Why bother with University

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Why bother with University?
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Why 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
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Time for a quick quiz!
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QUIZ 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
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QUIZ QUESTION 2

• How many universities are in the North West?

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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!
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QUIZ 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.
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WHICH 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!
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CLUBS 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

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STUDY 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..
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• 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!

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STUDYING

• 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

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TIMETABLE
St. RUDOLFS HIGH SCHOOL

• Your school timetable probably looks a little bit
  like this

But the typical university timetable looks like
this.
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UNIVERSITY TIMETABLE
B.A. Politics Semester 1
Whole days off!
Hours free between lectures!
Wednesday afternoons off!
Hardly any early starts!
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UNIVERSITY 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.

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WHERE 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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ALL THESE PEOPLE WENT TO UNIVERSITY WHY CANT U?
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START 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!