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Original post by SeanFM
Bath is quite an expensive place to live in. It's a World Heritage Site, has lots of things to attract tourists etc. The place I'm staying at is £90 a week.
I suppose £90 a week isn't that bad becaus the maintained grant covers it right ? Sorry I don't know much when it comes to financing haha
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Original post by Crazyjoesmith
I suppose £90 a week isn't that bad becaus the maintained grant covers it right ? Sorry I don't know much when it comes to financing haha
I fear that the maintenance grant (the money you get for free) is being scrapped.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33444557)
You do get a maintenance loan but chances are you'll need a bit of support from your parents/guardians.
Original post by SeanFM
I fear that the maintenance grant (the money you get for free) is being scrapped.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33444557)
You do get a maintenance loan but chances are you'll need a bit of support from your parents/guardians.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33444557)
You do get a maintenance loan but chances are you'll need a bit of support from your parents/guardians.
Oh yeah I heard about that it's annoys that they are doing that. I guess that means a job for ma haha
Doing AS and A2 in one year is too much, I would fail, I'm already taking maths, chemistry and biology 
I can't do AS and A2 in one year, I would certainly fail, Doing 3 subjects plus A2 further maths condensed into a year, as well as revising for STEP doesn't seem possible
Original post by Honey badger123
I can't do AS and A2 in one year, I would certainly fail, Doing 3 subjects plus A2 further maths condensed into a year, as well as revising for STEP doesn't seem possible
Fair enough, I guess the AS + STEP sounds a bit better than that option. Good luck!
Cheers :P
I suppose this might be a bit of a naive question, but I'm an American high school student applying to a university I've never even seen firsthand. This last summer I spent a few weeks traveling the country and meeting professors of International Relations and Political Science courses at Hull, York, and Surrey. Right now Bath is very high on my list but I want to know if the school is a welcoming and enjoyable place with lots of opportunity. Again, this is pretty naive, but I want to be certain if I'm accepted and choose to go here, that I'd be making the right choice.
Hi, current 2nd year student.
Like most universities, it will be a 'welcoming and enjoyable place' if you put yourself out there by joining a few societies and generally getting involved in uni life. You are not going to be obligated to do any of that, and that is where I feel a few people run into problems during first year. As I said though, I could imagine this would be very much the same at any university.
Politics society is generally quite active, as well as several other politics/IR-related ones such as Debates and Model UN. I don't have a clue how things work in the US but subject societies in the UK tend to be a 50/50 split between social events (which pretty much have nothing to do with the subject, hence why loads of non-econ students are members of our economics society) and academic/careers events. Sports are big at Bath too, so that's another easy way to meet people.
But you are easily able to skip all of that if you are reasonably outgoing and/or are willing to socialise through your flatmates.
Academically I would say Bath is the best out of the list of universities you have given, but something you should probably consider is that Bath is a very science-based university - i.e. it doesn't have any arts/humanities subjects. Whilst that might seem fine when you are applying, I've noticed that it has meant that we have a very apolitical student body relative to other universities (e.g. there are no political party societies or anything remotely partisan, tbh) so I would say that Bath may not be the best place to be politically active but a good place to study the subject academically. In addition to that, I would assume that if you are intending to return to the US after you graduate, non-academic US employers will probably not have heard of Bath. Being a young, small-ish university, it isn't ranked too impressively on international rankings, but is a top 10 university in UK domestic rankings (this is due to the use of different metrics for international and domestic rankings). In the UK I think it's more of a known-brand with employers, but abroad possibly York may be slightly more well-known.
Like most universities, it will be a 'welcoming and enjoyable place' if you put yourself out there by joining a few societies and generally getting involved in uni life. You are not going to be obligated to do any of that, and that is where I feel a few people run into problems during first year. As I said though, I could imagine this would be very much the same at any university.
Politics society is generally quite active, as well as several other politics/IR-related ones such as Debates and Model UN. I don't have a clue how things work in the US but subject societies in the UK tend to be a 50/50 split between social events (which pretty much have nothing to do with the subject, hence why loads of non-econ students are members of our economics society) and academic/careers events. Sports are big at Bath too, so that's another easy way to meet people.
But you are easily able to skip all of that if you are reasonably outgoing and/or are willing to socialise through your flatmates.
