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Tagged: University life

Living in a dorm room VS a student house

November 22, 2021 Accommodation, Student life, Undergraduate, Vlogs

Hiya, It’s around that time of year again where everyone starts looking into accommodation for the following year. With big decisions such as living in a house vs a flat coming at you from around the corner, I thought I’d make a video all about the pros and cons for both and my experience moving… Read more »

Reacting to my Freshers moving-in vlog as a 3rd Year

September 17, 2021 Arrivals, Featured, Student life, Undergraduate, Vlogs

Hiya, As I’m going into my third year I thought it would be fun to look back over my freshers move in vlog and react to it for you, explaining all the things that went on behind the camera and how I was feeling about uni on that first day. Emily πŸ™‚

My experience working a festival as a camera operator

September 8, 2021 Featured, Placements, Undergraduate, Vlogs

Hiya, So recently I got the opportunity to work as a camera operator at the Bournemouth 7s rugby festival, it was an amazing weekend and I’m so grateful for the opportunity, so I thought I’d tell you all about it πŸ™‚ Emily πŸ™‚

10 things I wish I knew before going to uni

September 2, 2021 Arrivals, Featured, Student life, Top tips, Undergraduate, Vlogs

Hiya The summer before I went to uni my head was swimming with questions about what uni was like. How do you meet people? How do you avoid getting lost on campus?? What if I don’t drink!? So I thought I’d put together a list of all the questions I wanted answering before I went… Read more »

The best places to visit in Bournemouth | Part 2

August 25, 2021 Arrivals, Featured, Local area, Postgraduate, Student life, Top tips, Undergraduate, Visiting BU, Vlogs

Since the lovely weather has started and summer has rolled into full force, Emily and her housemates have gone out exploring yet again and have found some more Bournemouth gems to share with you! We hope you find some new places to explore from this video πŸ™‚ Watch Emily’s other vlog about places to visit.

My time living in Bailey Point

May 26, 2021 Accommodation, Featured, Postgraduate, Student life, Undergraduate, Vlogs

Hiya, During my first year at BU I stayed in Bailey Point and had the absolute time of my life, I loved my dorm room and flat so much so I thought today I would share with you my experience staying there and what my flat looked like. Enjoy! Emily πŸ™‚

The best places to visit in Bournemouth, UK

February 28, 2021 Featured, Health and wellbeing, Local area, Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Visiting BU, Vlogs

Hiya! One of the big reasons I chose to come to BU was because of it’s location! There’s so much to do and so many places to explore, in this video I run through some of my favourite spots so hopefully it gets you excited to get outside and explore the local area. Emily πŸ™‚… Read more »

Why I chose Bournemouth University (how to pick your uni)

February 23, 2021 Applying, Featured, Undergraduate, Visiting BU, Vlogs

Hiya! With UCAS applications being sent off and offers being sent out by the universities, perhaps you’re struggling to narrow down your choices to your top two universities! Hopefully my video helps you to think about all the things to consider when choosing your uni and gets you excited for this new chapter of your… Read more »

Balancing it all (part-time work, studies and a social life)

January 20, 2021 Arrivals, Health and wellbeing, Student life, Top tips, Undergraduate, Vlogs

Hiya, In today’s post I thought I’d give you some tips on how to balance everything. I think it’s so easy for uni to get hectic, you’re getting set a bunch of work whilst having to do all your cooking and cleaning as well as maintaining a social life and I think on certain busy… Read more »

Moving to Bournemouth Uni | First year fresher

August 28, 2020 Accommodation, Featured, Undergraduate, Vlogs

Hiya! So as move in day begins to get closer and closer I thought I’d share a vlog a made back in September 2019 from when I first moved into my university flat so that you can gain a rough insight into what the first day is like! Enjoy πŸ™‚ Emily πŸ™‚

University essentials | What you DO & DON’T need to bring

August 20, 2020 Accommodation, Featured, Undergraduate, Vlogs

Hiya, With September approaching some of you may be wondering what exactly to bring to university, hopefully this video helps you to find some university essentials to bring and some “essentials” that you might want to leave behind! Emily πŸ™‚

Making the Jump To University and Student Life

July 20, 2020 Applying, Featured, Undergraduate, Vlogs

Hi! As today is world jump day I thought I’d talk a little bit about the jump between college/sixth form and university and learning to live independently. It’s definitely not as scary as you might think and actually a lot of fun! Emily πŸ™‚

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