My Freshers Uni of Nottingham Experience
To give you a bit of background info about who I am, I studied Maths, Biology and Chemistry during A levels (the classic medicine trio ). At the start of Y12 I was really passionate about getting into… you guessed it- Medicine. I dedicated a lot of time and effort towards my uni application , but soon learnt about the dreaded UCAT exam 😂. I got a low UCAT score which meant my chances of getting into medicine at uni became very slim so unfortunately didn’t get any offers. Luckily I still had a 5th option of Biochemistry at Uni of Nottingham! Looking back, I couldn’t imagine going to any other uni as it is the perfect place to go to for athletes (I compete in Olympic weightlifting)as it has one of the leading sports facilities in the country.What preparations am I doing on the lead up to uni?•
using the final 30% off at Wilkos to get everything I can for uni ( would recommend the list of what to bring on the UoN website)
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Watching YouTube videos about previous people’s experiences of UoN
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Trying to find other people from my hall of residence on Facebook, TSR etc.
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Keeping on top of my finances to ensure I pay all the fees before deadlines.
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Meet as many new people as I can
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Try out as many sport clubs as I can ( hopefully join a sports team e.g. hockey, football etc.) to find one I enjoy and can do for fun alongside weightlifting
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Train with the british weightlifting squad
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Go to different clubs and flat parties to get the true UoN freshers experience
•
Make friends with people in my hall of residence (I’m in a catered hall so I’ll be spending lots of time with them)
•
Most importantly- have fun !
To give you a bit of background info about who I am, I studied Maths, Biology and Chemistry during A levels (the classic medicine trio ). At the start of Y12 I was really passionate about getting into… you guessed it- Medicine. I dedicated a lot of time and effort towards my uni application , but soon learnt about the dreaded UCAT exam 😂. I got a low UCAT score which meant my chances of getting into medicine at uni became very slim so unfortunately didn’t get any offers. Luckily I still had a 5th option of Biochemistry at Uni of Nottingham! Looking back, I couldn’t imagine going to any other uni as it is the perfect place to go to for athletes (I compete in Olympic weightlifting)as it has one of the leading sports facilities in the country.What preparations am I doing on the lead up to uni?•
using the final 30% off at Wilkos to get everything I can for uni ( would recommend the list of what to bring on the UoN website)
•
Watching YouTube videos about previous people’s experiences of UoN
•
Trying to find other people from my hall of residence on Facebook, TSR etc.
•
Keeping on top of my finances to ensure I pay all the fees before deadlines.
•
Meet as many new people as I can
•
Try out as many sport clubs as I can ( hopefully join a sports team e.g. hockey, football etc.) to find one I enjoy and can do for fun alongside weightlifting
•
Train with the british weightlifting squad
•
Go to different clubs and flat parties to get the true UoN freshers experience
•
Make friends with people in my hall of residence (I’m in a catered hall so I’ll be spending lots of time with them)
•
Most importantly- have fun !
Hey there! Firstly, congratulations!! What an exciting time you have ahead of you. Can't wait to hear what you get up to
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