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Preparing for university

Preparing for university is not only about completing your personal statement and UCAS application, but also about researching what course you would like to study and preparing to move into university accommodation if you would like to move away from home.

Preparing for university - a student’s perspective

Hear from third-year student, Caitlin, about her university experience and the things she had to decide when choosing her university and course.

University life

University is a place of opportunity. Watch this animation to gain an insight into these opportunities that could be available to you as a university student.

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just moving if it's 7:15 in the morning and I meant

Chapter 2: 7.15 in the morning and getting ready to leave home.

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to be checking in at nine o'clock so great stuff well I'm moving into black
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I'm tired completely I was up to like 3:00 in the morning yesterday packing and I didn't sleep until like 5:30
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morning woke up at 6:30 time on one hours sleep so the grass but I'm excited like I don't know laughs maybe when I
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wake up is gonna hit me more but and I'm just like oh wow
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Chapter 3: Time to hit the road, London to BCU.

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Chapter 4: Arriving at University Locks and unpacking.

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my mom is not decorating my thoughts right now on university is you go out and you come back and you're by yourself

Chapter 5: Maro shares her first thoughts- "I'm really an adult now!"

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like I'm not used to that because there's six people my house it's Wow how's that all women get away
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from um I won't have my own space that I've got my own space I know I'm I'm feeling that wall wall like I'm asking
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by myself but yeah moving day was a success like it was smooth my parents are so cute they stayed in a hotel overnight and then in the morning they
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came and I cried yes I'm really an adult now like I'm by myself
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it hit me what just came up from a church event a touch event all the church now this really really good I got
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a check I'm going to every Sunday that was so important for me sound so safe so I'm excited for that
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Moving to uni | Vlog

Hear from a Birmingham City University student who talks about their experience moving away from home and into BCU University Locks accommodation.