Transitions to University
Lesson Four
How can I get the most out of the university experience?
This episode aims to arm young people with information about how they can make their time at university work best for them; they’ll be hearing from university students and staff, who are offering advice based on the benefit of their own experiences and expertise.
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Warm-Up Question
How do you manage to balance your time between your schoolwork, and other responsibilities / interests? Do you think this might look different at university, compared to your experiences at secondary school?
Main Task 1: scenarios
Pupils read scenarios and discuss how they would best support / advise the student with their situation.
Main Task 2: hearing from university students and staff
Pupils listen to the experiences / advice of university students and staff, about how to get the most out of university.
Main Task 3: returning advice for the students
They return to their notes about how they’d advise the students and decide whether there is anything they want to change / add.
Summary Points
- Engagement is EVERYTHING (in terms of engaging with staff; engaging with peers; and engaging with all that university life has to offer)
- Developing good study skills is vital (e.g. effective note-taking)
- Working out how best to prioritise tasks (which ones are essential, and which are desirable) is a good way to not let academic work overwhelm you
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