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7rin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:35:45 GMT

Since there's all this pre-election bollocks going on, does anyone here have a clue what any of the parties stances are on the subject of adoption?

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HI 2010 UNI goers

susuanalove — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:14:27 GMT

hey i made a group for ppl going to uni this year 2010 community.livejournal.com/uni_2010/profile Its new, so not much its on it, some help would be nice :)

littleathena — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:23:06 GMT

Is there anyone here who's at, or who used to go to Keele University?

vanilla_qm — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:09:03 GMT

Hey guys,
If anyone is interested, I started this journal to keep track of my life leading up to and in university... check it out if you like. Hope you enjoy!

nucleotide_boy — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:38:23 GMT

Hi all,

Just a quick question I was hoping someone might be able to help me with.

I am creating a MS Excel file of results I got from some recent lab work. Unfortunately I have to import the graphs as pictures as there is no way to transfer them from the original software to excel in any other form.

Every time I insert one of the graphs (as a picture) I have to resize it because it is inserted too large. This is actually quite time consuming when you're talking a few hundred graphs.

Does anyone know if there is way of changing a setting in Excel to always insert pictures in a defined way?

I'd really appreciate some help!

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New community

russia_moore — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:10:47 GMT

Hello all!

I've just made a new community called nor_am_uk_ac for North Americans at/applying to schools in the UK. A lot of us have just about no guidance, no idea what procedures are, or which schools have which atmospheres/academics. So if you are in the UK and want to help us out, that would be AWESOME. If you are applying to a school and are currently across the pond, if you are at a school but still have questions, or if the mood just happens to strike you, feel free to join at any time!

dgirllamius — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:11:00 GMT

Hi,

I was just wondering if anyone knew much about repeating years? I'm a student at the university of Plymouth and I am syudying Digital Arts and Technology. There are 6 different modules and you need to pass all 6 to make it to the second year, though I feel have messed up on 2 of them so I'm screwed basically.

So I'm thinking about repeating this year. I would rather repeat the year than drop out all together. If anyone can shed some light about repeating years then that would be great.

Thanks :)

xx

University of Exeter

mybdog — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:37:37 GMT

(x-posted to basically everywhere people suggested I might be able to find help)

Hey folks,

I'm not totally sure this is allowed here but I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm an American and looking to apply to the University of Exeter's MSc in Animal Behavior. It's a little pricey for me to fly there just to check out the campus but the only information I can find online about the school and the city are tourist type things so I was hoping someone here might be able to give me a little more personal experience of the area. I'd be really thankful for any help especially if you guys could hook me up with someone who actually goes there/is in that program.

Thanks!

supinity — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:52:29 GMT

I have decided that I cannot live where I live anymore, I must get away as soon as possible.

I originally had my finished UCAS list, but I've decided to scratch my reach school that required 32 IB points, for ... something that's safer, but I also realize that few things can be considered a safety for me, as I received 30 IB points (...).

Anyway, I was wondering if you guys had any places to recommend that would be suitable to apply to? I've looked through ucas without much luck (is Goldsmith's insanely hard to get into? They only required 28 points for some combination of history and something else, but I figure they are pretty hard anyway). I'm applying for history and or religious studies. Preferably in the London area, but going outside is no problem at all.

Cross posted in ukuni, uni2006 & uni2007 (sorry).

Calling all surrey people!

_stripysox_ — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:15:20 GMT

I just though I'd let you know about the new Surrey Uni community!
unis_people

I know it's a crappy name but that doesn't mean you shouldn't join. Most other uni's have one, why should we be left out? Plus it's a good way to let people know about upcoming events, meet people at the uni or even to sell your old ~~junk~~ textbooks.

Come join us!

p.s If this is against the rules then sorry feel free to delete it.

supinity — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:47:01 GMT

Hey guys,

I've decided to apply to SOAS (after a lot of back and forth) for Tibetan and Nepali, but I'm also applying to other schools [all for philosophy], and SOAS is very specialized and, well my question is, do you guys think that they'll consider me seriously even if I don't talk about Tibetan and Nepali all the way across my personal statement? I don't think I can afford to with all the schools I'm applying to for philosophy being more "safety-ish" schools.

