians such as Jo Brand and Eddie Izzard, who both grew up near Hastings, are regular performers.

Some students have asked us about living in Brighton and commuting to Hastings. You can do this, but we wouldn't recommend it, as it can be quite stressful!
For example, if you had a 9am lecture, you'd have to get up at 6am to get there on time, which may affect your evening plans, or be difficult if you are not a morning person!
If you live in Hastings, you can wake up leisurely and get to your lecture with plenty of time to grab a coffee and some breakfast on the way, mmm. :smile:

Public transport isn’t always reliable as we wish it was and it could be damaging to your studies if you frequently arrive late to your lectures and seminars.

Our Hastings campus is smaller than some of our Brighton sites, but it's got its advantages! You get loads of individual attention and staff get to know you really well, so you feel like you are really part of a community when people say hi and ask you how you are when they see you. All of the students mingle, you know people from all year groups and subjects, not just your own, so getting extra advice on difficult assignments is easy!
Our SU don't have hundreds of enquiries coming in each day, so can be really responsive about helping you set up the societies and events you want or need. There are loads of employment opportunities within the university campus, working in the local community as ambassadors, on open days and in local schools sponsored by the university, which looks great for your CV and feels even better in your wallet!

If you'd like to know more about Hastings feel free to message me. If you've got any other questions about the uni, ask away in our Q&A thread! :smile:

I'm on Twitter @jen_unibrighton and Facebook too https://www.facebook.com/jenmcgeeunibrighton

Hiya,I'm applying to study children's nursing this year & I've got a query about entry requirements....I'm predicted ABCb & your university entry requirement is BBB, I'm just wondering if you will accept the C grade, please?Thanks in advance,Courtney

Reply 14

OP