Category Archives: gap year
Guest Post: What do you do if you don’t get a place at University?
Today, I have the pleasure to welcome Ross Renton to TheUniversityBlog with a special guest post. With A-level results announced today (good luck everyone!) and a scramble for places at university, not every candidate will find a place in this … Continue reading
University admissions and the difficulties students face
Earlier this month, The Independent published a piece in which the author complained that her daughter couldn’t get into university. This was not down to academic underachievement. The daughter’s current and predicted grades were both credible and she applied to … Continue reading
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Lily Allen or Noel Fielding on your gap year?
In another piece of gap year news, I’ve just read that STA Travel and Blyk asked A-Level students who they would most like to travel with on a year out. Coming top is Lily Allen, followed by Scarlett Johansson. Making … Continue reading
Seriously Consider Your Gap Year
Gap years are worthwhile and becoming increasingly common amongst students. The Independent has a gap-year student supplement in today’s paper. If you’re taking a gap year before you hit uni, it’s a good read and full of ideas. Of the … Continue reading
No such thing as ‘standard’: Choose, prepare for, and make the most of a Gap Year
Today, here’s a post for all potential uni students who are considering a gap year before they begin a course. I took a year off before starting my university course. It wasn’t a ‘standard’ gap year. I didn’t travel or … Continue reading