Cross-posted.

ex_hensfourt353 — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:24:05 GMT

hello.

i'm friederike. i'm in my final year of high school + have just finished applying to study art history in the uk. when i sent off my application, i was told to expect a welcome letter with my application number enclosed. i've been waiting almost two weeks. is this normal for international students? is the letter an email or an actual letter-letter? what on earth do i do with my application number when i have it?

thanks every so much in advance. :-)

Advice needed...!

silviarambles — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:23:43 GMT

Hi all!*waves*
I'm an Italian student and I'm going to graduate in Modern Languages and Culture in March. I'm considering applying for an MA in London (or somewhere near London), I'm not sure of which Universities to choose yet though (I've only decided for King's College and University of Kent at the moment, but I have other options). I've already gathered information and sent some emails, but I'm still feeling a bit lost especially because it's a completely different system compared to my country. I was thinking of going to England and to the Universities I'm interested in...does anyone know if there's usually someone you can talk to or somewhere you can go to have more specific information/advices before applying?

Thanks in advance!

nucleotide_boy — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:53:36 GMT

Hi, I hope this is allowed.

Just wanted to let any music lovers from the Northwest of the UK, from Blackpool to Betws-y-coed, know that there is a new community for you.

It's called uk_nw_music.

It is open for all kinds of musical discussion, from finding bandmates to talking about new albums to finding your local youth orchestra. So basically anything music-related, whatever the angle.

x-posted lots.

International Student needs info!

cascadia_karin — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 22:09:23 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'm a Canadian student, just starting the third year of my undergraduate arts degree at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. I am seriously considering graduate studies in English literature in the UK (specifically Scotland, if at all possible). However, I have no idea what the reputations of the different universities are for postgraduate English lit, or what kind of marks are expected. I am currently averaging 75% (which I expect will improve somewhat over the next two years, since I no longer have to take science, which I am crap at), but I don't know how this matches up against the UK grading system.

Does anyone have any information on universities I should be considering? I don't even know where to begin to look, and the few websites I have visited have been pretty confusing and haven't offered a lot of usual information (that I could find).

Also, does anyone have any figures concerning the average cost for an international student to study in the UK? I know it'll vary from school to school, but some ballpark figure perhaps...?

Thanks in advance!

Uni loan

smoggie — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:18:38 GMT

Just wondering if anyone's having problems with thier student loan and who's lea is on this pilots scheme?

elzawelza — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:20:13 GMT

UCAS track has just gone live.

here.

good luck everyone!

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Calling is scary...

supinity — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:43:26 GMT

Sorry for spamming the community :X Especially now that A-levels are due (?). Hope you guys got the results you were hoping for.

I was wondering what happens if (and yes, this is another stupid question) I enroll in university classes now, when my plan is to apply through UCAS this fall/winter.

Does it make me a non-traditional student?
Do they disregard my IB grades and only look at the uni grades I might get (i.e. give me a conditional offer :S )?
(Does it depend on the subjects I take?)
Does it not matter at all? (I realize that taking classes probably won't give me credit, and I don't want that either.)

Do you guys think the universities have a preference as to whether or not I spend this could-be gap year working or taking classes?

supinity — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:14:30 GMT

Hi guys, I was a question for you that might be weird to answer. :/ So my apologies in advance.

I was unable to apply through UCAS last year, so this year I'm either enrolling my in local university or taking a gap year to work - it doesn't really matter, or does it? Do you guys think UK unis have a preference about how I spend this year? - either way, I'm applying to UK unis for fall 2007. Since I'm out of school, I have my IB results and will probably be rejected/accepted right away, instead of getting conditional offers (or am I missing something?), which is good.

My question is, umm... a guarantee school. Ok that sounds terrible, but I want to be certain that I at least get in somewhere, because I didn't want to wait a year, and the thought of maybe waiting two years is unacceptable.

So I was wondering if you guys knew of any schools in the London area (doesn't have to be in London, in fact it's good if it's outside... money) that offer Anthropology, philosophy, religious studies, or psychology programmes that aren't super selective?