Academically I would say Bath is the best out of the list of universities you have given, but something you should probably consider is that Bath is a very science-based university - i.e. it doesn't have any arts/humanities subjects. Whilst that might seem fine when you are applying, I've noticed that it has meant that we have a very apolitical student body relative to other universities (e.g. there are no political party societies or anything remotely partisan, tbh) so I would say that Bath may not be the best place to be politically active but a good place to study the subject academically. In addition to that, I would assume that if you are intending to return to the US after you graduate, non-academic US employers will probably not have heard of Bath. Being a young, small-ish university, it isn't ranked too impressively on international rankings, but is a top 10 university in UK domestic rankings (this is due to the use of different metrics for international and domestic rankings). In the UK I think it's more of a known-brand with employers, but abroad possibly York may be slightly more well-known.
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Original post by kiraerea
I suppose this might be a bit of a naive question, but I'm an American high school student applying to a university I've never even seen firsthand. This last summer I spent a few weeks traveling the country and meeting professors of International Relations and Political Science courses at Hull, York, and Surrey. Right now Bath is very high on my list but I want to know if the school is a welcoming and enjoyable place with lots of opportunity. Again, this is pretty naive, but I want to be certain if I'm accepted and choose to go here, that I'd be making the right choice.
Hi Kira,
I've moved your post here as you can find a bit of information about Bath on the first page and Pro Crastination has given a very good answer to your question, which will be useful to future students.
I'd just echo what he said and that wherever you go, there are plenty of opportunities and it's up to you to make the most of them.
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Original post by kiraerea
I suppose this might be a bit of a naive question, but I'm an American high school student applying to a university I've never even seen firsthand. This last summer I spent a few weeks traveling the country and meeting professors of International Relations and Political Science courses at Hull, York, and Surrey. Right now Bath is very high on my list but I want to know if the school is a welcoming and enjoyable place with lots of opportunity. Again, this is pretty naive, but I want to be certain if I'm accepted and choose to go here, that I'd be making the right choice.
Hi there!
I'm a first year Computer Science student here at Bath. I've really enjoyed my time here during my first semester! There's plenty of things to do! There are lots of restaurants, pubs, clubs, bars and eateries both in town and on campus.
I found the whole freshers experience very welcoming and I loved the induction week for my course as it gave us a very good grounding to start learning the new topics. There are hundreds of different societies, volunteer groups and job opportunities both on the university campus and in town to get involved with.
The city is very picturesque and navigable with good 24 hour bus services in term time. The transport links are also great - I've visited Bristol on the train 4 times and London on the coach 3 times this term as both are very cheap and accessible.
So long as you want to get involved in university life then you shall spend some of the best years of your life here, rest assured!
Any further questions then let me know,
Chris
Original post by epsilon0
Can you recommend me any accommodation in particular? I'm thinking the quads looks good, but a bit expensive and out of town. Norwood seems excellent. how central is it? I'm told that the SU's below it as well as a club, which sounds handy when pulling chicks 
Westwood meanwhile is closest to my faculty. Any recommendations / insights, or does it not really matter where you reside that one year in your opinion?
Westwood meanwhile is closest to my faculty. Any recommendations / insights, or does it not really matter where you reside that one year in your opinion?All of the accommodations listed are on campus, apart from John Wood, which is in the city. (Avoid this one unless you have no choice - buses are not something that first years should have to experience!)
The distance between places on campus isn't too bad. As you said, Norwood is quite central, and anywhere else, well.. you'd just need to spend between 5 and 10 more minutes to get to places. I lived in Eastwood, which was on the end of campus, and the worst it got was to have tutorials in a building almost on the directly opposite end of campus, but even then getting there only took just a bit over 10 minutes, so don't worry too much about distance from your faculty etc as you might have lectures and tutorials all over the place and it just becomes a swings and roundabouts scenario.
I've heard that it does get pretty loud in Norwood because of the SU and can be difficult to sleep, but I suppose that's not a problem if you're downstairs every week. I've also heard that you get free entry to some nights or something like that as compensation - whether that was a rumour or not, I'm not sure!
So just choose the accommodation(s) you want based on what you need, eg sink in your room or en suite etc. I lived in Eastwood (the cheapest accommodation) and saved a fair bit of money (almost half the price of the most expensive accoomodation, which may have been quads) and it still had everything I need. Would definitely recommend it (and there's a review on the first page of this thread).
