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Tagged: start of term

10 current student tips to being new at BU

9 September 2019
Posted under: Featured, Student Blogs, Undergraduate

This is a guest blog by current student Alice. As I am now a third year student (wow where has the time gone?!) I thought I would share some of my top tips that I picked up along the way during my first year at BU: 1) Planning is key It doesn’t matter how you… Read more » about 10 current student tips to being new at BU

My first few days of starting uni

4 September 2019
Posted under: Featured, Student Blogs, Undergraduate

This is a guest blog by current student Alice. I moved to Bournemouth on Saturday the 16th September 2017 and what a whirlwind it was! So I thought for any freshers out there who are about to join Bournemouth University, I would break down my first few days in Bournemouth to give an overview of… Read more » about My first few days of starting uni

Making the most of your first term, Amy’s top tips

7 October 2016
Posted under: Blogs Archive, Postgraduate

Having spent the better part of 20 odd years in education, it is unsurprising that I have developed some tips and tricks to help make a good start of the term. So here is a short list of things I would suggest to help you start off your new term on the right foot! Talk… Read more » about Making the most of your first term, Amy’s top tips

Making the most of moving in

21 July 2014
Posted under: Blogs Archive, Postgraduate

So you’ve applied to your course, sorted out your finances (hopefully) and accommodation, and you are all ready to make the move to postgraduate education. The only thing left is to actually move to Bournemouth and start your studies, which can be a pretty daunting prospect in itself.   Most of us have already been… Read more » about Making the most of moving in

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