Student Life

Katie Proctor (Student Recruitment Katie Proctor (Student Recruitment Officer) and Adam Knights Officer) and Adam Knights

(Student Ambassador) (Student Ambassador)

University is different

• It’s not just about getting a degree

• Meeting new people

• Multicultural society

• Learning new skills

• Independence

• Having fun

Which University?• Location?

• Campus vs City?

• Big or small?

• Other facilities:– Accommodation– Academic, social and sports

facilities– Student support and welfare

• Scholarships and bursaries

• Reputation

Why go to university?

• Independence – the chance to live away from home for the first time

• Meet people from all over the world

• Opportunity to try new sports or gain new outside interests

• Students’ Union: run by students and organises events for students

“The social life”

What to do before the student goes

• Open Days – you will be looking for different things

• Read everything that arrives in a brown envelope

• Money – worth spending time learning how to budget

• Learning to cook and wash clothes! Don’t throw things away that the student can take with them

• Help with the application form – financial advice forms, spelling and grammar of personal statement etc

Benefits of being a Student

• Study something you enjoy or a new subject

• Time to consider your career• Invaluable preparation for your

chosen career• Employability (a lifetime of

employment?)• It’s genuinely good fun!

Studying• Its not 9-5

Arts/Humanities: full time12 hours per weekHealth: 7 hours at uni, 30 hours in placement

• University involves independent study, reading and research

• Teaching: combination of lectures, seminars, labs and tutorials

• Assessment: exams, coursework and presentations

Key Skills

• Essay writing

• Presentation skills

• Reading and understanding different types of text

• Communicating with and getting to know new people

• Time management

• Financial management

• Self-motivation

• Join clubs and societies to make new friends

• Student jobs:– Make some money

– Meet new people

– Gain some key skills for your career

– Internships and vacation opportunities

• Work on-campus– Student ambassador

– Student Union

And when you’re not studying…

Some of our Student AmbassadorsOur Student Ambassadors

Extra Benefits

• Union Bar

• Student Nights

• Travel

• Work experience/placements

• Long holidays

• Student Discounts!

Peter Shaw

University Campus Suffolk

Student Support

• Accommodation• Finance• Childcare• Counselling• Careers Guidance• Disability Support• Health and Wellbeing

All universities offer a range of information, advice and guidance services including:

Any Questions?

www.ucs.ac.uk