Hi I am in year 12 considering doing psychology at Bath, my brother goes to bath in first year so I don't really need info on uni life at bath but wondering more about the psychology course. I have looked at the course structure but I wondered whether someone studying it at bath could give me some insight?
Original post by SeanFM
Ask anything you want to know about being a student a Bath. I can share some of my experiences, but hopefully other students will be kind enough to chip in too! If there are enough people for it, I'll compile a list of students and what they study if people want to ask subject-specific questions.
(Also, for current students a Bath society is in the process of being approved!
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Ask a first year international management student thread
Ask a second year Psychology (with placement) student thread
FAQs:
What do you think of accommodation?
Review of Eastwood - if you want me to put your review of the accommodation you stayed in, please let me know!How does accommodation work?What's the social life like?What eateries are there?Placements - what are they like?What's Bath like?
My brief take on it, anyone else is welcome to pitch in too!Advice to Maths applicants:For students that go to bath, how was it like on the first week, was it easier to mix in or was it 'cliquey'? Are there lots of extracurricular student activities to do?
(Also, for current students a Bath society is in the process of being approved!
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Original post by Lucy Stansfield
Hi I am in year 12 considering doing psychology at Bath, my brother goes to bath in first year so I don't really need info on uni life at bath but wondering more about the psychology course. I have looked at the course structure but I wondered whether someone studying it at bath could give me some insight?
Glad to see that you're interested
You may find this thread useful.
Original post by Lucy Stansfield
Hi I am in year 12 considering doing psychology at Bath, my brother goes to bath in first year so I don't really need info on uni life at bath but wondering more about the psychology course. I have looked at the course structure but I wondered whether someone studying it at bath could give me some insight?
Doesn't it bother you that it's same uni as your brother?
Original post by Lucy Stansfield
Hi I am in year 12 considering doing psychology at Bath, my brother goes to bath in first year so I don't really need info on uni life at bath but wondering more about the psychology course. I have looked at the course structure but I wondered whether someone studying it at bath could give me some insight?
Hi Lucy!
I'm a current second year Psychology student at Bath so hopefully I can give you some insight into what the course is like. From my experience, the Psychology course is very varied and provides you with a solid grounding in areas across the discipline. As you can see here in the Psychology unit catalogue, we study a wide range of topics, and the degree course particularly focuses on areas specified by the British Psychological Society as it is BPS accredited. The Psychology course at Bath is also very varied in how it is assessed, including exams, essays, group projects and presentations. There is a real mix of both essays and practical work. Practical work is mainly done in the research methods modules, which you can find a description of here. This involves participating in experiments and working in groups to design a study, and collecting and analyzing data. I have really enjoyed the practical aspects of the course as it allows you to see how psychological research is carried out in real life settings.
In the first year, there is around 12 hours of teaching per week. The course is mainly taught through lectures, as-well as seminars (which are taught in small classes of around 15-20 people). Aside from the 12 hours of teaching time per week, you are also expected to spend time doing extra reading recommended by the lecturers. Additionally, in the first year there are several group projects e.g. group presentations, therefore activities such as group meetings and practice presentations are also done outside of this 12 hours of designated teaching time.
There is the opportunity to choose one optional module each semester. This means that 4 out of 5 modules for each semester are compulsory, and are Psychology modules. This might include modules on topics such as Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology or Social Psychology. Optional modules can either be further Psychology modules that are not compulsory, which include more specialized topics like Health Psychology. Or if you would like to take a module from another department including Politics, Education, Sociology, Sports and Exercise Science, Biology or Languages - this is also an option. So far, I have done a Sociology module every semester which include topics like Sociology of the Criminal Justice System. I have really enjoyed these optional modules as they make the degree course more varied and you can learn about subjects you haven't studied before.
Another great thing about Psychology at Bath is the optional placement year. If you choose to apply for the 4 year placement course, the placement is done in the third year of the degree. At Bath there is a huge range of placements that you can apply to including clinical, educational, forensic, business and research placements. There are many clinical placements to choose from in hospitals across the UK, including very prestigious hospitals such as Great Ormond Street and Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. Additionally, there are many overseas placements in countries such as the USA, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa; and at world-famous universities such as Harvard. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience working in an apprentice role with a professional psychologist, and will look great on your CV when applying for jobs after university.
