Year 12 needing advice

Heyyy
I do biology, geography, chemistry and maths at A Level and I want to do a degree in geography or environmental sciences.
Does anyone have any advice about what extracurriculars/supercurriculars I should be doing and what sort of places I can get work experience in
Thank you

Heyyy
I do biology, geography, chemistry and maths at A Level and I want to do a degree in geography or environmental sciences.
Does anyone have any advice about what extracurriculars/supercurriculars I should be doing and what sort of places I can get work experience in
Thank you

Heyyy
I do biology, geography, chemistry and maths at A Level and I want to do a degree in geography or environmental sciences.
Does anyone have any advice about what extracurriculars/supercurriculars I should be doing and what sort of places I can get work experience in
Thank you

Hi @agent_duck343
Nice to hear your interested in studying Geography/ES at university, I finished my undergraduate degree in physical geography at Lancaster university in the summer and absolutely loved studying geography at university and have just starting my masters there now. In terms on super curricular activities, firstly I would recommend doing some more research in a particular geography topic area that interests you the most, as you could write about this in your personal statement. This may include watching online videos and lectures on the topic (Lancaster's public lectures can be found here Public Lectures - Lancaster University, but many other universities will have similar online lectures), or doing some extra reading in the subject area. Personally, in year 13 I read 'prisoners of Geography' by Tim marshal about geopolitics and 'there is no planet b' by Mike Berners-Lee about net 0, and to get an understanding of how geography fits into current topical issues.
Also, geography related work experience can be a great super curricular activity. The British geological society have summer work experience opportunities Work experience - British Geological Survey, and i would also recommend looking at the natural trust, the rivers trust, forestry England, met office to see if they have any work experience opportunities.
Hope this helps, and if you have any more questions, feel free to ask!
-Jasmine (Lancaster Student Ambassador)

Thanks for the list.I also want to do a Geography degree.

Heyyy
I do biology, geography, chemistry and maths at A Level and I want to do a degree in geography or environmental sciences.
Does anyone have any advice about what extracurriculars/supercurriculars I should be doing and what sort of places I can get work experience in
Thank you

No worries! If you have any questions about what its like to study geography at university, feel free to ask!
-Jasmine (Lancaster Student Ambassador)

Heyyy
I do biology, geography, chemistry and maths at A Level and I want to do a degree in geography or environmental sciences.
Does anyone have any advice about what extracurriculars/supercurriculars I should be doing and what sort of places I can get work experience in
Thank you

I've signed up for a uni online lecture/webinar on the 25th of November. It's on Human Geography but I'm wondering if it'll interest you.
Here is the link to sign up

thank you for the link xx
It looks really interesting but I am busy that day unfortunately

How different is it from A-Level Geography? (I'm assuming you did A-Level Geography)

Hi @Geo Lover 7
I'd say studying geography at university is quite different to A Level, but in a good way. There is way more flexibility in the types of modules you are able to study, unlike A Level where there is a set syllabus. This means you can choose to specialize in a certain area of interest if you want or keep it broad and study a range of modules. Either way the university modules are generally way more interesting and engaging and link more to real world problems.
In terms of the studying itself, it is more independent, with time to do your own research outside of lessons. Also, there are lots of opportunities to do practical work like fieldwork and labs, which really helps with understanding certain topics. Also, how its assessed is slightly differently, as at A Level its mainly exams, where at university i have found about a 50:50 split between exams and coursework, allowing you to research a subject your passionate about in lots of detail.
If your interested in looking at the types of modules you could study, this is an example of the Bsc modules at Lancaster Geography BSc Hons (F800) - Lancaster University
If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask!
-Jasmine (Lancaster Student Ambassador)

Heyyy
I do biology, geography, chemistry and maths at A Level and I want to do a degree in geography or environmental sciences.
Does anyone have any advice about what extracurriculars/supercurriculars I should be doing and what sort of places I can get work experience in
Thank you