Ask a Current UCL Student: The Official Thread

Hi Curious Mind have you been recommended the Purves book yet? if so , buy it, and red all of it before starting in September congratz on your place

yeh i rememmber this time last year haha how excited i was - shame its only an adrenaline effect and it wears off pretty quickly once you get to grips with university reality. But nonetheless, you will have a good balance between social and work - in the words of Susan Jaeggi (neuroscientist) - No pain No game!!!!!

Hello there. I was wondering if a UCL student could answer a question. I may well be accepted onto a postgraduate diploma degree due to me not meeting entry requirements, is it possible to be upgraded to the full Master's course if I perform well?

Hi

I was just wondering what the libraries are like at UCL.. specifically the main library and the science library. Are there quiet places to sit and read... are there comfy chairs... are there different rooms in them, etc.

Also, if I can't find somewhere in the library to hide away and read somewhere, is there anywhere like that at UCL? I'm a bit wierd when it comes to these kinda things! Lol! I like to be able to hide in a corner where no-one will bother me and read in peace!

Essentially I'm starting at UCL in september as a graduate and I think my course is going to be rather intense, hence it would be nice to be able to chill somewhere and get my head around the topics...

What say you?

Cheers
Mir

In general UCL libraries are good when it comes to hiding (e.g. history dept in a Main Library). It gets worse over the exam period when people generally start to live in a building. When it comes to chairs, Science wins the building has also a better ventilation.
All in all it should not be too hard to find a place that suits you

Fresher's Fayre is just an excuse to get lots of free stuff. All the information that societies give out, they're happy to provide if you email them at a later date. You won't miss anything important.

As for the weekend of fresher's week- which weekend, first or second? First weekend is moving in weekend, so it's when people meet their flatmates, and there are social events put on by the union. So you'll be missing early bonding time with your flatmates, but nothing you can't catch up on soon after. If you mean the second weekend- basically nothing happens then. I don't remember doing anything on that weekend.

How important is the fresher's fayre? I think I'm missing us as my course (archaeology) takes us away on a field course and I think it clashes directly, so I'd miss that and then any ensuing events on the weekend of fresher's week.

I'm a bit worried about it in terms of being able to sign up for things or get important information and just generally missing out.

A few months ago I firmed UCL (yay!) but a couple of days after I firmed them on UCAS I received a letter giving me an offer again. I ignored it because I thought it was just the university offering me a place as well as the letter from the department but now I am really scared that they dont know I have firmed them. I have an unconditional offer and many people who hold unconditional offers are getting their accommodation letters but I havent received anything since that offer letter. Should I be worried?