Sarah Cosgrove
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Your future starts here: the Careers Service at Bath
When choosing which university and degree to apply for, you should be sure to check out the 'careers prospects'. These are the opportunities that studying for a specific degree at a specific university can give you for forging ahead in...
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Putting the yoU in University: 4 top tips for student life from a final year
Watch this video and then read on for more about my tips. What is the point of university? We come to this place to get a degree, to make friends, have new experiences and potentially set ourselves on track for...
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UCAS/Higher Education fairs: help for prospective students has arrived!
Watch this video then read my blog for more details. As a prospective university student, you are likely to have a lot of questions. Some of these questions you know, and you may take hours scouring different pages to find...
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The Placement Perspective
Having now completed my placement, I thought I’d share a few thoughts about the experience of having a placement year, and why I’d 100% recommend it to anyone considering applying for placements. Subject-specific merit The first, and probably most obvious...
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All your psychology placement assignments + top tips
One of the most crucial things to remember whilst on placement is that you are still a University of Bath student. It is easy to get caught up in the novelty of your placement and disconnect yourself from your student-ship,...
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The Purpose of Placements: What to Look for When Applying
As I'm sure you're well aware, applying for placements can be a lot. First up there’s the whole ordeal of deciding which placements you want to apply for. And after that there’s the cover letters, CVs, interviews and tests. So...
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Placements are about people
As social creatures our relationships form one of the most essential aspects of our lives. The relationships we establish with ourselves and others are fundamental in shaping our experiences and how we develop, especially during new and transitional periods of...
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Dissertation difficulties
Not to scare you, but whilst the idea of a placement year can be really empowering and exciting, it can also be absolutely terrifying. The extent of the unknown about your placement year will obviously depend on what your placement...
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Moving on - the new normal
So it seems that things are finally looking up! Vaccine rollouts are astronomical, shops, restaurants and other businesses are opening again and the sun is shining down on us all. But what does this mean for students and our placements/courses?...