Subjects studied:
AVCE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
|
Previous
school: BRGS
Date of submitting
these answers:
August 2005 |
University
you are at, why you chose this university,
and give one interesting fact about your
university: |
SALFORD.
LOADS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THERE AND
ONE
OF THE BUILDINGS IS NAMED AFTER MARK
OUT OF HOLBY CITY, ALTHOUGH NOT SURE ABOUT
HIS REAL NAME (Robert Powell)
|
| Best
things about your university city: |
Worst
things about your university city: |
| VERY
CLOSE TO MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE, GREAT TRANSPORT
NETWORK. |
PARKING
IS REALLY EXPENSIVE, OR A LITTLE WORRYING ABOUT
PARKING DOWN SIDE STREETS!!! |
Social
scene/nightlife in your
university city?:
|
Popular
activities at
your university/ in your university city?: |
| FANTASTIC,
I'VE ONLY EVER BEEN TO THE STUDENT BAR BUT
IT IS REALLY CHEAP!! OTHERS IN MY YEAR SAY
IT'S GREAT. |
THE
GYM AND SWIMMING POOL I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT
THEY'VE GOT A FANTASTIC ROWING TEAM, BUT I'M
NOT THERE LONG ENOUGH TO GET INVOLVED. |
How
much on average per week do a) Halls of Residence,
b) Renting a house,
cost in your university town/city? |
| I
LIVE AT HOME IN RAWTENSTALL, SO DRIVE INTO
SALFORD EVERYDAY
. |
| What
is the course you are studying? - Was
it your original choice when applying for
university? |
| DIPLOMA
IN ADULT NURSING (HOPEFULLY WITH ADVANCED STANDINGS
WHEN I QUALIFY). IT WAS MY ORIGINAL CHOICE
BUT I WASN'T REALLY BOTHERED ABOUT THE ADVANCED
STANDINGS. I DIDN'T APPLY UNTIL 6 MONTHS BEFORE
THE COURSE STARTED - YOU CAN START IN MARCH. |
| How
many years does your course last? |
| 3
years. |
| What
you enjoy most about your course/ what
impresses you about it?: |
| PRACTICAL
PLACEMENTS. |
| What
you enjoy least about your course, and what
could be improved : |
| THE
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE COULD BE IMPROVED -
LIKE HAVING THE PRACTICALS IN UNI AT THE RIGHT
TIME E.G. HANDWASHING AND BED BATHING PRIOR
TO GOING OUT ON FIRST PLACEMENT, NOT AFTER! |
How
do you rate the teaching standards on your
course, and do
your tutors/lecturers/the university give you the right support for your
studies?: |
| FANTASTIC
- LOTS OF SUPPORT AND MORE IF YOU NEED IT . |
| 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? |
I
GOT IN WITH AN ENGLISH GCSE, MATH
GCSE AND
AVCE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. I THINK YOU
ONLY NEED 5 GCSES BUT I'VE HEARD IT'S CHANGING
TO A LEVELS.
|
IT'S
SOMETHING I'VE WANTED TO DO FOR A VERY LONG
TIME! |
| Best
thing about being at university: |
Worst
thing about being at university: |
FREE
COUNCIL TAX!!!
|
HAVING
TO WORK FULL TIME ON PLACEMENTS, AS WELL AS
TRYING TO DO ASSIGNMENTS! |
| What
do you plan to do after you graduate? |
| GET
A JOB, IF NOT IN THE NHS PERHAPS IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR. |
| If
you were to recommend going to university,
what would you say? |
| GO
FOR IT IF YOU WANT TO DO IT, OR YOU'LL REGRET
IT LATER. |
| Do
you get homesick? If so, how do you deal
with it? |
| N/A
- BUT I DO MISS MY CHILDREN LOADS WHEN I'M
AT UNI AND THEY'RE AT HOME. |
| Do
you think you made the right choice? Or
looking back, would you have gone to a
different university/started a different
course? |
| I
HAD THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED
TO DO BEFORE I WENT TO UNI . |
| Any
other comments about your university experience: |
| I
HAD MY CHILDREN, BOUGHT A HOUSE, GOT A JOB
AND SETTLED DOWN BEFORE I WENT TO UNI, BUT
THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS WAS THAT I KNEW WHAT
I WANTED TO DO AND I HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT
IT. THE DISADVANTAGES WERE
THAT MY FRIENDS ALL QUALIFIED A COUPLE OF MONTHS
AFTER I STARTED
MY COURSE IF NOT THE YEAR BEFORE, AND I'VE
HAD TO WORK HARD IN THE
PAST FEW YEARS TO SAVE UP MONEY TO BE AT UNI. IT'S HARD, BUT I DO HAVE A HOUSE
TO GO HOME TO EVERY NIGHT AND I DON'T WASTE
MONEY ON RENT AND I HAVE NO BIG DEBTS. |