(My current target school is Goldsmith's for psychology... Do you guys know if it's hard to get in here? They only ask for 30 IB points, so I saw a weak light there.

cross-posted in uni2006

gin_andmixers — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:43:43 GMT

Hi everybody.

So, after all the fuss with applications and exams, I'm still left with a bit of a dilemma that I was hoping some of you could help me out with.

You see, even though I have done some thorough research on the schools I applied to earlier this year, most of my decisions were based on websites and popular ranking charts. Now granted, I think most of the schools I have picked have relatively solid reputations. But, I can't help but think that all those brochures they've sent me are probably biased. And I'm reluctantly wary of ranking charts. So, my problem is that I'm not sure which school to pick.

Being an international student, it's quite impossible for me to actually physically visit any of these schools because plane ticket prices would be off the wall. And I'm left without the option of finding anyone who knows anything about any of these schools. And thus, I find myself at a loss of what to do.

I want to really find out more about the atmosphere and the general reputations of the schools so if you could give me any information, I'd appreciate it very much.

Without further ado, these are the schools:
King's College London
University of Bristol
University of Manchester
Univeristy of Leeds
St Mary's College
University of St Andrews

elzawelza — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:06:43 GMT

I've been looking everywhere for a community for the University of Derby and I couldn't find one, so I gave up in the end and created it myself lol

So, if you're studying there or going to study there later this year, then head over to derbyuni :)

Please come and join..it would be great to get to know others! :D

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University of Derby, anyone?

elzawelza — Wed, 31 May 2006 05:31:46 GMT

Hiya!

My name's Helen, I'm 20-years-old and while I currently live in Australia, I'm actually a UK student (long story...basically i've moved back and forth between the two countries since I was 11). Anyway, I just found this community and thought I would join :)

On to my question...I'm going to Derby in September to study Popular Culture & Media and Sociology, and I was just wondering if there was anyone else on here going to Derby this year?

Thanks :)

yzenith — Fri, 26 May 2006 13:05:43 GMT

Ehh I guess it's kind of late in the process and people pretty much know where they are heading next fall or even fall 2007 for those of your who deferred a year, and congratulations to you guys!

My question is about the fall 2007 application process, I figure why not try. I want to apply as early as possible to ensure some kind of chance, and since I'll have my grades then as well, there won't be much of a problem with school anyway.

I was wondering what you people who applied to slightly different courses did in your personal statement? I'm going for philosophy, but the courses vary a lot, and I don't want to restrict myself to one school just because of the personal statement.

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paige_me_astro — Wed, 17 May 2006 23:48:17 GMT

Does anyone know what school is considered 'better': Royal Holloway University of London, or the University of Southampton? Both have accepted me into a PhD programme in English literature.

Do any of you have any knowledge about either school that may help me in this dilemma or, at least, have a preference with a good explanation for said preference?

Thanks.

x-posted

absentduck — Sun, 07 May 2006 01:43:47 GMT

Hi everybody,

I applied to Goldsmiths' MA in Anthropology and Cultural Politics program, and through informal correspondence with the admissions officer for the program, I was informed that since I am currently finishing up my senior year in college, any acceptance that I might receive would be conditional on my graduating with an upper 2.1 degree. I am an American student and as such am completely unfamiliar with British grading policies.

I currently have a 3.3 grade average and should probably graduate with roughly the same GPA. I looked it up, and some websites said that that was roughly equivalent to a low A average in American terms, which would probably be about a 3.6 and above. Barring some miracle, I cannot get that kind of GPA by graduation, which was probably evident in the transcripts that I sent in as part of my application. Upon further inspection of the website, I found that the minimum degree required for the program was listed as just being an upper 2.1, which I think equates to about a b+, which I have.

My question is this: for students currently pursuing graduate work ot Goldsmiths, is it common for MA programs to require such a high degree as an upper 2.1? I am hoping that the admissions officer just made a mistake while typing. And if a gpa falls short of that stated in a conditional offer by just a little, is there still a chance of getting in anyway?

Sorry to write you guys a novel, I'm just really stressed out about the whole after-college thing. If this post isn't appropriate, i'll delete it post-haste.