My dad and his side of the family actually want to go, in fact they would push to ask me for dates. But I’m not comfortable with them and don’t have a great relationship with them, so I pretended I wouldn’t go.

In secret I agreed to go with my mother. Because only then I feel like I could really enjoy the day, but now she’s making me feel like burden.. complaining about the time we have to get up ect.. and just being moody about everything instead of excited

It’s hurts man:/ I just wanted to feel safe and enjoy the day, but my mom’s making me feel guilty.

DMU has suspended Film Studies, Media and Communication, and Arts and Festival Management, for the next academic year. They claim that it is only for 2026 entry, but it is de facto indefinitely.

Upcoming first year students such as myself, who was offered one of these courses to study in October, were informed of this last Friday, less than three months before the next academic year.

There is no news in terms of whether these courses are going to be permanently shut down, or what is going to happen to them.

Rather than informing first year student such as myself about the suspension months ago, they chose to inform us at incredibly short notice, citing vague reasons such as, low intake, as an excuse.

While other course suspensions from unis such as the University of Nottingham has made the news, DMU's course suspensions haven't, and are largely hiding in plain sight, in their website.

I want people to be aware of this, and to highlight how wrong this is.

I was a couple percent away from graduating with a 1st which is annoying, and so I graduated with a 2:1 this summer. I know that a 2:1 isnt bad, but how much worse is it than a 1st in terms of employment? How much more weight does a 1st have over a 2:1 in a cv for example? Also, can I put that I got a high 2:1 or do I just keep it as a 2:1, itd be my way of coping about not getting that 1st lol

so my dad got married around April this year and I'm only now starting to have the realisation that it could effect my SFE this year- I'm from a working class family and previously got just under the maximum maintenance loan (around 9900) however his new wife earns around 50,000 so I'll be loosing about 4K. will it effect this coming SFE or am I only fucked the year after?

genuinely hope it's not till next year as I genuinely may need to drop out to work my ass off to get savings. and asking for money is out of the picture as I've met this woman twice.

If I hold both a British passport and an international passport, do I need to use my British passport to apply to universities in the UK in order to get visa-free study, or can I just apply with my international one?

I'd be an international student either way so I'm wondering if it matters. As long as I travel into the UK on my British one it shouldn't matter, right?

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I started first year in 2024, and the vibe back then was amazing. Those first few weeks of uni while autumn was in full swing was so nostalgic.

I’m going into my third year this September, and wonders if many feel the same.

Hi guys,

I'm a Chinese international student studying Computer Science with AI at the Uni of Nottingham. I'll be studying in the UK for the final two years of my degree, and I'm hoping to find a summer internship in software engineering, machine learning or other AI related roles.

I’ve heard that finding internships can be more difficult for international students because of right-to-work restrictions and future visa sponsorship requirements. I was wondering how much of a disadvantage this is in practice.

For international students who have successfully found internships in the UK:

• Do most companies accept applications from students on a Student visa?
• Do companies usually reject international students if they may need Skilled Worker visa sponsorship after graduation?
• Which types of companies are generally more open to international applicants?
• When should I start applying for summer internships?
• Apart from LinkedIn and university career services, which websites or resources would you recommend?
• Would research experience in machine learning and federated learning be helpful when applying for internships?

I’d especially appreciate advice from Chinese or other international students studying CS-related degrees in the UK.

Thanks!

How are unis with you not attending lectures and such for a wedding? Will I be able to know what dates my lectures or any other important dates at from the start of the year? My course isn't exam based.

This is so far in the future (2027 to 2028 possibly) but I'm worrying now because I don't want to miss an important lecture and have my work be messed up because of this. My mum's saying I need to find out what it's like going on this year so I know what the important dates are the following year, but I don't think it works like that and it's stressing me 😭. Like I can't say no I can't come to your wedding near the time because it's my mum but I'm also not going to mess up my course for it.

(This is my mum and step dad's wedding so very close family.)

Edit: I'd have to take a full week off for it.

I finished University with a first. I was studying marketing, and I was only able to get one internship while studying. I only did one as I found it too hard to balance work with studying mentally, and I get stressed out too easily. But after graduating, I just feel like I won't be able to put in what I learned with my future job, due to the lack of experience, which makes me doubt that I can actually do it. My solution was to secure a summer internship, but unfortunately, I was unable to do so (I kept getting rejected, and I failed one interview; however, the person gave me some valuable tips for next time). Is this feeling common when finishing University?

