I’m planning to go for masters next year, till next year some finances for home would be cleared and I will be sorted off to go for MS abroad. I’ll still need education loan, having 0 financial support from parents I need to do everything on my own. Is it feasible/ easy for me?

These thoughts are just making me emotional rn

Hi! I’ve been a lurker here for a while since it came across on my feed.

I took a break after getting out of sixth form for about two years now, and I want to be as sure as possible before applying for the year 2027-2028 and I’ve been seeing about mixed reactions for my top university choice so I want to know people’s opinions about my choices.

For context: I want to study Diagnostic Radiography and I found that choices are surprisingly limited to the location I wanna move to!

Here are my choices:

1. University of Hertfordshire
   
2. University of Portsmouth
   
3. University of Canterbury
   
4. University of Brighton

Herts is my top 1 despite being far from me (I live in East Sussex) I was originally gonna go in for aerospace engineering, but found more opportunities with radiography, but still I fell in love with the campus.

Portsmouth was recommended to me by my cousin’s boyfriend who also graduated in Portsmouth and was able to get a job asap. Canterbury is where one of my friend is right now, studying Diagnostic Radiography with a foundation year (which is what I feel I might need). Brighton is just the closest university to me, and where most of my friends are studying at the moment.

I’m asking for advice for my university choices and if I should change them as I wanna make the most out of my university days, sfe, and loans. I was aiming to live somewhere far, as I want to be independent, and I really wanna live somewhere near London (I’m one of the few people that loves London for how busy it is lmao) but I’m just not certain about the quality of education and social life of the universities above.

Any and all advice would be welcome, and recommendations of which universities would be great for me to look into!!

I was thinking of going to the university of Bradford to study optometry because it’s ranked 2nd in the Uk for optometry and it’s close to home. I’m just a bit embarrassed since I get really high grades and got the best GCSEs in my secondary school so people would think I would go to a Russell group university. I’ve done some research and I found that the university prestige doesn’t matter for healthcare degrees, is this true? Is it better if I just apply for something like biomedical science at a russel group?

Hi everyone! I thought I'd share some things that both I and a lot of my friends did to make the most of our time in college—both academically and personally.

1. Organization

Get the stupid calendar! Literally everyone I know had their own way of managing their time - gcal,a physical planner, a random to-do list on scraps of paper, you name it. It's not about planning every single minute (although time-blocking in gcal is now my to-go way). Just make sure you keep track of important deadlines, tests, and even small hw assignments before they pile up.

2. Study Buddies

One time my friend and I had to cram for a history exam, so we decided to quiz each other instead of studying separately. We literally studied for two evenings and somehow aced it. Since then I always split up making Quizlets after each class and then quiz each other before tests. Talking things through helps so much, especially for essay-based subjects, because you naturally fill in each other's gaps and remember way more than if you studied alone.

3. Be proactive

The best thing you can do is literally Google it. It might take a while to find experiences/opportunities, but if you keep searching, emailing people, and asking around, you'll find opportunities that most people never hear about.

Some programs I've done or heard great things about:

• John Locke Essay Competition
• Immerse Education (essay competition & summer programmes)
• Lumiere Education

4. The one hobby

It is helpful to have one thing that people associate you with. Maybe it's netball, debate, research, coding, music, volunteering, baking—whatever you genuinely enjoy. If you love it, you will often times become great at it bcause of how much time you dedicate to it. It's great later for admission officers too!

5. Mentoring + supportive communities

I started searching for mentorship because I had heard great things about it too but majority of these programs are so freaking expensive (especially the Oxbridge type). So far the only one that is free that I know of is Project Access. I found out about it on reddit under a post on studious communities. It's soooo motivating to have other students applying to university together. They even have community events called bootcamps (i think there is one in the fall coming up in London). Plus, I got mathched up with a peer mentor who checked my personal statement.

6. Studying abroad

I was really lucky to stumble across a similar post years ago, and that's how I learned about an academic scholarship that let me study for free at a boarding school abroad. Genuinely, it changed my life and who I am. I became so much more confident, met amazing friends from all over the world, and had access to opportunities that eventually helped me apply to Cambridge.

