Build your support network
Rosie, a current student at Reading shares her experience of her first week at uni and provides some useful tips: How will I meet people at university? Will I be …
Course: Your Essential Guide to University Life
Budgeting
Issy, a current University of Reading student imparts her wisdom about budgeting. Money, money, money….must be managed! (Any ABBA fans out there?) This was one of my biggest fears when …
Student view: starting uni
In this student to student discussion, Lilian and Jessie discuss their experiences of starting uni and what those early weeks of settling in and meeting new people are like.
Money matters
At university, it can be difficult to balance paying for essentials for everyday living (eg food) with going out with friends. If you plan to take a Student Loan, you’ll …
Sharing
You may be moving into a shared house for the first time and wonder how this will feel. Compromise will be a watchword – living with others means adapting. Expectations …
Things to know
Luisa, a 3rd year student at Reading, provides insight on some of the practicalities of first starting university: Starting uni is a very exciting time. For many of us, it’s …
Home sweet home
Your uni accommodation will become your home away from home, so it’s important to pick one that will suit you. We’ve listed the most common options below. University halls Uni …
Your story
We talk to a few first year students about their thoughts about of university. Read their stories here… Phoebe ‘So far in my student ‘journey’, moving to Reading has been …
Set…
Welcome to Week 2! Meet your presenter for this Week, Lilian, and find out what you’ll be covering about things to know before you start. This Week, you’ll explore practical …
What do you do?
In the first of our vox pop videos, our academics explain how they help prospective and new students discover what life at university is like.
Helping hands
At Reading, we have a number of ways of delivering advice and support before our new students arrive on campus. Listed below are the opportunities we provide, and other universities …
Experience an Open Day
In the previous Step we mentioned Open Days are a good way to find out more about your chosen university. You can talk to current student and lecturers to help …
Being part of the community
One of the key differences between FE and HE that’s mentioned in Step 1.6, is the amount of independence university students are given. You no longer have anyone chasing you …
Managing change
Last Week, you explored practical skills to build your foundation. In this Step, we want to touch on some of the more emotional side of things. The idea of leaving …
Start planning ahead
Other practical things to consider before starting uni is dealing with some of the admin side. This isn’t the most exciting thing in the world but once you get everything …