Over the years, September has always been an important month for me. Whether it was the start of a new school year, starting university, and now it’s even more important as it’s the month I officially started my first graduate role after (finally!) finishing my masters. Whilst I was studying my masters, I decided to…
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Things I worried about before I started university and how I feel about them now (Alice)
I remember the first day I started my course at Manchester Met more clearly than what I was up to last week. My brain only consisted of questions, such as had I got the right date? Would I be able to find the room number my first lecture was in? But most importantly, would I…
Managing your finances over the summer (Alice)
So, you’re finally saying goodbye to dreaded exams and last-minute deadlines for a few months and you’re looking forward to the millions of summer festival and holiday plans you made with your friends… The only problem is – how are you going to afford it all? The sweet, smug feeling of being unemployed over summer…
My top 5 tips for applying for a postgraduate loan (Alice)
So, you’ve decided the course you want to take which is one of the most important factors when choosing to do a Masters, however one aspect that is always overlooked is applying for a student loan. A postgraduate loan differs to an undergraduate loan. One difference is that as an undergraduate, your loan could pay…
How I am going to use my degree to achieve my career goals (Alice)
After four years of university life I’m shocked but not surprised that the time has finally come to apply for a job and be thrown into the deep-end of adult life. I’ll admit I’ve been living in denial for a good few months because I didn’t want my student life to end, however when I…
Applying for a Masters Course (Alice)
Graduating this year and haven’t got a clue what to do once you’ve finished? Maybe you went straight into work after graduating and are now realising you want to go down a different career path? So you’ve come to the decision that a masters is the next step for you. But where to even begin?!…
My tips on writing a good CV (Alice)
We’ve all been there; the dreaded job search trying to find something that we’re at least a tiny bit remotely interested in. And then, you finally come across a job description and you think: I could do that! But the one big barrier that’s standing in the way between you and that job is the crippling thought of writing a CV.
Spotlight on my course – MSc Marketing- Creative Advertising (Alice)
Hi I’m Alice and I’m currently studying a postgraduate degree in Marketing and Creative Advertising! After graduating in 2017 with a media and communications degree, I wasn’t quite sure what career I wanted. I knew I was creative, but also liked the marketing aspect. So, I decided to take a year out, get some experience with internships, and then researched doing a masters… which leads me to my course at Manchester Met.
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