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Hey anyone going UCB? I'm going to do Food and Nutrition Course in September and wanted to see of anyone else is going? I wanna know if UCBnis a good uni to study at 😄
Hi! So great to see that you are interested in University College Birmingham. You can find more information on this course on the Course page on our website here: Food and Nutrition | Undergraduate | University College Birmingham (ucb.ac.uk)
This includes a course breakdown, information on our fantastic facilities as well as on placements and careers.

I hope this helps, but feel free to respond to this if you have any further questions!

~Emily
University College Birmingham Student Ambassador

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Original post by ShafiaZ
Hey anyone going UCB? I'm going to do Food and Nutrition Course in September and wanted to see of anyone else is going? I wanna know if UCBnis a good uni to study at 😄


Heyy I am going to UCB as well I am going to be studying International Tourism Management

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Original post by ShafiaZ
Hey anyone going UCB? I'm going to do Food and Nutrition Course in September and wanted to see of anyone else is going? I wanna know if UCBnis a good uni to study at 😄


To be fair when I went to the open day they are really friendly and inviting they had like course reps who helped out a lot and the lecturers were really sweet and very informative.

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Original post by Mina.c
To be fair when I went to the open day they are really friendly and inviting they had like course reps who helped out a lot and the lecturers were really sweet and very informative.


That's good then. Are you ready to go? I'm actually so scared but I hope it goes well for both of us!!

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Original post by ShafiaZ
That's good then. Are you ready to go? I'm actually so scared but I hope it goes well for both of us!!


Honestly I haven’t even started packing anything 😭😭 I am so nervous. Aww thank you I really hope it does for the both of us

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Oohh your staying at uni, I'm staying at home I have to take the bus everyday. When do you start then?

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Original post by ShafiaZ
Oohh your staying at uni, I'm staying at home I have to take the bus everyday. When do you start then?


Yeah I am, oou honestly thats good because you save a lot more money that way. I start on the 16th

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Original post by Mina.c
Yeah I am, oou honestly thats good because you save a lot more money that way. I start on the 16th


I start on the 16th too but I'm rlly confused...I looked up at the timetables for induction day and it says the 23rd September but on UCAS it says 16th. Have u got any idea??

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Original post by ShafiaZ
I start on the 16th too but I'm rlly confused...I looked up at the timetables for induction day and it says the 23rd September but on UCAS it says 16th. Have u got any idea??


I was thinking the same as I thought we started on the 16th but on the enrolment it says something different.

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Original post by Mina.c
I was thinking the same as I thought we started on the 16th but on the enrolment it says something different.


Just gotta make things complicated😭
I'm gonna call them tomorrow and see.

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Original post by ShafiaZ
Just gotta make things complicated😭
I'm gonna call them tomorrow and see.


Oou okay let me know what they say

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Original post by Mina.c
Oou okay let me know what they say


Heyyy well my friend told me about it, and I looked online aswell. It's just the enrollment part, where you either go in person or do it online and they check ur details. But we need to go and collect our ID cards before 20th September and then whatever the date on ur timetable is when you start.

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Original post by ShafiaZ
Heyyy well my friend told me about it, and I looked online aswell. It's just the enrollment part, where you either go in person or do it online and they check ur details. But we need to go and collect our ID cards before 20th September and then whatever the date on ur timetable is when you start.


Ooh wow 😭so on the 16th is enrolment basically and not when our classes start.

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Original post by ShafiaZ
Heyyy well my friend told me about it, and I looked online aswell. It's just the enrollment part, where you either go in person or do it online and they check ur details. But we need to go and collect our ID cards before 20th September and then whatever the date on ur timetable is when you start.


Im excited to see our schedule💃

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Original post by Mina.c
Im excited to see our schedule💃


Have u already got ur ID card? I need to go soon but idk when I'm too lazy😭

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Original post by ShafiaZ
Have u already got ur ID card? I need to go soon but idk when I'm too lazy😭


Oh gosh just seen this message now, yeah I ended up going yesterday for it

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Hey, could I ask what your personal statement was like, applying for a nutrition degree? Thanks.

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Original post by quick-smear
Hey, could I ask what your personal statement was like, applying for a nutrition degree? Thanks.


Heyy,

Well for my personal statement I just pointed out why i wanted to do the course like having a passion for food and healthy eating. I did Health and Social Care in sixth form, so I included what i learnt relating to other healthcare stuff. I included nursing in too cause I applied for nursing course too. So half my statement was also about nursing, and they kinda link since it's healthcare

I also included stuff that I did relating back. Like I did autonomy stuff at open day, did an EPQ project about nutrition. I also did psychology and that's one of the areas in the food course too.

I didn't have any work experience tho, but still just included the experience I had and linked it back to any skills that will help me when I do the course.

I mean u just waffled about how interested I was in the course, it's easy to like look at the topics or any info about the course and just say why u like it. I said that I'm excited about placements, the practicals, making food and exploring.

Hope that helps sorry if I'm just saying random stuff now :smile:

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Original post by ShafiaZ
Heyy,
Well for my personal statement I just pointed out why i wanted to do the course like having a passion for food and healthy eating. I did Health and Social Care in sixth form, so I included what i learnt relating to other healthcare stuff. I included nursing in too cause I applied for nursing course too. So half my statement was also about nursing, and they kinda link since it's healthcare
I also included stuff that I did relating back. Like I did autonomy stuff at open day, did an EPQ project about nutrition. I also did psychology and that's one of the areas in the food course too.
I didn't have any work experience tho, but still just included the experience I had and linked it back to any skills that will help me when I do the course.
I mean u just waffled about how interested I was in the course, it's easy to like look at the topics or any info about the course and just say why u like it. I said that I'm excited about placements, the practicals, making food and exploring.
Hope that helps sorry if I'm just saying random stuff now :smile:

Thanks, this was definitely helpful!

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