Title: Why bother with University
1Why bother with University?
2Why come to University?
- Get a degree get qualifications
- Enjoy studying
- Better employment prospects
- Earn more money in life
- Get with boys / girls
- Meet new friends
- Social Life / Scene
- Want a city / country experience
- Independence
- Not sure what to do next
- Get away from home life / background
- Dont want to get a job yet
- Want a new direction in life
Name some of the reasons why people choose to go
to university
3Time for a quick quiz!
4QUIZ QUESTION 1
- How many universities are there in the UK?
330
Heres some of them
Durham
Brighton
Westminster
Aberdeen
Liverpool
Glasgow
Belfast
Anglia Polytechnic
Manchester
De Montfort
Exeter
Cardiff
5QUIZ QUESTION 2
- How many universities are in the North West?
13
They are Bolton Institute of HE Chester Edge
Hill Lancaster Liverpool Hope Liverpool John
Moores Manchester Metropolitan Central
Lancashire Liverpool Manchester UMIST
(Manchester) Salford The Open University
LOADS OF CHOICE NEAR HOME!
6QUIZ QUESTION 3
- How many universities courses are there in total
across the UK?
55,000 !
Thats a lot of choice. There are nearly 330,000
places on university courses in the UK.
Some courses are more popular than others such as
Medicine, Psychology and Law.
7WHICH COURSES ARE REAL?
- Air Conditioning
- Golf Course Design
- Astrophysics
- Laser Technology
- Livestock Management
- Sonic Art
- French History
- Football Studies
- Biomolecular Science
- Podiatry
- American Studies
- Beauty Science
- Special Effects
- Video Game Design
- Turf Management
- Upholstery
- Teaching
ANSWER?....
ALL OF THEM!
8CLUBS SOCIETIES
- At Liverpool University there are over 100
different societies. - here are some of them.
- D8ing
- Rock Music
- Break Dancing
- Dance Music
- Young Conservatives
- Cheerleading
- Juggling
- Green Group
- Student Theatre
- Mountaineering
- Many Sports Clubs
- Debating
- Real Ale Appreciation
- Catholic
- SLAGS (Scouts Guides)
- Welsh
- Win Tsun Kung Fu
- Sky Diving
- Socialist Workers
- Geography
- Snowboarding
9STUDY MORE, EARN MORE!
- If you go to university and get a degree, you are
likely to earn around
350,000
- more than if you left school at 16 or 18!
- If you study a maths or science based degree,
expect to pick up 10 more!
THAT TRANSLATES TO..
10- 175,000 EXTRA pints of lager!
- 2900 pairs of Jimmy Choo shoes
- 16 ½ NEW Audi TT 1.8 Turbo Coupes
- 350 Round the World tickets
- 1029 Christian Dior Saddlebags
- 833 EFC or 619 LFC Season Tickets!
11STUDYING
- Its much more relaxed than the
school atmosphere - There are no detentions, essays or lines
- You are expected to take responsibility for your
own learningan adult approach - No one tells you what to do, the successful
student will work well on their own - Libraries typically have over 1 million books!
- You will be expected to learn many things outside
of lecture times - Your timetable will be much different
12TIMETABLE
St. RUDOLFS HIGH SCHOOL
- Your school timetable probably looks a little bit
like this
But the typical university timetable looks like
this.
13UNIVERSITY TIMETABLE
B.A. Politics Semester 1
Whole days off!
Hours free between lectures!
Wednesday afternoons off!
Hardly any early starts!
14UNIVERSITY FACILITIES
- Libraries have 1-2 million books and millions of
journal articles - 1000s of computers with net access
- Sports, Careers Armed Forces networks
- Religious conveniences
- International Exchange Programmes
- Access to renowned intellectuals.
15WHERE WOULD YOU LIVE?
- Living away from home for the first time can seem
quite daunting but most students love the freedom - Some students live at home with their parents.
This is often cheaper than living away. - Take a look at these - these are where some
students live
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17ALL THESE PEOPLE WENT TO UNIVERSITY WHY CANT U?
18START THINKING!
- University is a real option for ALL of you!
- Start thinking NOW about all your options for the
future - Get as much as you can out of the visit to the
university as possible - Ask our Student Advocates as many questions as
you can about university - Good Luck!