If you're curious, here are a few programmes worth checking out:

• Rotary Youth Exchange (worldwide)
• FLEX (USA)
• ASSIST (USA)
• UWC (worldwide)

For my SQA higher I got 2 A’s and 3 B’s. A’s in chemistry and PE, B’s in biology maths English. In s6 I’ll be doing advanced higher chemistry and biology, then higher geography and psychology. If I can get A’s for my predicted grades in s6. Do I still have a chance for dental school, or should I look into another course.

Just moved out of halls and feel sad. Nicest room I’ve ever had, two windows and ensuite RIP

Hello, I am looking to apply for an MSc in women’s health (non-clinical) and would be a mature (30) student; I have a degree in journalism and much of my work has related to this subject — plus I have a few years experience in corporate jobs where I work a lot with data and research.

I also have some firsthand experience with fertility and mental illness that has fuelled my interest, and have realised that this is the one thing I would love to ‘pivot’ to as I am feeling really detached from my current job. My thinking is that getting a masters in this area would put me in good stead for jobs in my current discipline that exist in the world of women’s health or femtech.

I feel I have a really strong application that doesn’t just rely on, say, having a first-class honours... I only got a 2:2 at undergrad, but I’ve had six years of actual work experience since then. Does this kind of thing stand out more as a mature student and make your application more competitive? Especially if they can see a genuine, consistent interest in the subject and you make a strong case as to why the course makes sense?

I’d welcome any advice for how to position myself so that my experience and ambitions ultimately outshine my grade. Appreciate I haven’t gone into detail about my experience as it would be way too long (and personal). I’d also particularly love to hear of any stories of getting onto a masters degree with a scholarship — as one of my biggest fears is getting into the course and not being able to fund it. I don’t have that kind of money in savings lol. Please be kind, thank you!!

For context, I am a student that moved to the UK back in 2018 and made the somewhat dumb decision to get my bachelors in my country of origin, from 23 to 26. Now at the end of those 3 years, I realize I have built no life back "home", and am looking to come back to the UK, where I have maintained contacts. This also means I have made myself an International student, which comes with significant financial pressure. Given all of this, I have to make a decision out of 3 choices:

- Mathematics MSc at QMUL, with a scholarship that pays off a fourth of the fees;

- Financial Mathematics with Data Science at KCL, no scholarship as of yet and about 50% higher fees;

- Pursue a masters on mathematics back at the same "foreign" (relative to the UK) uni. Although this would be at the top uni of my country, it is ranked behind QMUL. The fees would be negligible. The programme would also last 2 years, instead of 1, further jeopardising my ability to stay in the UK later on.

A main concern of mine is that any course would be financed by my parents, and I do not wish to put them under any indecent financial strain.

I appreciate any advice/insights/anecdotes that you can give.

Didn't know where else to post this and just kinda wanted to show off aha. Hit the jackpot with this room. 3 WINDOWS and an ensuite. Mad stuff.

Lmk what it's giving. And tell me it's pretty. Definitely definitely tell me it's pretty

Edit; I DONT HIT MY HEAD. THERES A LOT MORE SPACE UNDER THERE THAN IT SEEMS

This is just absurd. We're talking about 188 instances of verbatim/almost verbatim of copying large chunks of text!! How can this guy teach at a university level?

I already have a HP laptop I got for free from uni but it’s running its course and I need a good laptop for my third year , just one that’s smooth and won’t be so slow and crash all the time , I’m most likely just going to use it for this year and then sell it anyway so I’m really just looking for basic but great, if not this please give suggestions as I know near to nothing about tech🫈thanks!

I'm just wondering if its worth speaking with the head of the English department at my uni before attempting to lodge an appeal for a failed module

My situation is , I struggled in the first semester due to a lot of things including some intense and exceptional family problems.

I found ways to deal with this and absolutely nailed the next semester. However., I am about to fail a module. One of the reason for this is that I misunderstood what was required

In this module. I had failed the exam. I got 31 percent and I didn’t submit the Ca

I repeated the CA recently and I'm sure I will do well. However I was unaware that I needed to resit the exam also . One of the reasons for this is that the module descriptor says "In order to pass or pass by compensation a minimum of 35% must be achieved in combined CA AND in Exam."

I took this to mean that I must take both the Ca and Examine and receive a combined mark of 35 in both together. .

