{"id":5133,"date":"2016-11-16T12:45:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T12:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=5133"},"modified":"2020-10-26T16:31:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:31:37","slug":"emmas-advice-for-making-the-most-of-your-open-day-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2016\/11\/16\/emmas-advice-for-making-the-most-of-your-open-day-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma’s advice for making the most of your Open Day visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

For me, it was instant. As soon as I arrived at Bournemouth for the open day, I fell in love and knew that it was the right uni for me!<\/p>\n

Not everyone\u2019s as lucky though, it\u2019s not always that easy, and picking your university is one of the biggest decisions you\u2019ll have to make. So, here are my top tips on how to make the most out of open days:<\/p>\n

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  1. Plan your journey – so your day\u2019s off to a smooth start<\/li>\n
  2. Research before you go – have an idea what you want to gain from the day<\/li>\n
  3. Ask questions \u2013 this is your best chance to find out information from a first-person account, talking to both lecturers and students (in my case, it was two lecturers that sold me my English course, due to their pure enthusiasm for the subject)<\/li>\n
  4. Look at similar courses \u2013 some courses have combined honours or share modules, so look more broadly around the subject you\u2019re interested in<\/li>\n
  5. Go on a campus tour \u2013 Get a feel for all of the places you\u2019d be using as a student. Don\u2019t let the size of the campus frighten you, I\u2019m still getting lost a year on<\/li>\n
  6. Experience a lecture \u2013 take a seat in a lecture hall and listen to a talk about your course. Try to get involved if they initiate discussion (this is more likely at applicant days), boosting your confidence but also giving you a real insight to this more mature way of learning. Sounds sophisticated, doesn\u2019t it?<\/li>\n
  7. Check out the accommodation \u2013 which one\u2019s right for you? Do you want to be on campus, so you can just roll out of bed before a lecture? Or are you one of those people who can only survive with a double bed? Bournemouth have options for everyone<\/li>\n
  8. Try out the campus food – Dylan\u2019s Bar sweet potato fries are a must<\/li>\n
  9. Explore Bournemouth town – don\u2019t just restrict yourself to the uni. My mum and I were lucky enough to visit on a sunny day and walk on the beach, followed by sitting in the Lower Gardens with fresh donuts and a smoothie. At that point, I could certainly imagine living there<\/li>\n
  10. Finally go to as many open days as possible \u2013 the more universities you see, the more likely you\u2019ll find the perfect one for you<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\"open-day-tips\"\n

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    Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    For me, it was instant. As soon as I arrived at Bournemouth for the open day, I fell in love and knew that it was the right uni for me! Not everyone\u2019s as lucky though, it\u2019s not always that easy, and picking your university is one of the biggest decisions you\u2019ll have to make. So,… Read more » about Emma’s advice for making the most of your Open Day visit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1800,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[336,1638],"tags":[877,5,184],"class_list":["post-5133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs-archive","category-undergraduate","tag-bournemouth","tag-open-days","tag-top-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1800"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5133"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6649,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5133\/revisions\/6649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}