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Duration at BRGS Sixth Form: 2000-2002 |
Previous
school: St.
Cuthberts R.C, Rochdale 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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| Manchester
Uni, I chose this uni as it's only
one of a few that does my course. Interesting fact: the road outside my uni has the most buses in the whole of Europe! Therefore i'm never stranded when its raining! |
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| Best things about your university city: | Worst things about your university city: |
| The fun people, lots of lovely shops and fun places to go at night. | It always
rains and exams aren't
so good. |
| Social
scene/nightlife in your university city?: |
Popular activities at your university/ in your university city?: |
| So much variety, simply a lot to do for everyone. However, its very lively and quite quickly paced so if you're a quiet type, it's maybe not for you. | There are great places to watch live music, the Manchester academy, the Apollo and lots of theatres if you fancy a bit of culture! Theres two big sports centres by the university and a huge swimming pool. Also theres the Printworks, numerous clubs and bars around the city centre but also more of the same in student areas such as Fallowfield. |
| 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? |
| Renting a house for me is £60 a week but I know lots of people who pay lots less. | Pretty basic but it's not where you live but more who you live with. |
| How much on average do you spend on food shopping per week? | |
| About £35 a week because I buy a lot of chocolate! | |
| What is the course you are studying? - Was it your original choice when applying for university? | How
many years does your course last? |
| Optometry, I first started doing History but wasn't too keen on all the reading. | 3 years. |
| What you enjoy most about your course/ what impresses you about it?: | What you enjoy least about your course, and what could be improved : |
| It's challenging! | It's rather a lot of work and it's only a small course so I miss the variety of people other people get on different courses. |
| 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?: |
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| Yes. Everyone is very helpful if you get stuck and although your kind of left to fend for yourself, you soon find a way of working which suits you. Also friends on your course are really useful to help you sort out any academic problems. | |
| 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? |
| A, A, B | I just really would like to work with people and so I thought this was something different that helped me pursue that. |
| Best thing about being at university: | Worst thing about being at university: |
| Meeting people from all around the country and discovering there's so many fun things to do in a big city. | Usual work deadlines! |
| What do you plan to do after you graduate? | If you were to recommend going to university, what would you say? |
| Hopefully go travelling and get a job so I can go to Topshop all the time! | I'd say that as well as being a good academic step it's a real character building experience. You are met with all kinds of situations that make you much more confident, independant and happier |
| Do you get homesick? If so, how do you deal with it? | |
| I
did at first, I usually eat chocolate if
I'm sad but it's easy to call or
email home and lots of courses have reading
week so lots of people go home then. |
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| Do you think you made the right choice? Or looking back, would you have gone to a different university/started a different course? | |
| I think I've made the right decision! | |
UPDATE:
September 2007 |
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| After graduating with a 2:1 in 2006, Kate successfully completed her pre-registration year and is now a fully qualified Optometrist, employed by Boots Opticians. |
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