This is a guest blog/quiz made by current student and blogger Alice. Lets get started… What kind of arrivals student are you? Question 1: It’s time to pack for the start of your very first term and you are…. A- Too nervous to pack! B- Pack? I haven’t even bought the essentials yet, arghhh! C-… Read more » about Arrivals quiz
My future. My time. My Clearing opportunity.
This is a guest blog by current student Grace Cookson studying BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing who applied through Clearing. My journey at Bournemouth University began in July last year. I was driving home from work when I saw a Clearing sign outside the main Talbot campus. I live locally. Going to university wasn’t something I… Read more » about My future. My time. My Clearing opportunity.
Midwifery- 50% placement, 50% practice!
This is a guest blog by current student Cecilia Bawden. Our year at uni is split 50/50 between placement and practice. A uni week is made up of 37.5 hours of learning time, and a placement week is 37.5 hours of practice time. Each year we have to complete a minimum of 900 hours in… Read more » about Midwifery- 50% placement, 50% practice!
How to get yourself out there
I can be an introvert at times. My advice for anyone who feels similarly; push yourself and say yes. Watch my vlog to find out how I got myself out of my room, meeting new people, making the best of my time as a student at BU.
Why MA Advertising at BU is your best choice!
If not most of us, at least some of us, popularly associate (almost instantly) the ideology of the advertising industry and practices with the effervescent TV show “Mad Men” who made advertising seem like a mad genius’ work of art. While not all of its portrayals are exact, it is safe to say that the… Read more » about Why MA Advertising at BU is your best choice!
Why I chose to do a Master’s
It seems that the biggest question asked of any student at university is “what next?”. For me, this question was posed part way through the third and final year of my Undergraduate degree, and my only response was uncertainty. I had spent so long focusing on passing my degree that I had spared no thought… Read more » about Why I chose to do a Master’s
Places you can go in Bournemouth with your UNIBUS pass
So if you don’t already know, there are literally tons of places to explore and visit as a student when at Bournemouth University. If you book halls for your first year, the majority offer an annual bus pass which is included in the price of your rent. When you look at the accommodation pages you’ll… Read more » about Places you can go in Bournemouth with your UNIBUS pass
Taking the jump and changing uni through Clearing
This is a guest blog by current student Toby, who applied through Clearing and now studies BA (Hons) Film. University is somewhere I’ve always wanted to go. It’s an experience I’ve always wanted to have. I had always planned to go into the Gaming industry, the art side of it, so when I secured my… Read more » about Taking the jump and changing uni through Clearing
The BU starter kit
Have you heard about the starter kit?! The starter kit is a nice little extra that you receive when you start university life at Bournemouth University! It offers new undergraduate students the choice of one of three starter kits to choose from. Whatever your personality, there is something for everyone. If you’re a homebody and… Read more » about The BU starter kit
Fee discounts, student discounts and part-time work
One of the most stressful parts of studying a postgraduate degree is how it might be possible to juggle said degree with funding your daily expenses. Tuition fee loans, which include the possibility to receive up to £10,906 for the year for UK or EEA students (2019/20 entry), are a brilliant way of funding part… Read more » about Fee discounts, student discounts and part-time work
Living the UK uni experience- all thanks to my choice through Clearing
This is a guest blog by current student Basil, who studies BSc (Hons) Geography and came through Clearing. Hi my name’s Basil and this is a bit about me and how I have ended up as a first year Bournemouth University student! I didn’t plan on going to university in the UK. My plan was… Read more » about Living the UK uni experience- all thanks to my choice through Clearing
My semester abroad to New Jersey, America
This is a guest blog by current student Isabel Bedford-Payne. I am Issy Bedford-Payne and I’m a second year student at Bournemouth university studying Events management. My semester abroad is at Montclair state university in New Jersey, America. I have never been to New Jersey but I have visited New York three times. Being accepted… Read more » about My semester abroad to New Jersey, America