University of East Anglia

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Are you living on campus, have flatmates and so on?

Alternatively, can't you talk to whoever's in your lectures and make friends that way?

yeah im living on campus, and I dunno everyone just seems obsessed with getting drunk etc but i can't for health reasons so i feel really outta place :/

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Reply 241

Jess Holly

Original post by James2431

yeah im living on campus, and I dunno everyone just seems obsessed with getting drunk etc but i can't for health reasons so i feel really outta place :/

Properly obsessed? Most people I've met at UEA like drinking as a way to have fun but they're not hugely dependent on it. Can you join in with flat games and stuff and just not drink?

Reply 242

makingamemory

Original post by Jess Holly

Anyone know roughly how many hours' contact time a week you have for Psychology?

Or just any psychology-at-UEA related comments?

Don't do Psychology but my flatmate does and he has a lot of free time :tongue:

He was telling me earlier he only has two-three days of contact time this semester, then last semester he had fridays off. What I would give to have a day off *dreams*

Original post by James2431

yeah im living on campus, and I dunno everyone just seems obsessed with getting drunk etc but i can't for health reasons so i feel really outta place :/

Awww I know exactly what you mean, I rarely ever drink, had to go two years without drinking because of medication so drinking isn't anything amazing to me. My flat mock me for my measuring jug of squash :tongue:

and they know if they try and force me they'll get a nice string of phrases :wink:

What do you study? What kind of things do you find fun?

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Reply 243

Jess Holly

Original post by makingamemory

Don't do Psychology but my flatmate does and he has a lot of free time :tongue:

He was telling me earlier he only has two-three days of contact time this semester, then last semester he had fridays off. What I would give to have a day off *dreams*

Bloody hell. He'll have to do a lot of studying on his own though. Would you mind asking him how many hours? Does he like it (bar the whole epic free time thing)?

Reply 244

xXxBaby-BooxXx

I don't drink and I still participate in drinking games/going out and just replace alcohol with squash/fizzy drinks. I still manage to have a perfectly good time, but that's just me :dontknow:

I've never had anyone not want to socialise with me because I don't drink :p:

I don't think anyone really cares tbh :dontknow:

Reply 245

James2431

Original post by makingamemory

Don't do Psychology but my flatmate does and he has a lot of free time :tongue:

He was telling me earlier he only has two-three days of contact time this semester, then last semester he had fridays off. What I would give to have a day off *dreams*

Awww I know exactly what you mean, I rarely ever drink, had to go two years without drinking because of medication so drinking isn't anything amazing to me. My flat mock me for my measuring jug of squash :tongue:

and they know if they try and force me they'll get a nice string of phrases :wink:

What do you study? What kind of things do you find fun?

Law and American Law i study :smile:

and just sports, hanging out, jokes, watching films etc

Reply 246

jelly1000

Original post by James2431

Law and American Law i study :smile:

and just sports, hanging out, jokes, watching films etc

join a sports society? you can just go to play sports, you dont have to take part in the boozy activities

Reply 247

makingamemory

Original post by James2431

Law and American Law i study :smile:

and just sports, hanging out, jokes, watching films etc

Don't they do a weekly film showing in one of the LTs on thurs/fri? What about popping to one of them? Could join a sports club, the fair is tomorrow irrc. Although with the sport club I joined, their socials are very alcohol orientated. So you could ask at the fair what kind of socials they do?

Original post by Jess Holly

Bloody hell. He'll have to do a lot of studying on his own though. Would you mind asking him how many hours? Does he like it (bar the whole epic free time thing)?

He's got a lot of thick textbooks in his room, whether he reads them or not I don't know haha. Course, I'll ask him later. :smile:

Reply 248

Jess Holly

Original post by makingamemory

He's got a lot of thick textbooks in his room, whether he reads them or not I don't know haha. Course, I'll ask him later. :smile:

Cheers

what'd he say?

Reply 249

katwall1

What do people think of UEA in terms of reputation, graduate employability etc
What unis would you compare it to
Thanks

Reply 250

FranticMind

I consider it better than a lot of universities.

According to the guardian its better than some big names.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2011/may/17/university-league-table-2012

Its always held in good regard I think.

Reply 251

ch0wm4n

Anyone applying for accounting and finance?
And does anyone know when the post applicant open day is?

Reply 252

poppy15

Original post by katwall1

What do people think of UEA in terms of reputation, graduate employability etc
What unis would you compare it to
Thanks

I'm studying at UEA currently, and I definitely consider it to be a very good university! If it helps to see some facts and figures, in the Guardian league tables for 2012 UEA is ranked in the UK top 20 universities, European top 100, and World top 150 - these tables look at lots of different criteria.

The Whatuni website is another good source of info on universities, where current students can rank their own uni. Again, you'll see that UEA has some happy students! You might like to look at the link, here: http://www.whatuni.com/degrees/uk-best-university-ranking/rankings-2009/universityrankings.html

Of course, tables like these are not the only source of information about life at any university, so if you have any more questions about living and learning at UEA, then feel free to ask away!

Reply 253

makingamemory

Original post by Jess Holly

Cheers

what'd he say?

Sorry forgot to ask and then he was away for the weekend just came back. He said about 3 days, 8-10hours a week, he enjoys the course but says to tell you that there is a stats module you have to do, in case you didnt know.

Reply 254

Jess Holly

Original post by makingamemory

No worries, thank you! Yeah, I looked at the course profile. Long as it's a means to an end it shouldn't be that bad :smile:

Reply 255

makingamemory

Original post by Jess Holly

No worries, thank you! Yeah, I looked at the course profile. Long as it's a means to an end it shouldn't be that bad :smile:

I think nearly every science here they made you do some form of maths especially if you didnt do AS/Alevel, as we have a pure and stats maths module each semester this year. :/

Reply 256

Hippokrates

How do you book for the summer open days?

Reply 257

jelly1000

Original post by Hippokrates

How do you book for the summer open days?

nearer the time details will appear here:
http://www.uea.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/visit

Check back again in May/June, because atm the uni are still dealing with applicants for 2012 entry.