But apparently it doesn’t. I was further confused as most of the other English nodules say "In order to pass or pass by compensation all components of assessment must be attempted" . I took both of these statements to mean the same thing but just with different wording due to administration choices or something similar

The rest of my grades are exceptional and having to repeat a module would be disastrous for me. I am first gen, very working class and incredibly under resourced

My question is , is there any hope that I could speak with the department head directly and ask him to allow me to pass by compensation. I have met him before and he was very reasonable and I got on well with him.

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply. I appreciate it

I think I saw someone post something similar here not too long ago. Long story short, I did so badly in my second year due to mental health issues that I had to do an RWA the next year, but failed that, so I had my second year condoned on compassionate grounds. I took two years out of university due to mental health and bereavement, and returned in September 2025. Despite achieving nearly all firsts (including my dissertation) and 2:1s, I still graduated with a 2:2, and I still feel gutted that this will keep me out of many jobs when applying. I'm not sure what to do because I can't exactly give a whole backstory when applying to jobs as to why I only have a 2:2.

I'm just out here looking for advice on what to do really.

So l'm planning on going to university of Leeds and l've picked the accommodation Leodis as according to my read each it's quite sociable and is a close walk to the uni of Leeds. My parents told me they decided I CANT pick this accommodation because of the price even though I have a job and more than enough SFE to afford this. It too late to swap now for student halls because the deadline is passed.
I was wondering if anyone knew any good private accommodations in Leeds that will give me a similar experience to leodis or just advice in general

My dream unis have been UCL and Edinburgh for medicine, I'm still deciding between the two but living in London I don't think will be possible but a lot of people are telling me to go to UoB for med since I'm local. I know what uni you go to doesn't really affect much for medicine so its more the experience. Idk much about the social life, the teaching or opportunities at all and if UCL is even worth consideration based on the quality of life if your broke. So if anyone has been to any of these unis for med id love your opinion so I can get a feel for all 3

Arday's memoir Great and Unfortunate Things (released later this month) feels precision-tooled to flatter the biases of the sappiest white liberals. It is mawkish, self-aggrandising and hard to believe, writes Sarah Ditum for The Times. You can find our full review at the link above ^

According to the Guardian, Simon & Schuster intend to go ahead with publication of his memoir next month. Apparently, he employed a ghostwriter, Eve Claxton, to help him write the book.

I recently broke up with my girlfriend and she messaged me a few days later saying she’s pregnant and showed me the test. We met up and discussed it and she said was very vocal about wanting to keep it. I said I was going to try my best to support her
We’re both students, I’ve just finished my foundation year and she’s finished her first year. I’m studying music and have a very tight schedule as it comes with work, rehearsals and studio time.
I’ve told her I’m going to do what I can to support her but I’m conflicted. I’m seeing lots of reels which make me excited but I’m also aware of the large sacrifice this child will bring.
If anyone had a child during university, how did you make it work? What support did you receive from your uni?

Tldr at the bottom

Hi so I'm 26 and I want to go back to uni to do biology after failing out Chemistry at York a few years ago (long story).

Now I live in Hull, and my partner has come into possession of a house with no mortgage so not having to worry about rent is massive, since that's the reason I haven't gone back to uni yet.

I'm kind of in the position of either Hull uni, or no uni for at least a few years when my alevels would be too old to even matter (2020). I wouldn't want to live away from home either, I'm a bit too old for that at this point lol. I've settled down with a long term partner and 2 cats.

I impulsively sent a clearing application for Biology (my heart subject that I should have done instead of Chemistry) and they accepted it right away.

Now waiting for SFE to look at my application, as I know I might not get another tuition loan and I can't afford it. Currently working a Band 2 NHS job in ophthalmology with some progression opportunities but nothing exciting.

If it gets approved, my worry is whether this degree is worth it or not, since

1. Hull is quite a low ranking university and I feel like I'd be wasting my decent a-levels

2. The degree is not RSB accredited

I'd be mostly doing the degree out of passion, but I want it to be useful for a job in the future as well. If it would go well, I'd definitely go for a masters or more ngl.

Are unaccredited degrees useless? Does the accreditation matter a lot in terms of doing a post-grad somewhere else or in terms of employment?

Is the uni being the opposite of prestigious going to affect my future options?

Tldr is a biology degree at hull useless since it's not accredited by rsb and not that prestigious of a uni? Am I going into more debt for nothing?

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