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Duration at BRGS Sixth Form: 2000-2002 |
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school: BRGS Date of submitting these answers: January 2005 |
| University
you are at, why you chose this university,
and give one interesting fact about your university: |
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| Huddersfield
- I chose Huddersfield as it was
not too far away from home (Rochdale),
the town centre seemed attractive with
lots of lovely buildings, shops
and bars. The University itself also has lots of very modern buildings. They had good computer facilities for my course. I also like the fact that each room at the halls of residence had its own en suite shower room. Huddersfield is not too small, yet not too big (supposedly the largest town in Europe, so has nearly all the facilities of a city). Interesting fact: Patrick Stewart is chancellor (you may know him from Star Trek and X-Men), and Huddersfield is where rugby league was invented! |
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| Best things about your university city: | Worst things about your university city: |
| Good shopping centre, lots of stylish, cosy, quirky bars and cafes- providing you with everything from cocktails, to hot chocolates to paninis. Close to Manchester and Leeds! Lots of supermarkets to choose from, and the train station is in the town centre so you can walk to it. Huddersfield is very cheap to live in, compared to some of the places where my friends are living! | Huddersfield
is about ten degrees colder than anywhere
else! It's freezing! |
| Social
scene/nightlife in your university city?: |
Popular activities at your university/ in your university city?: |
| Something for everyone, indie nights, live bands, cheesy pop, R&B, bars that have a relaxed informal atmosphere. There is something on every night for students! You could go out every night of the week! Many new bars have opened in Huddersfield since I started at uni in 2002. | It's
a Rugby League town, and
the rugby and football teams are based at
the Galpharm Stadium (previously
named McAlpine Stadium). The university has
its own sports teams, but a very
small gym. There's also lots of
sports classes to go to, from martial
arts, to yoga. Lots of musical things seem to take place in Huddersfield due to the university's very large music department! There is also the Lawrence Batley theatre if you're intrested in drama. In the town centre are two swimming pools, and a cinema (the cinema and one swimming pool are located at the Glapharm Stadium). |
| How
much on average per week do a) Halls of Residence,
b) Renting a house, cost in your university town/city? |
What is the accommodation like in your university town/city? |
| Halls cost from £2/3000 for a student year. works out at between £40-60 a week. Houses cost anywhere from £45 and can pay anywhere up to £75 for a really nice flat! | The halls are a great standard and there's some really nice flats and houses that are affordable. Always view first, all first years are guarenteed halls. |
| How much on average do you spend on food shopping per week? | |
| Halls cost about £66-£79 per week, depending on which ones you choose. Houses cost anywhere from £35-£60 per week (average price about £45). | |
| What is the course you are studying? - Was it your original choice when applying for university? | How
many years does your course last? |
| BA (Hons) Multimedia Design, yes this was my original choice. | 4 (It's a sandwich course, with a work placement in the third year). For my placement year I have had 8 weeks work experience at BBC Manchester, working on the Entertainment part of their website, and managed BRGS's website for 8 months. |
| What you enjoy most about your course/ what impresses you about it?: | What you enjoy least about your course, and what could be improved : |
| I've been able to learn lots of new things, such as making websites, virtual reality and digital design. It has really stretched me creatively and I've done a lot of work that I never imagined I would be able to! | They do not teach you how to use the computer software (such as Flash and Dreamweaver)- you are left to work it out for yourself. Also, I don't enjoy learning about computer programming or how computers work, but it's got to be done! |
| 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? |
| CC (Although they seemed to let people in who achieved EE). | I wanted to do something creative, but something different that I had never tried before. |
| Best thing about being at university: | Worst thing about being at university: |
| It prepares you for life! It's like a trial-run! You learn how to be independent and about the best way to sort things out! You meet people from different parts of the UK and opens your eyes to the way other people in the country live. | It's exhausting, and a bit nerve-racking when wondering if you chose the right course, or what you're going to do when you graduate! |
| What do you plan to do after you graduate? | If you were to recommend going to university, what would you say? |
| I'd like to have a break from studying and work when I graduate by travelling. But I'm still exploring the possible careers I could do. | If you go to university and manage to stick at it, despite how hard it can be, then you will feel really satisfied that somehow, you successfully found a way through such a life changing event! |
| Do you get homesick? If so, how do you deal with it? | |
| For the first month of uni, I was not homesick at all, but it was after that it hit me and I felt quite homesick. However, as I knew home was not far away and that I could go home whenever I wished, this made me feel better. You feel more at home in a house, than halls of residence, so try to get into a house with your friends in the second year and it really will feel like a second home. | |
| What have you achieved whilst being at university? | |
| I can now talk more easily to people who I don't know! And I've produced a lot of work I am proud of! I've met some really interesting people. I've learned how to cook and experiment with food! I can now multi-task between working, eating, doing my laundry, sorting my finances, phoning home, attending lectures, and so on! | |
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