Education Which university?
• Nottingham • York • UEA
• Nottingham • York • UEA
• Bristol • Newcastle • Leeds
who’ve made the wrong decision and are happy to negotiate a course change, but some specialist institutes are less flexible due to high demand for limited places, so it’s worth checking this before you apply.
League tables are one way
Be sure to choose a university
where you get what you want out of it, the
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of narrowing down the choice of university for your course. Ten, study the course prospectus to check it’s really up your street. Here you should find detailed information on what modules and areas your subject covers – you can download the majority of prospectuses online.
• Imperial College, London
• Loughborough • Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh
The Courtauld’s admissions officer
right subject, social life and opportunities
Going to Leeds seemed quite fun; then I could branch out from there.” Feeling the need to get away from home and be independent is something parents have to deal with too, sometimes with difficulty – especially if it’s their child’s first time away.
One Scotland-based father of an Oxford Brookes student
said: “Getting involved in the process of choosing, going on an open day or taking them at the start of their first semester can be as helpful to you as it is to them.” Some students, on the other hand,
Location, location, location Prioritising the course is not for everyone; in fact, it is often on a par with other factors – and, in some cases, takes second place. Leeds student, Fritz von Preussen decided: “I wanted to go up north, having lived in the south all my life.
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prefer to stay close to home, or even live-in while studying. It is certainly a cheaper option but perhaps to the detriment of broadening their social life. Although moving far from home doesn’t necessarily mean a different experience, as Edinburgh student Marina Tompson, who ranked university reputation as a top priority, found out. “My one regret is
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