I know starting university can be a very stressful time especially if you had to go through clearing and find last minute accommodation, here are five tips I wish I had known before starting my course. Don’t buy books if you don’t have to. I’m an English student so there was a lot of reading…
Tag: first year
Reflections on my first year (Sophie)
To be completely honest before university I was in a rut, my boyfriend dumped me, I’d fallen out of love with acting and I worked over forty hours a week at a mind-numbing job. Sound familiar? I was desperate for the fresh start and creative focus that university gave me. Coming from a small town…
Meet some of our social media coordinators
We know that starting university can seem a bit scary and you probably have a lot of questions that you want to ask. To help you settle in, we’d like to invite Manchester Met undergraduate applicants that are starting university this September to join our Facebook communities. Here you can chat to fellow students starting…
Going home for the holidays, what’s changed since I started uni (Sophie)
After returning to Manchester after the break I felt for the first time that I’d settled into university life.
Key dates for 2019 undergraduate applicants
We’ve put together a ‘key dates’ infographic which shows the important dates that you should be aware of to help make the transition to becoming a university student that little bit smoother!
Things I worried about before starting uni, and how I feel about them now (Toby)
Student blogger Toby discusses how he feels now about the things that scared him before he started university
Tips for making friends at university (Toby)
current student Toby shares his tips for new students on how to make friends at university
Moving home for the summer – what I’m missing about Manchester (Georgie)
find out what student blogger Georgie is missing about being a student in Manchester whilst she is back at home for the summer vacation.
My goals for my second year at university (Toby)
read about Student Rep Toby’s goals for the second year of his BSc (Hons) Psychology degree
My Manchester Bucket List – what I have and haven’t done yet (Izzy)
find out what Student Rep Izzy has ticked off her bucket list during her first year at Manchester Met and what she has got left to do