Why go to Uni?

Introducing University and its Advantages

Step 1: Watch our new video on 8 of the Benefits of going to university!

Going to university is full of benefits, we have just outlined 8 benefits that we believe are important for you to know. We recommend you think about your own priorities and talk to people such as university students, recent graduates, family members and teachers, as they may be able to outline benefits (or disadvantages) that may be more relevant to you.

Step 2: Discover the differences between University and Apprenticeships

If you have been considering between applying to University or Apprenticeships, have a quick read through these articles that analyse the differences between both, looking at advantages and disadvantages of each option.

We believe that University is more beneficial long term, but we might be a bit biased on that, but the best advice we can give is that even if you are planning on taking an apprenticeship, so still apply to university as a back-up.

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Step 3: What Alumni Think?

Our Alumni are former students who went through the University process, graduate and have gone out into the work with their degree.

After going out and working in their industry of choice, we asked them to look back at their time at university and how it prepared them for the real world.

Step 4: What Students Think?

Now hear what our current students think about coming to university, what is important to them and how university is helping them develop personally, academically and professionally.

Step 5: Research and Think

It's time to start doing some thinking!

We want to make sure you are able to make informed decisions on what is best for you, think about your own priorities, where you see yourself in the future, how you would like to experience the next few years of your life. Then do some research, how would you reach those objectives? How do you meet your priorities? Then you can start making your own decisions and talking to people such as teachers, university students and family members.

University is not for everyone, and that is okay, but do not just throw away the idea of coming to university just yet. Anyone can come to university if they want to, and we recommend you apply regardless of your options, even if it is just a back-up choice.

Step 6: Watch our Student Q&A Video

We asked our Student Ambassadors questions related to "Why should someone go to University?". These are their honest answers on how they felt about the subject.

If you have any other questions you would like us to ask one of these students please submit your questions on the main page and we will get to students to record a video with their answers.

Remember you can still submit your questions to our students using the form below:

Ask your questions here!

Next Steps:

What better way to know if University is right for you than asking the students directly? Remember that you can still submit your questions to our Student Ambassadors, who will answer them in a video coming online soon!

You can also give us your feedback on the content of this page in the Feedback page. We'd love to hear how you felt about the content and what more we should be adding to the hub.

Accessing the activities on this project

All the activities are fully accessible via a smartphone, tablet, or laptop.

You can use the Menu panel on the left-hand corner of the screen to get around the hub. To access the Menu on a phone, click the three bars in the top-left corner of the screen.

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