Missing First Two Weeks of Masters

I’m in a bit of a situation..

I’ve found out today that my masters course begins at the beginning of September rather than the middle like I originally thought.

I’m out of the country for the first two weeks of September. We had a bereavement in our family very recently so spending time together is really important. I found out this morning that I’m going to miss the first two weeks of my masters course. It’s the last thing I want to do, missing time on uni, and I know that people are going to say it’s not a good idea- however family circumstances are very important, and unfortunately we don’t have the money to be cancelling it on such short notice.

I’m wondering if anyone has got any advice about making friends when I’m two weeks late to uni, and what to do about this?

Reply 1

BradfordRep

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Original post by Anonymous

I’m in a bit of a situation..
I’ve found out today that my masters course begins at the beginning of September rather than the middle like I originally thought.
I’m out of the country for the first two weeks of September. We had a bereavement in our family very recently so spending time together is really important. I found out this morning that I’m going to miss the first two weeks of my masters course. It’s the last thing I want to do, missing time on uni, and I know that people are going to say it’s not a good idea- however family circumstances are very important, and unfortunately we don’t have the money to be cancelling it on such short notice.
I’m wondering if anyone has got any advice about making friends when I’m two weeks late to uni, and what to do about this?

Hi there,

I hope you're well 🙂

Two weeks in to the academic year is not too much time, so don't worry too much. By then most people try to kind of mix in their new groups and may have started to figure out who they'd prefer to stay around/may not like sitting near.

Best thing to do when you join the year is - with an open head just mix yourself in with others in the class when it comes to group work, practical's or lectures etc. That way you might just end up figuring out who you also would prefer to be in company of.

Although it may be daunting and difficult to see others in groups so long as you're confident and don't worry too much, you too will also find your group of friends soon enough. It always ends up working out eventually its just the anticipation and nerves beforehand are terrible for us as humans but its completely normal 😊

I hope it works out well for you, best of luck!

~Zaynab
University of Bradford

Reply 2

Manchester Metropolitan University

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Original post by Anonymous

I’m in a bit of a situation..
I’ve found out today that my masters course begins at the beginning of September rather than the middle like I originally thought.
I’m out of the country for the first two weeks of September. We had a bereavement in our family very recently so spending time together is really important. I found out this morning that I’m going to miss the first two weeks of my masters course. It’s the last thing I want to do, missing time on uni, and I know that people are going to say it’s not a good idea- however family circumstances are very important, and unfortunately we don’t have the money to be cancelling it on such short notice.
I’m wondering if anyone has got any advice about making friends when I’m two weeks late to uni, and what to do about this?

Hi,

First of all I'd like to say I'm sorry to hear that you've had a bereavement in your family.

What I would recommend you do is send an email to our Course Enquiries team ([email protected]) to request the email address for the programme leader for your course. That way, you can let the programme leader know and they can offer advice on the best way to proceed. Alternatively, you can send me a DM on here and I can give you their email address.

As well, if you're an international student, you'll need to let the Immigration team know. You can do this by emailing [email protected]

I hope you find this information helpful.

Chloe🙂