Do people go offer holder days alone?
Is it like open days where you see people with their parents? Or do you just go alone?
Also, what happens on an offer holder day? Do you sit lectures?
I have offer holder days at KCL and Warwick for maths
Also, what happens on an offer holder day? Do you sit lectures?
I have offer holder days at KCL and Warwick for maths
You can do either. Parents will quite often like to be involved in this to reminisce about their student days or to live vicariously. Personally I think it’s quite good to go alone, to experience the independence that uni is all about. It will be taster lectures, departmental tours etc. to promote the merits of making their institution first choice. The content will probably targeted at both students and parents. Do what you think will work best for your experience
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Original post by Zarek
You can do either. Parents will quite often like to be involved in this to reminisce about their student days or to live vicariously. Personally I think it’s quite good to go alone, to experience the independence that uni is all about. It will be taster lectures, departmental tours etc. to promote the merits of making their institution first choice. The content will probably targeted at both students and parents. Do what you think will work best for your experience
Do people make friends at offer holder days?
Reply 3
Hey!
At Essex, we aim to incorporate elements for everyone. For example, in our business school the parents receive their own session whilst students get to socialise with each other whilst undertaking 'The Business Challenge' Activity. In addition to this there is a lunch provided, accommodation tours and general talks on things like student finance.
Essex Uni EBS rep, Emily
At Essex, we aim to incorporate elements for everyone. For example, in our business school the parents receive their own session whilst students get to socialise with each other whilst undertaking 'The Business Challenge' Activity. In addition to this there is a lunch provided, accommodation tours and general talks on things like student finance.
Essex Uni EBS rep, Emily
Original post by Anonymous
Is it like open days where you see people with their parents? Or do you just go alone?
Also, what happens on an offer holder day? Do you sit lectures?
I have offer holder days at KCL and Warwick for maths
Also, what happens on an offer holder day? Do you sit lectures?
I have offer holder days at KCL and Warwick for maths
Hi, I have been to three offer holder days and I would say that most people brought parents, but there were a few people who went alone. On all of the days that I went to there was a general talk about the uni/department that both offer holders and parents were at. After that, the offer holders and parents were separated, with there being talks for parents (usually a Q&A thing I think), and then the offer holders went to subject sessions. I am hopefully going to be doing English lit with creative writing, so at all of mine there were a few taster seminars where we got to have a go at some creative writing. The English lit seminars were very discussion based, at one session we looked at some quotes by various authors and talked about which one was our favorite. I'm not sure what they would do for maths, but I assume it would have a similar format to this.
In regards to the question about people making friends, my top choice uni had a unibuddy server where I had been able to speak to other applicants before hand, so I was in the (probably quite unique) situation where I arranged to meet up with a few people and we spent the day together. Having said that, there were many people who were very friendly and I chatted to lots of people who I hadn't spoken to on the unibuddy server. (I also happened to see one of the people who I had met at one offer holder day at another one of my offer holder days at a different uni, so we sat together for the day and we got each other's contact details which was nice.)
Reply 5
Original post by Anonymous
Do people make friends at offer holder days?
My daughter has done. They are now discussing which accommodation to choose. Helpful as few people from her school have applied to the uni
Reply 6
It would be very normal for a parent to come as well. Sometimes there are talks specifically for parents.
Reply 7
Virtually everyone goes with parents (as they then get driven there). Back in the day, I did all mine by myself - I guess it depends on your parents, their availability and their desire to be a part of your life
If you went to go by yourself (or have to) then it’s not unknown or even that unusual
If you went to go by yourself (or have to) then it’s not unknown or even that unusual
Reply 8
Hi @Anonymous #1
Offer Holder Days are more tailored than general Open Days and often include subject-specific sessions or tasters to give you a real feel for the course.
Many younger students (those coming straight from school or college) might bring parents along to look around the city and accommodation — but parents usually don’t attend the academic sessions. Those are for you to experience independently and decide whether the course and uni feel like the right fit for you.
You’ll likely see mature students there too, most of whom will be attending on their own — so no pressure either way. Just go, explore, and enjoy the day! 🙂
Megan (LJMU Rep)
Offer Holder Days are more tailored than general Open Days and often include subject-specific sessions or tasters to give you a real feel for the course.
Many younger students (those coming straight from school or college) might bring parents along to look around the city and accommodation — but parents usually don’t attend the academic sessions. Those are for you to experience independently and decide whether the course and uni feel like the right fit for you.
You’ll likely see mature students there too, most of whom will be attending on their own — so no pressure either way. Just go, explore, and enjoy the day! 🙂
Megan (LJMU Rep)
Reply 9
Original post by Anonymous
Is it like open days where you see people with their parents? Or do you just go alone?
Also, what happens on an offer holder day? Do you sit lectures?
I have offer holder days at KCL and Warwick for maths
Also, what happens on an offer holder day? Do you sit lectures?
I have offer holder days at KCL and Warwick for maths
Hi there!
Great questions, and totally understandable to be wondering what to expect!
In my experience, there’s always a mix of people at offer holder days. Some students come alone, others bring their parents or friends. At SOAS (where I’ve helped out on quite a few open and offer holder days), students coming from outside London often bring family, while local students tend to come solo or with a friend — but honestly, whatever works best for you is totally fine. You won’t feel out of place either way!
As for what actually happens on an offer holder day — every uni runs them a bit differently, but generally they’re designed to give you a proper feel for what studying there would be like. At SOAS, for example, we usually have:
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Taster lectures in your subject area so you can get a sense of the teaching style and content
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Campus tours
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Q&A sessions with current students
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Workshops or talks on things like student finance, accommodation, and student life
Hope that helps and let me know if you’ve got any more questions
Marjan Karim
SOAS Student Rep
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