Student Blog

Applying to BU was one of the best decisions I ever made

October 3, 2018

Diane admits that applying to BU was one of the best decisions she made. Despite feeling the international student application process was bit tedious, Diane admits it was such a worthwhile experience because she got to join such a good university. Take a look at Diane’s journey to BU story.

Ellie’s journey to BU

November 23, 2016

Listen to Ellie’s story of how she came to be a Postgraduate student at BU studying MA Post Production Editing.

Home vs Bournemouth

November 3, 2016

I am Jaime Gorman from Colorado and I have just started MLit (Hons) English here at BU. My arrival in the UK was more wonderful that I could have imagined and I would like to share my first day across the pond. Sunny blue vs misty green I landed in the UK on a misty… Read more » about Home vs Bournemouth

Home vs Bournemouth

November 3, 2016

I am Jaime Gorman from Colorado and I have just started MLit (Hons) English here at BU. My arrival in the UK was more wonderful that I could have imagined and I would like to share my first day across the pond. Sunny blue vs misty green I landed in the UK on a misty… Read more » about Home vs Bournemouth

Jaimalee’s journey to BU

September 16, 2016

As I started preparing my daughter Jennea for the bright, yet challenging, world ahead of her at her own university last year, she asked with concern and love, “What are you going to do now mum?” Without thinking, I answered her as I always had: “Live bold, follow bliss, experience despite fear”. I’ve said these… Read more » about Jaimalee’s journey to BU

Eli’s journey to BU

September 12, 2016

“Don’t be afraid of having big dreams, because sometimes they do become true…” Sometimes it takes longer than you expect to find exactly what you want to do with your life and what your path is. It took me five years to realise what Master’s degree I wanted to do. I already had a very strong… Read more » about Eli’s journey to BU

Tamer’s journey to BU

September 8, 2016

Hi there! I’m Tamer from Romania and I will be 20 years old in December. I fancy the world of cybercrime, which is precisely why I’ll be studying Forensic Computing and Security at BU, starting this fall. I’ve been diving into the cyber world even before I had my own PC. Websites, coding, movies, games… Read more » about Tamer’s journey to BU

Nanna’s journey to BU

September 7, 2016

We’ve been asking our arriving students from outside the UK to share their journey to BU through blogs, vlogs and photos. Nanna Lund Nielsen’s joining us from Denmark on BA (Hons) Computer Visualisation and Animation. Watch her journey below…

Conor’s journey to BU

September 6, 2016

We’ve been asking our arriving students from outside the UK to share their journey to BU through blogs, vlogs and photos. Conor Dever’s joining us from Ireland on BSc (Hons) Music and Sound Production Technology. Watch his journey below… “I want to do what I love for the rest of my life and Bournemouth University… Read more » about Conor’s journey to BU

Hau’s journey to BU

September 1, 2016

If it isn’t now, then when? It is never too late to become who you want to be, but sometimes it is not easy to make a decision to change! But I wondered… “If it isn’t now, then when”? I decided to quit my job and started reflecting about what I really wanted to do… Read more » about Hau’s journey to BU

Piyanuch’s journey to BU

August 25, 2016

This decision means a huge change in my life and in order to make it come true, I had to get a scholarship. So, I needed to carefully prepare myself in every step, like baking a cake: if just one ingredient is not in the right proportion, the cake may flop or taste strange. Therefore,… Read more » about Piyanuch’s journey to BU

Lauren’s journey to BU

August 25, 2016

When I graduated in May 2015 so many emotions and worries were going through my head. I had a friend tell me as we were waiting to walk out to our graduation ceremony, “Lauren you don’t look so happy right now.” It wasn’t that I was unhappy, I was just worried about my future. It… Read more » about Lauren’s journey to BU