Uni Tip Talk- Sort Your Options

Hi Guys!
So this is the first bulletin in my new Uni Talk Tips that i am going to be posting every wednesday!

This post is all about sorting out your options and what i fund best helped me when choosing my course and my uni.

Tip 1.
Really look at what you want to do, look at all the options for your possible chosen course as they may be a few strands to this course which one or another may suit you better. When looking at this think about what you are doing well at now within your A Levels and see if this helps you make your decision. Gather all your university prospectus' together and compare the courses to what you like between them.

Tip 2.
Go to open days and applicant days to look at the course in more detail and talk to lecturers who may tell you more information and deals about the course that aren;t in prospectus'. Going to the universities really helped me not only get a feeling for the course but get a feeling for the actual university campus' themselves.

Tip 3.
Whether your staying at home to commute or moving to a different part of the country, talking to current students at the university may help you decide if you could cope with living away or what it is like to commute, these students have had first hand experience at what you are going to be facing in just a few months, so ask them questions and listen to what their saying.. i know this really helped me!

Tip 4.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. I decided that i was determined to get in to just one specific university, this turned out to be the only one not to offer me a place and i was devastated. I know how it feels to be so passionate about a specific course and uni to have it taken from you just like that! So keep your options open and make sure you have back up plans for other universities.

Tip 5.
last but not least when making your final decisions for your first and second choice take your time to look at both courses and compare both them and the universities themselves as once you click that confirm button to your choices here is no going back! I found the website a great help for having all my uni's and courses in one place so check this out

Thanks guys, and see you next week x