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Exam tips for when you’re taking GCSE’s

March 5, 2019
Posted under: Featured, Student Blogs, Undergraduate

GCSE exams happen every year and hundreds of students go through them and sometimes this is easy to forget when you sit looking at your exam timetable wondering where on earth to start. Although some people may naturally excel at recalling information they’ve learnt, others may struggle a bit more. A key thing to keep… Read more » about Exam tips for when you’re taking GCSE’s

The difference between school and university

November 12, 2018
Posted under: Blogs Archive

It’s that time of year where you will be putting you UCAS application together ready for the January UCAS deadline and you might be thinking to yourself – am I ready for this change!? School is a pretty familiar setting for everyone but when you’re thinking of coming to uni, there’s a quite a lot… Read more » about The difference between school and university

How to be a BU student

August 27, 2018
Posted under: Blogs Archive, Blogs Archive

For those of you starting September this year!! Having been a BU student for four years, there are many tips and tricks I’ve learned during my time here to save time and money here. Here’s a quick blog surrounding all the little things that make life easier – some we wish we knew in our… Read more » about How to be a BU student

Places for group study on campus

May 25, 2017
Posted under: Blogs Archive, Blogs Archive

These are a few of the places on campus (and a bonus place) that I find make group projects a little easier 🙂

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