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When you apply for university, they may offer you a conditional offer to be a student there.

As previously mentioned on this blog, this means that they are offering you a place to be a student at their university, on the course you applied for, provided that you fulfil certain conditions.

These will be related to your grades so, for example, they might ask that you get three B grades at A level. It is then up to you to accept this conditional offer.

But what happens if you accept it, and then your grades aren’t as good as were expected and you don’t meet the conditions of the offer? Can you still do your chosen course at the university?

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If you have decided that you want to go to university, then there are a few more steps before you can actually become a student there.

Of course, you need to decide where you want to go and what you want to study but, once you have decided that, then it is time to apply.

In the UK, you apply though UCAS, which means that all applications go to the same place. UCAS will then forward them on to the Admissions Officer at your chosen university, who will decide, through a variety of reasons, if you will be offered a place at their university on your chosen course.

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If you have finished university and are busy applying for graduate jobs, then there are lots of ways to help the application process go more smoothly.

You may have applied for a job successfully and now have an interview for the next step of the process. This is a really good opportunity to get your personality across and hopefully show the company that you would be an asset to them.

However, something important to remember with interviews is that they are a two-way process.

Having an interview also gives you the chance to assess if you think you would fit in within the company, if it’s the type of job you would like and if you could progress within your chosen career. If you do decide this is the job for you, then go for it!

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Once you have graduated from university, it will be time to look for a job.

Lots of students who have recently graduated will be in the same position of looking for jobs, so you need to make sure you stand out when it comes to applying. Your application will be up against lots of graduates, as currently there is an average of ten applicants per job.

Students are often in a similar situation, in that they might have the same degree in the same classification, even perhaps from the same university, so anything extra you have will really help you to be noticed on your job application.

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When you are a graduate and have finished university, it can be a daunting time.

You face the prospect of looking for a job, you may feel unsettled in the course you chose to do, and be at a crossroads about where to go and what to do next.

You may even be thinking about which town, city or even country you should live in. Many people return home after university, to the town where they are from or where their parents live.

I decided not to do this because the town I am from is very small and there are not very good job opportunities. However, if there are job opportunities in the place you are from, then this can be a good option, as it will give you a bit of time out and a place to base yourself in while you consider your next move. Read the rest of this entry »

Being a student at university can be fun and exciting, but it can also sometimes be expensive and difficult, especially when is comes to being organised!

If you live with a lot of others students, on campus or in a house, then food shopping can be a particularly confusing thing. You may have to decide if you’re going to cook together, eat together, do the food shopping together and other decisions like that.

And if you don’t eat together, then it can be hard making nutritious and interesting meals for one person, especially if you’re on a budget.

That’s why shopping online is a really good idea when it comes to food.

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One really good way to save money when you are a student, or a recent graduate, is to get places by bicycle.

Cycling really is an amazing way to save money. Not many students can afford to run a car while at university; most of them simply find it too expensive. I had a car for one term when I was at university, and they really cost a lot to keep on the road.

Pertrol prices have risen to their highest yet, plus you will also have to buy insurance, tax, a parking permit, not to mention of anything goes wrong with your car and you have to pay to get it repaired.

The beauty of having a bike is that, one you have paid for it, there isn’t much more money that you need to spend out on it.

Having a bicycle while at university

If you choose to cycle instead of drive a car or use public transport, then you will save money at university, as well as getting fit.

It’s a healthy way to get around, as you are exercising without really realising it, even if you are just going across campus. It can even be quicker than driving sometimes, as you can go on bike paths and not have to queue in the traffic.

You will need to get a lock and soome bike lights, as well as perhaps some high-vis clothing, but you can get all of this for under about £30 if you look online. Sites such as Wiggle sell a lot of biking attire at cheap prices, and usually with free delivery too.

Around this time in the university year, students start thinking about moving in to a new home for the new university term in September.

It might seem like a long time ago, but, I remember, when I was at university, everyone organised their houses just after Christmas. I don’t know if we were just very organised, but it seemed like, if you wanted a good house for not a huge amount of money, then you have to start looking around now.

And if you’ve decided who you’re going to live with, and even picked the location, then you might be thinking about viewing houses soon. But what are the things you have to consider and look out for when you go to see the houses?

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An 18-year-old college student that was protesting about rising university student fees has been jailed.

The news, which broke today, says that the student, Edward Woollard, who studied at Brockenhurst college, has been sentenced to two years and eight months. In November, he was among a group of protesters who broke in to the Tory headquarters in Central London, and gathered on the roof of the building.

Woollard then threw an empty metal fire extinguisher off the roof, which nearly hit a line of police officers that were at the scene below.

Woollard was caught on camera, and gave himself up at a police station and admitted throwing the fire extinguisher. Today, the news is that he was sentenced to the jail term for violent disorder.

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Keeping your possessions safe at university is something you should take very seriously as a student.

Whether you live on campus, at home or in private accommodation, then there are always risks of being the victims of robbery.

Students are often target by thieves because the average amount of belongings that student has can range from £2,000 to £6,000 in value (and can be even be more than that). Student houses are often targetedbecause, depending on the amount of people living in the house, there is usually more than one of every item.

For example, in a family home, there is often just one computer, but in a student house, each student may have a computer, a mobile phone and a camera. Thieves also know that student houses are usually empty in the holidays.

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