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RfE Webchat 2 - University Worries and Choosing Your Degree!

Molly

4:00

Hello everyone! James, Meghan and I are with you today to talk to you about Choosing Your Degree and your University Worries! This is your chance to have your concerns addressed or get a bit of extra help in making those all-important UCAS choices. If the chat is busy then we’ll be typing at breakneck speed to respond to you all, so please be patient if we take a while to get on to your question.

Tasnia

4:01

When can we apply to access Leeds?

Molly

4:02

Hey Tasnia - you transfer onto A2L in Year 13, so we'll be in touch with you all nearer the time to talk you through the process we have set up especially for RfE students :)

MiMI

4:03

What are important factors you would ask us to consider when choosing a university degree?

Meghan Clamp

4:06

Hi Mimi, hope you're well! There are several factors to consider when choosing a degree, but we would strongly advise you to think about the following as your main considerations: your interest in the subject (remember you'll be studying this for 3+ years, location of the university, if the course includes a work placement year and your preferred learning style (i.e considering if you would prefer seminar or practical based course) - hope this helps! :)

4:03

Hi Meghan

Meghan Clamp

4:06

Hello! I'm good thanks :) how are you?

4:03

how are you

everyone excited for the weekend?

Molly

4:04

Where's my hello?! :0

We are very excited for the weekend thanks G - got any fun plans?

MiMI

4:05

I've got plans on staying home,

Molly, do you have any plans for the weekend?

Molly

4:07

Sound like very nice relaxing plans MiMi! I'm heading out on a big walk this weekend so hoping the weather is kind to me :(

4:07

going into town

Molly

4:07

Sounds delightful - hitting the shops?

Kya L

4:07

What do you anticipate would be the biggest adjustment when moving away from home?

Molly

4:10

Great question Kya! I think this is quite personal, but some of the big things are about living with new people, and settling into your own routine. It can be tricky to navigate your flatmates' different personalities, cleanliness expectations, etc, but like all challenges it helps us grow and become more resilient!

Guest

4:09

Do you think you can still get the full ‘university experience’ if you go to university close to home?

Meghan Clamp

4:11

Yes definitely! I went to the University of Huddersfield which is only an hour away from where I live, but I 100% still got the full uni experience as I still lived in halls in my first year and made sure I signed up to societies and events to make friends :) but I also had the best of both worlds if I was feeling a bit home sick, I was only an hour from home!

Tia

4:10

Sorry I forgot to put my name!

Molly

4:11

That's ok! It's not mandatory :)

Tia

4:12

Thankyou! That’s very helpful and reassuring also.

Meghan Clamp

4:12

No worries!

Tian

4:12

Hi Molly and Meghan, I've been wondering with the Rfe seminars that we have been attending during holiday, such as reproductive justice, are you allowed to incorporate into personal statement and if so how? Also i was wondering with university open days coming around, does Rfe have funding around that? Many thanks :D

Molly

4:15

Hey Tian, yes you can absolutely include these in your statement, and we'd actually encourage you to do so! How you do that is up to you - you could talk about the session content and what you found interesting, or the style of teaching and what you liked about it, or even just any motivations you had for attending that particular session. The Opportunities Fund can be used for travel to open days, so that would be how we can help there :)

MiMI

4:12

Did you find it difficult to connect with new people or is it easier in university ??

Meghan Clamp

4:15

It's important to remember that everyone is in the same boat at University Mimi and as everyone has the same passion for the subject you are studying, it's very easy to make friends as it's all like minded people on the same course and uni's generally have a sociable atmosphere! Joining societies is also a great to connect with others!

MiMI

4:15

Also are you aware of anything generic we should not include in our personal statement and anything you know which makes a personal statement stand out to different unis?

Molly

4:17

Hey Mimi, our Get Set For Uni Part 2 resources are on the student portal for you to have a look at, and they focus on personal statements for a good portion of time. We also have personal statement appointments and resources that we offer in September of Y13 so you'll be able to access those too!

Tia

4:16

When applying for dental hygiene and therapy, is work experience required? Thankyou

Meghan Clamp

4:17

yes we would always strongly encourage this, but it doesn't necessarily have to be in a dentist, although that is preferred :)

Filip

4:20

If I were to apply for music, what kind of work experience would be appropriate to include in my personal statement?

Meghan Clamp

4:25

Hi Filip! I studied Music Performance at University and prior to my degree I was in an acapella choir and a band, which I talked about a lot in my interview and personal statement. For work experience I worked part time at an amateur performing arts school teaching singing to small children, so anything like this will always show your enthusiasm and commitment to the subject! Perhaps, you could reach out to a local orchestra, theatre or recording studio to arrange some volunteering? :)

Fatima

4:22

Hi, what’s the best way to talk about the reach for excellence programme on our personal statements

Molly

4:24

Hi Fatima! You can include RfE however you like - as evidence of academic interest, knowledge about university in general, dedication and commitment - the list goes on! It's really about how you weave that experience into the rest of your statement, so there's not a one-size-fits-all approach unfortunately.

Fatima

4:27

I’m interested in Primary Teaching i seen that University of Leeds don’t offer primary teaching however the degree Education is an option after that degree do i need to do a pgce to become a primary teacher

Molly

4:27

Hi Fatima, yes you will need a PGCE to be a teacher, regardless of what your undergraduate degree programme is

Jacob

4:31

When will the information for the may programmes be released?

Meghan Clamp

4:32

Hi Jacob, we will be sending out the link to sign up to the Spring Bank events w/c 8th May :)

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