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💻 My University Application Process 💻
💻 My University Application Process 💻

So, year 13 comes around and suddenly your life plans need to be decided.

Okay, so it’s not that serious but it’s still probably the biggest decision I’ve had to make so far. My main advice would be to not panic, and I know how cliché that sounds but honestly as long as you want to go to university, you will be able to get there.

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🎓 Tips for Applying to University

Depending on the school you go to, there'll be different expectations of you. Some places will be happy with you fulfilling your individual potential - other places will really push for the university route!

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“Make sure you research extracurricular activities and opportunities that will interest you outside of your studies because I’m a strong believer that you’ll get out what you put in. Who knows who you could become after 3 years at university?”
— Seren
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📝 The Application Process 📝
📝 The Application Process 📝

This time last year I was at drinking gallons of coffee in my college canteen wondering how on Earth I was ever going to convince a university to let me study there. Admittedly, it was a stressful time, but the feeling of relief and happiness from receiving my offers on UCAS made it all worth it.

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🌏 International Student Applications 🌏
🌏 International Student Applications 🌏

As many of you know, I am an international student from India, studying BSc Marine Biology. As my family and I have been moving back and forth from India to the UK, I ended up finishing my GSCEs/secondary school in the UK. This made my international visa application process easier, so my experience may not be representative of the average experience. Nevertheless, I will share my experiences and relevant hurdles when applying to international universities.  

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“My nerves got the better of me, and I felt convinced that I hadn’t been successful at interview, but a week later my conditional offer arrived! I had to complete a series of checks, including medical history and DBS checks (everything you’d hope your own nurse would have!) and suddenly it was induction week! ”
— Felicity
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Applying for university – Don’t get tunnel vision!
Applying for university – Don’t get tunnel vision!

Coming up is the deadline for the universities replying to your UCAS applications and then you begin to finalise which university you want to choose as your first choice.

By now you might’ve had the university you wanted reply to you and everything will be in place for you to ace your final exams and get into the course you want. Maybe the University you wanted declined your choice and you now must decide where you want to go instead after exam time.

“It may seem like there’s a lot of pressure now, but if it takes you a little while longer than others to decide where you want to, then that’s absolutely fine. The only thing that matters is that you end up on a course YOU enjoy doing what YOU love.”
— Charlie
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👋 Open Days and Applicant Days 👋
👋 Open Days and Applicant Days 👋

            For me, my open day in Plymouth is what told me that I wanted to come to study – moreover, it made me realise I wanted to go to university in the first place. I believe open and applicant days are a fundamental part of the application process, as it provides an opportunity to break down that barrier of unfamiliarity with the location, the course, and the idea of being a student. As a subject ambassador, I have been on both sides of the process.

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✅ It’s Never Too Late to Pick the Right Course ✅
✅ It’s Never Too Late to Pick the Right Course ✅

Picking your uni course can kind of feel like you’re signing your life away. I remember choosing my GCSEs and trying to somehow work out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. Just picking four subjects to do seemed like the most daunting task in the world. I ended up going with Graphics, Drama, History and Critical Thinking despite not wanting to pursue a career in any of them.

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“The support that international students receive from the time they arrive in Plymouth, till the time they graduate is amazing, especially if you are someone travelling abroad or the UK for the first time”
— Ankitha
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🖊️ Mental Health Nursing: The Application Process 🖊️
🖊️ Mental Health Nursing: The Application Process 🖊️

I had always wanted to work in mental health, but I didn’t even know that mental health nursing existed – I thought nurses were nurses and that was it. In the UK, nurse training is split into four disciplines, of which three are offered at the University of Plymouth: adult, child and mental health. The application processes are similar, but here I’ll talk through the one I experienced: mental health.

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