When thinking about their options after leaving school, nearly all students will consider the option of going to university. However, there are lots of things to think about before making this decision. Going to university is a big investment of both money and time. Exactly …
Does Attendance Affect Student Finance?
Attending university is a time full of new experiences and busy schedules, especially for students with many interests outside their courses. Of course, it can be hard to fit everything in when you have lectures, clubs or societies, socialising, and nightlife to contend with simultaneously! …
A Guide to Transferring University Credits
If you start university and find that you really don’t like your course, this can be a major problem! It may mean that you need to change course, which is a great obstacle in itself. You may have heard of the term university credits before. …
How Do You Find Your UCAS Number?
Your UCAS number is given to you when you apply to university and is an essential part of your application. However, knowing that it is important doesn’t help you when you are trying to find it! Applying to university can be extremely stressful, especially when …
What is a Student Loan Award Letter?
The first part of your university application process will be choosing your universities and completing a UCAS application. However, another important part of the process is arranging your student finance to handle your tuition fees and determine how much student finance you can receive. Student …
Do Universities Round Up Grades?
University grades – most people think of them as the grades that determine the rest of your life! After all, they’ll be the grades that all your future employers see, so you want them to be good ones. In some cases, you might be hoping …
How Do You Find Your Student ID Number?
Every student knows how stressful college or university admin can be. There are so many emails with so much different information, it’s hard to know where to look! One of the trickier things to find is a student ID number. You may have been asked …
University Societies: A Students Guide
In the UK, universities can be very different from earlier forms of education, such as school or college. This is especially in terms of the level of education. However, it can also be in terms of the social aspects that you can experience at university …
Is a 2.1 Degree Good?
While it can be hard to define, sometimes it is important to understand how good your grade is. This is especially as it could lead to opportunities in the future or even limit them both in an academic sense and in a working sense. This …
What is a Student Certificate?
If you are a university student, and have found the new world of taxes, or other forms of identification, you may have come across student certificates. These can be used in many real-world situations, and can be a very useful document, which can save you …