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[taimatsu]

Tomorrow is looking alarmingly busy. There's an open day at Reading Unversity, 10-3pm, so I'mm go to the early part of that, and leave after the English subject presentation which finishes at 12.30. Then I could have lunch with borusa somewhere; we've been talking about going to Reading Waterfest (but they don't give the times!), which I guess we could do in the afternoon. Then in the evening it's a barbeque down the road, which should be fun. Assuming it stops raining.

must wash clothes, hair, etc., think about questions to ask at open day...

Anyone got any advice on University open day tactics?

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[claire-smith.livejournal.com]

Waterfest should be on for most of the day, weather permitting. It usually starts around 10, I think, and the stalls start to pack up around 6-ish. I think that's about right, anyway.

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

On University Open Day Tactics?

Don't worry about them too much. They aren't really that important and are really as much for you (do you want to go there etc?) as anything else. Twil be fine *nods firmly*

[karen2205]

What's important to you in a university? Have a list of questions to ask/things you want to find out about (umm eg. what's the assessment system, how are you taught, what modules(?) are there, how much choice do you get, how easy is it to change course) and grab a tutor/student to answer them.

I suspect you won't get a great deal out of the formal presentations - you've been to uni before and you know all the stuff about how to fill in a UCAS form/write your personal statement etc.

I'd suggest asking round and seeing if you can be put in touch with the mature students association - I don't know how old you are, but I'm guessing you're my age or a bit older and as such you'll have more in common with the 'mature' students than with the 18 year olds.

Grabbing an admissions bod and seeing what they think about your qualifications to date would be an idea - have you done enough study at HE level so that you can miss out the first year of the degree?

Have you thought about whether you want to study full time or part time? I know Reading offers part time degrees - though I believe the tuition is still during the day rather than in the evenings.

How about funding - are there any bursaries on offer? How about job opportunities within the university ie. working in the libraries/bars?

I'm guessing you won't want to move into halls of residence - what's their attitude to people living out in their first year?

Can't think of anything else, but maybe that'll give you some food for thought.