Case
Study:
Name:
Email address:
Duration
at BRGS Sixth Form:
A Levels
studied:
Previous
school before joining BRGS Sixth Form:
University
you are at/were at, why you chose this university, and give one
interesting fact about the university:
Best
things about your university town/city:
Worst
things about your university town/city:
What
is/was the social scene/nightlife like in your university town/city?
What
activities/sports/clubs/societies are popular at your university/
in your university town/city?
Favourite
places to shop in your university town/city:
How
much on average per week do/did a) Halls of Residence, b) Renting
a house, cost in your university town/city?
What
is the accommodation like in your university town/city?
How
much on average do/did you spend on food shopping per week?
What
is the course you are/were studying? - Was it your original choice
when applying for university?
How
many years does/did your course last?
What
do/did you enjoy most about your course/ what impresses you about
it?
What
did/do you enjoy least about your course, and what could be improved?
How
do/did you rate the teaching standards on your course, and do
your tutors/lecturers/the university give you the right support
for your studies?
What
A Level Grades/UCAS points did you have to achieve to be accepted
onto your course?
Why
did you choose the particular course you are studying/have studied?
Best
thing about being at university:
Worst
thing about being at university:
What
do you plan to do after you graduate/ what are you doing now you’ve
graduated?
If
you were to recommend going to university, what would you say?
Do/did
you get homesick? If so, how do/did you deal with it?
Do
you think you made the right choice? Or looking back, would you
have gone to a different university/started a different course?
What
have you achieved whilst being at university?
Any
other comments about your university experience:
Gap
Year Questionnaire (if gap year was taken):
1.
Why did you take a gap year? - Was it planned?
2.
What did you do on your gap year, and why?
3.
What were the advantages of taking a gap year? What did you achieve?
4.
Were there any disadvantages to taking a gap year?
5.
Was the university which offered you a place, happy for you to
defer entry and take a gap year?
6.
How did you raise money to fund yourself through your gap year?
7.
Would you recommend what you did on your gap year to others?
8.
Any other comments about gap years:
If you are
an ex-BRGS sixth form student yourself, who is currently at university
or
graduated recently, and would like to be one of our "Case
Studies" for the Careers and
Sixth Form sections of our website,
fill in the below questionnaire.