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7 things I wish I knew before Uni
Read on to avoid making the mistakes that I made! Settling in takes time Even though I knew this already, it didn’t stop me from worrying about finding my friends in the first few weeks. My biggest tip would be...
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Belonging At Bath: 5 things I wished I’d known about learning and teaching
Hi, I’m Ruqia, your Education Officer for this academic year! Starting a new chapter at university can sometimes feel a bit daunting. Having gone through the process of being a student here at Bath, I put together a list of...
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The end of the beginning
Wow. It has been an exhilarating journey! There has been ups and downs, and at times you were not sure if you were going to make it, but you have overcome each and every problem that has been thrown at you....
Personal statements
Campus & private accommodation
Student Finance & Budgeting
Gold Scholarship Programme
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All About the Gold Scholarship Programme
Applying for a scholarship can sound both scary and exciting, but I couldn’t recommend the Gold Scholarship Programme enough. There are so many opportunities offered by the programme, including volunteering, networking and skill building. The financial support is an obvious benefit...
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Gold Scholarship Programme - The Training Sessions
As part of the Gold Scholarship Programme, we have to attend 4 training sessions each year. I say we have to attend, but I look forward to them! Each session will have a couple of speakers, and they teach us important life...
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The Peer Group Challenge
As part of the Gold Scholarship Programme, all scholars are placed into peer groups of 5 to 6 people. This has been particularly helpful in getting to know other people on the scholarship from completely different degree programmes. The peer...
The city of Bath
Freshers' Week
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Freshers' Week for the mildly awkward
It’s loud. It’s fast. It begins with a tearful goodbye to your parents and ends hungover at 9am in a lecture hall wondering why you didn’t just take a gap year instead. It’s Freshers’ Week, and for some people, it’s...
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Freshers' Week: making friends, joining societies and settling in
The above picture is of me and my house mates, on the first day of Freshers' Week. If we seem a little too close for comfort for a bunch of strangers, that’s because we weren’t! The Saturday and Sunday of...
First Year
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Five Tips for First Years
As we approach A Level results day, I thought it might be helpful to hear a few tips about starting first year from someone who has just completed it. The last year has gone SO quickly and it only feels...
International students
Placements & International Exchanges
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Choosing if a placement year is right for you
When I explain to people that I’m on a placement year, they often struggle to understand why I am taking a year out of my degree to work 900 unpaid hours. It is a big commitment, and, as I took...
Postgraduate
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Why I chose Bath to study a Master’s
Life before Bath My name is Connor and before coming to Bath I studied Computer Science at the University of Leicester. I am now undertaking a Master's in Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems, although I only have a couple of...