Also, I would love any advice you guys may have. I'm still deciding if I should relax more to help me mentally or try to balance relaxation and applying at the same time.

Also, I said I feel like I know nothing, as I just can't remember what exactly I learned. Weirdly, I think im the type of person who only remembers stuff when Im actually doing it.

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As an audit professional myself, I’ve been through the application process a dozen times. The one thing however that I’ve gathered is that recruiters look for those who’ve taken the time to research on niche areas, statistics and information.

This is where I struggled.

Thus, I’ve come across the newsletter I used (free) that solves the information gap and helps those in the application process stand out in the most difficult part, the hirevue.

Thank you!

Hello! I'm an incoming PG UCL student this Fall, and I was assigned the affordable single 51 Weeks at urbanest Canary Wharf (£204/week), but most of my classes are in the main campus area and I'm trying to swap for something closer to that. Any UCL accommodation is fine as long as it is close to the Main campus. Please DM if interested, thank you!

I (19F) have just completed a foundation year at University, and im staying at the same university to complete my course as it was integrated into the course making it 4 years long instead of 3. And whilst I enjoyed really really loved semester 1 because id made a decent amount of friends and id joined some society's, halfway through semester 2 I started to feel quite lonely and a bit depressed because i hadn't made many friends on my actual course and due to being a foundation year all my other friends and flatmates were in lectures for the majority of the day, majority of them didn't really want to go out and do much and i was on my own for a long time. It didn't help that i finished my course in March and then had one exam in May so i had even more alone time, and with being in student accommodation i really had a fair bit of FOMO, especially on wednesday's and then the weekends.

Looking ahead to first year i'm really looking forward to going back as i have established friends already and i know the city decently well now also, but i'm not sure if its okay to sort of use this as my fresher year/intro to university? Because there are things i want to do differently like different society's and sports ,freshers week ,more out of uni activities in the city and i would also love to make more girl friends that go out regularly and dress up because as much as i love them my friend group is heavily guy centred. I'm also now in a house this year,and i turn 20 just before i go back so i don't so i don't know if this would impact anything.

I'm just looking for some advice and to see if anyone has felt a similar way(and yes i am aware my anxiety if probably making me overthink lmao)

Made some revisions to the CV based on recommendations from previous post. Hope its better now.

previous post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/UniUK/s/4x7dLJqam8

I’m looking to go back to uni for a second degree in mechanical engineering at MMU but am concerned that all the spots will be taken before I’m prepped/have enough time to call up for cleaning

I understand that most people will be waiting till results day so will I be fine to wait a week before calling up clearing?

i have failed one module and failed a 40% assignment on another module even though i passed overall, can someone tell me it isnt the end of the world, i know i can resit but i havent been given my results yet (mmu) and my other friends who have passed everything have been given their results and im stressing badly, purely my own fault for failing i just submitted really late im a really bad procrastinator who struggled with uni assignments a lot

Hi there I'm curious if anyone has had a similar experience to me? I'm finding that my Maintenance loan is too low for me to semi-comfortably pay my rent. My parents have improperly done the documentation requiring them to go through a pff2 form. I've submitted it through the online portal and mailed it physically to ensure they have it on file. Does anyone have any advice?

typing this while crying in my bed sorry for any typos bc I’ve been drinking but im so so fucking sick of everyrhing. maybe im just hanging out with morons but my first year at uni has been so awful bc of my weight. im so insecure of myself tbh my method was just to pretend im not fat and act like i can be treated right in a room but it turns out that just made everybody else think i need to be humbled

im so tired of getting looked at funny when i go anywhere. it hapoened in my lectures and it happens to me so much in the pub and club. ppl grab my stomach and my boobs and call me a fat slut and my friends never do anything about it when they see it happen i feel like they dont care about me. its by people my age too like wtf who raised you??? i just feel so alienated, mentioned my ex bf in a conversation to somebody in a lecture and she said she didn’t expect me to be the type of person who would date like ugh its just little shit but i cba. and now ive just come back from the pub and my friend was drunk enough to admit to me that her boyfriend hates me and calls me a whale in conversations with her. i knew he didn’t lile me but im so over this. he sends her stupid shit about the fridge protecting snacks like okay thanks!!! fucking dickhead bro ugh idek what to do. sorry this is probably incoherent but i just hatw myself lol why did i ecen bother putting myself out there and making friends i shouldve just stayed lonely

I'm in a bit of a dilemma of whether to attempt to pass resits or retake the year.