I hope this helps, and if you have any other questions about the course or student life at Bath, feel free to quote me!
Beth
I'm really worried because I accidental applied for psychology in education at bath but I didn't apply to it with the placement year! Can I change this If I get the grades and go to Bath? I feel so stupid and it has made me so nervous because this is one of the main reasons I chose bath!
Original post by olasophie
I'm really worried because I accidental applied for psychology in education at bath but I didn't apply to it with the placement year! Can I change this If I get the grades and go to Bath? I feel so stupid and it has made me so nervous because this is one of the main reasons I chose bath!
Absolutely! I'm a current student at Bath and I can assure you that whether or not you apply for a placement program through UCAS makes **zero** difference. ZERO difference.
Once in your second year and once you secure a placement (i.e. get a job offer) there's a little online form to fill in and a few days later the Directors of Studies team rubber stamps the application and moves you over the to "xxx with Industrial Placement" degree. Otherwise you get dropped down to the standard degree sometime before you graduate if you do not secure a placement.
Honest - don't worry about it one little bit! Loads of people apply with/without and then end up changing their mind. Eventually once it's firmed up it'll be changed officially.
Hope you have a great time at Bath! Let me know if you have any more questions
I'm a second year former MMath Mathematics student who changed their course a few days ago to "MMath Mathematics with Industrial Placement" I used to live in Quads although have a pretty good knowledge of all the accommodations.Original post by John-Smithh
Hey guys. I have a silly/minor detail question about uni accommodation. I am a postgrad moving to Bath next year. I am contemplating between The Quads and Woodland Court or some private city accommodation. The following is a very important question to me, which I hope someone could answer:
Does the shower in the bathrooms of Woodland Court rooms have a built-in tile to avoid flooding the entire bathroom every time you take a shower?
The pictures on their website show an open space bathroom and shower, maybe this is only the case for rooms with access to the disabled, or maybe not. I just need to be sure of this before applying for accommodation as the idea of flooding the entire bathroom floor twice a day and having to later walk into a pond is inconvenient.Thanks
Does the shower in the bathrooms of Woodland Court rooms have a built-in tile to avoid flooding the entire bathroom every time you take a shower?
The pictures on their website show an open space bathroom and shower, maybe this is only the case for rooms with access to the disabled, or maybe not. I just need to be sure of this before applying for accommodation as the idea of flooding the entire bathroom floor twice a day and having to later walk into a pond is inconvenient.Thanks
As a postgrad student I think you can apply only to the following accommodation blocks: http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/pg/accommodation/university-owned/index.html
Quads is an undergrad only block as far as I know.
As for Woodland, I do not know off the top of my head. I have some friends who used to live there I could ask but won't see them for a day or so.
Original post by John-Smithh
Guess that limits my options then! That would be great, I'd appreciate that thank you.
Any idea if we can get a parking permit on campus?
Any idea if we can get a parking permit on campus?
Parking on campus is extremely tight. "having a parking permit does not guarantee you a space" is a fairly significant limitation. Parking is mostly meant for staff.
In general you will not be allowed to apply for a permit if you live in university owned accomodation without a special circumstance (e.g. in some way disabled so cannot use public transport).
Undergrads living in the centre of Bath (BA1 and BA2 postcodes) come under similar restrictions. However, postgrads actually may apply for a parking permit: http://www.bath.ac.uk/security/parking/student-parking/index.html#id2
I do not know if they will grant it but it seems they will consider it. Having said that:
If you live in the centre of Bath or any of the outskirts there really is no need to drive to campus. Very frequent bus services are used by all second, third and fourth year undergrads. Public transport works essentially well here.
Traffic in the centre of Bath is bad. You are likely to get caught in a lot of queues trying to drive.
Parking after 5pm is free and unrestricted. Free on Sundays and £2 all day Saturday. As an undergrad I take the bus to uni on weekdays but sometimes drive late at night when the roads are quiet to work in the library or attend sports clubs at the weekend.
Plenty of options and certainly no need for a car to get to uni. If thry grant you a permit, even better, but please don't worry if you don't get one.
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