One thing I found particularly helpful was visiting offer-holder visit days. This is the perfect opportunity to get a real feel of what a university is like.
You’ve written your personal statement, you’re deep into revision and study, you’ve spent hours pondering over university websites and now finally the offers are in! Now it’s the fun part, picking which university is the one for you - and yet this can sometimes feel like the hardest part of the process!
An offer-holder visit day is an opportunity to visit a university that has made you an offer in order to meet staff and current students from your subject area and get a real feel of what the university and course is like. Most departments will send invites to an offer-holder day via email shortly after you receive an offer.
Offer-holder days allow for the chance to get to know a university a lot more personally as whilst normal open days are a really good opportunity to get a good view of campus and accommodation, they are quite generalised. The course you pick to study is arguably the most important part and so an offer-holder day is the perfect opportunity to learn all about what makes that university course special.
It is an opportunity to meet the members of your department that will be teaching you for the next couple of years.
You’ll probably have lots of questions about your university and course and an offer-holder visit day is a perfect opportunity to ask all these important questions. This can provide valuable insight into what studying at the university is really like and help you make an informed decision.
If your offer is from a university in a new city this is the perfect opportunity to explore and get to know the local area. You can learn about the social scene, transport links, and other important aspects of student life.
Attending a visit day gives you the chance to meet other potential students who have been offered a place on the same course. This can be a great way to make new friends and form connections before starting university.
The main purpose of an offer-holder day is to help you learn more about your subject, your course, and university life. The professors and students provide a wealth of information so don't be scared to ask as many questions as you can!
My name's Anah and I study English Literature at Birmingham.