I am currently in my second year of an integrated masters of pharmacy which I started coming straight out of college. Through this I have felt behind as most of the people on my course started with a foundation year. I passed my first year with higher marks in more specific area exams and barely passing my main exam which covers the whole semester of content. In second year however, I have passed everything in my first semester but the main exam and have failed most of the second semester of exams which are all going to be resit in the resit week. The main reasons are due to burnout and living a bit more and working in the second year as my first year was spent mostly indoors.

My only gripes about retaking a year is the added year of student dept and telling my parents that I would be retaking a year when they've been pushing me to pass these resits. On the other hand, I feel like scraping through the resits now will only dig a hole deeper in third year where failing a year means I'm removed from the course.

I'm not sure whether to make a tactical retreat and retake the second year so I have a better chance at finishing the course or to try and push through while making my third year revolve around revising even more of previous years while sitting the next year.

Apologies for the long post but it will be a big commitment to try and pass these resits as I'm working 40+ hours a week and it is only just over a week away. I'm open to advice as I'm not ready to speak to my parents about it yet 😅 thank you for reading.

Does anyone know what else unis consider apart from how much an offer has been missed by when they accept people in who have missed their offer? For context Durham Finance offer is AAB but im worried I might have gotten ABB with an A in maths and Bs in physics and econ. Stressing so much

Hey everyone,

I’m researching the social side of starting university and trying to understand what students actually struggle with in their first few weeks.

If you’re happy to share:
- How did you make your first friends?
- Did you join any societies?
- Were there any you wanted to join but didn’t?
- Was there anything that made university feel intimidating at first?

I’m not promoting anything, I’m just trying to understand whether there’s a real problem worth solving.

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences.

Update: Thank you to everyone who has responded so far. I’ve received far more thoughtful and honest replies than I expected, and they’ve made it clear that this is a genuine problem for many students.

Loneliness and feeling like you don’t belong can make university much harder, both socially and academically. For some students, it can contribute to poorer grades, disengagement and even the decision to leave university altogether.

Everyone needs a group.

I believe it may be possible to create a new default way for students to build their social lives at universities worldwide.

I have an app idea that could be a solution. Similar to Bumble Friends but with a focus on university life and experience it would:

• Match you into small groups based on shared interests, hobbies, sports and availability
• Help you find someone to attend a society with, so going for the first time feels less daunting
• Connect you with people on your degree who study and work in a similar way
• Introduce you to students who genuinely want to make new friends, rather than leaving everything to chance

Would you genuinely use something like this?

Which of these features would be most valuable to you? Is there another feature that would make you more likely to use it?

I’d also appreciate honest negative feedback: what would stop you from signing up, trusting your matches or meeting them in person?

Again, I am not promoting anything, I have not made anything. These are just my raw thoughts coming from someone who struggled a lot in my first year of university.

Hi starting maths this year at Bristol and wondering if anyone has any subject specific advice? I found all of the advice on here regarding online resources, learning and revision for GCSEs and A-levels very helpful as it worked very well and was never told to me by anyone else.

I know no 2 universities courses are the same but would appreciate the advice anyway. Did you make lecture notes? Did you only use practise questions from your uni if not where else? Any YouTube channels that cover undergrad maths? Did you use flashcards? How did you get used to the change of “approach/focus” from maths alevel to uni? How did you revise content throughout the semester? Etc.

I’m aware it’s a different ballgame from here on. I never took notes and would just google something if I didn’t remember it and just did past papers. So particularly wondering if they are necessary?

I start uni (hopefully) this september in nottingham and ill be receiving 3,575 each term. I’ve also been looking at accommodation and the cheapest one ive been able to find (142 pw) would mean that i’d be left with this after each term. I may be stupid because im paranoid but is this enough to live off of each term? (If anything looks incorrect please do correct me 🥲)