Swansea University
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Whether you are moving five or 5,000 miles away, leaving home for the first time can be stressful, with many people being worried about homesickness and leaving their families to embark on their first solo adventure. Here are my tips to help to make that transition a little bit easier:
1. Life Begins Outside your Comfort Zone
Do you want to try something new? Do you want to live in a vibrant, friendly community of students where everyone is welcome? Swansea University is the perfect place for you. I come from a small South Wales town quite close to Swansea, and have still found that there is enough distance between home and university to allow me to have an independent student life, but also be close enough to pop home for a visit!
2. Join Societies
This is such a great way to make friends. At Swansea, we have an endless number of societies, covering any area of interest that you could ever imagine. If we don’t have it, why not apply to the Students’ Union to make it yourself?
3. Make Friends
Don’t feel that you have to stick to your friendship group from school if they are also coming to Swansea, but familiarity can be comforting in your new home away from home. You will make friends at Swansea. The environment here is so friendly, in terms of both staff and students, and because everyone is so welcoming, you will fit right in! Having friends both on and outside of your course can be great to have non-course related things to chat about.
4. No Pressure to Drink Alcohol
Gone are the days where university is all about partying and going out drinking. Societies now make a massive effort to hold sober socials and events where everyone can join in, whether you drink or not.
5. Wellbeing Support
Swansea has the most incredible wellbeing set up for our students. If you struggle with homesickness or anything else, Swansea will always support you. Swansea really cares about the wellbeing of students, wanting to get the best out of you both academically and in terms of your own personal development.
See the following link to the Swansea University website for more information on homesickness and leaving home for the first time: https://myuni.swansea.ac.uk/welfare/homesickness/.
Hope Henry – Swansea Student Ambassador – 2nd Year Graduate Entry Medicine.
1. Life Begins Outside your Comfort Zone
Do you want to try something new? Do you want to live in a vibrant, friendly community of students where everyone is welcome? Swansea University is the perfect place for you. I come from a small South Wales town quite close to Swansea, and have still found that there is enough distance between home and university to allow me to have an independent student life, but also be close enough to pop home for a visit!
2. Join Societies
This is such a great way to make friends. At Swansea, we have an endless number of societies, covering any area of interest that you could ever imagine. If we don’t have it, why not apply to the Students’ Union to make it yourself?
3. Make Friends
Don’t feel that you have to stick to your friendship group from school if they are also coming to Swansea, but familiarity can be comforting in your new home away from home. You will make friends at Swansea. The environment here is so friendly, in terms of both staff and students, and because everyone is so welcoming, you will fit right in! Having friends both on and outside of your course can be great to have non-course related things to chat about.
4. No Pressure to Drink Alcohol
Gone are the days where university is all about partying and going out drinking. Societies now make a massive effort to hold sober socials and events where everyone can join in, whether you drink or not.
5. Wellbeing Support
Swansea has the most incredible wellbeing set up for our students. If you struggle with homesickness or anything else, Swansea will always support you. Swansea really cares about the wellbeing of students, wanting to get the best out of you both academically and in terms of your own personal development.
See the following link to the Swansea University website for more information on homesickness and leaving home for the first time: https://myuni.swansea.ac.uk/welfare/homesickness/.
Hope Henry – Swansea Student Ambassador – 2nd Year Graduate Entry Medicine.
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