a review of my first year at the university of birmingham
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2020
- hey there! hello there!
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Contents:
personal experience = 01:57
accommodation = 05:25
cost = 09:27
degree + teaching = 13:07
friends = 13:44
societies, clubs + sports = 15:11
city = 16:41
campus = 17:59
freshers week = 18:35
homesickness = 19:55
What's the cost of living in the room/dorm if you don't mind?
DiyaCake for me it was £141 a week but it has reduced to £125 for 2020-2021, hope this helps :)
@@laurencarterYT Thank you❤ My brother needs to decide for uni that he will start this year and we didn't know the price so thanks :)
DiyaCake no worries at all, i hope he gets the accommodation he wants, feel free to contact me if you have anymore questions :)
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such a helpful video thank you so much!
you’re very welcome :)
Thank you for providing such an informative video , will be heading for Uni for Birmingham this September for EEE
wow! how exciting! all the best and I hope you settle in well in September!
You forgot to mention how much you love me your amazing flatmates. 🥺🥺🥺
i do miss you and my amazing flatmates very much so 🥺🥺🧡🧡
This was a really nice Q & A...appreciate the advice. Especially the group chat one!
Be-LEAVER _19 thank you! i’m glad you liked it, if you have any questions i didn’t cover in this video feel free to ask :)
@@laurencarterYT Yea, I had another question...
I have been considering liberty court as one of my accommodation choices, especially becuz of it being cheap. However, I am kinda worried that the rooms might be too small or it might feel claustrophobic. Is that true? What about the quality of the room and bathroom in general?
Be-LEAVER _19 the room is small but not claustrophobic, it’s just not a lot of floor space but the desk is super long and the bed is just a standard single, wardrobe space is decent and the bathroom is quite small but again it does it’s job. i have a vlog if me moving out of my uni accom and i briefly show round my room if you would rather have an actual image of what it looks like :)
@@laurencarterYT Okay, thx I'll check the video out. One last question...if u don't mind answering. I know that a lot of 2nd and 3rd years even postgrads live in the Jarret hall accom. Now naturally as a prospective first year I would want to be around first years students...so do u think if I do end up getting Jarrett hall as my accommodation, I might have a possibility of ending up with some of my flatmates who are maybe 2nd years or even postgrads?
Be-LEAVER _19 2nd and 3rd years can’t live in uni accomodation unless special reasons to, e.g medical reason. postgraduates are in a different area of the site to undergraduates so you flat should only consist of first years. some may be a year older than you if they’ve taken a gap year but other than that they will be the same age group as you.
so so helpful!! thanks x
any time at all :)
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Do we need to get membership to play different sports also?
The video was great...
Is there any one for September 23 intake
Hey Lauren, thank you so much for this video!!!! I’m not even sure if you’ll see this or not but I was wondering how important do you think was living in those accommodations and not somewhere else ( like with family and all) cause my brother is thinking abt moving there and idk if I should move with him or in an accommodation🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Hi! Thank you for watching! I mean living with him definitely would cut down on cost if your brother's place is cheaper than halls (hall prices are on the UoB website and vary depending on whether its ensuite or not etc)
but living in halls is a good time to make friends and thus the potential to have friends to live with in the years after first year. but if you're thinking of living with your brother for all three years of your course then that wouldn't matter too much. I know some commuters, especially this year with everything being online, have struggled making friends but in normal circumstances and giving that you're not too far away from the uni you can make friends just as easily than if you weren't in halls. I hope that makes sense I fell like it's a lot of words haha, let me know if you have any other questions or want me to try explain better.
@@laurencarterYT So in ur opinion, u don’t think my social life will be much different in either cases???
@@bamlakalemayehu5513 if you're confident enough to go up to people and make the first move for friendships then you will be perfectly fine, there are many many societies also which is a great opportunity to make friends outside of your course so.
if you're quite introverted it would be tougher but not impossible at all
Ok thank you so much!!!! This was really helpful 😊😊
@@bamlakalemayehu5513 no worries! if you have anymore questions feel free to message me on insta
Hey girl! I’m hopefully going to be studying at UoB in September for Dental Hygiene and Therapy, did you stay in Liberty Court by any chance? I’ve been looking at Liberty Park but think it’s called Oakbrook Park now, was wondering if you knew what that accommodation was like❤️
Olivia Lin yeah i lives in liberty court now called calthorpe court, i’ve been to liberty park as i had friends live there, it’s quite nice, the flats i saw were of a small number of people with a fairly small kitchen and “living room” area but quite modern as far as student accom goes. it’s also SUPER close to campus which is so good and it’s also en-suite and rooms are such a good size! and i think double bed as well? don’t quote me on that tho i can’t quite remember x :) i hope this helps
lauren carter omg thanks for the speedy reply! I was just worried about what the actual rooms were like but if they’re a good size and that then I’m definitely not complaining lol😂Yeah I’ll be at the dental school for the majority of it so it’s closer to that than the vale I think, I know it’s meant to be more social over on there but you can still make friends anywhere I guess, I’ll follow you on insta too girl, you seem lovely🤩
Olivia Lin cheers to my sleep deprivation ;) 😂 and absolutely! the vale is only more social just due to the mass of accom over there but you make more good close friendships when in places like liberty park etc. and you’re right in saying it’s closer to the dental school. i will just warm you tho the accom is allocated randomly so even if you put it as your number 1 preference you may get something else :) x
lauren carter yeahhh I’m in loads of groupchats atm and we’re all worried about not getting our choices ahaha, I’ve heard it’s less popular because it’s not on the vale compared to the likes of Mason, Bournbrook, Chamberlain etc so fingers crossed🤞🏼alsooo followed you on insta I think, mine is @livsdentaldiary❤️
Olivia Lin yeah that is very true liberty court was my 6th preference and i got that one probably because it was least popular of my other options haha. it’s good that you’re in group chats, it a good way of getting to know people and making friends before you get there, and oo thank you i’ll give you a follow back x
In terms of the groupchat you said you joined before results day, where did you find it or how did you join?
Via facebook pages that were for my course and then once I found out my accommodation after results day I found the page for that and joined the groupchat for that too. I think I also joined the page for the university in general. I hope this helps :)
Hey! Going this year. How do the gyms work and how much is the membership?
Chioma Egbukwu hi! i hope you’re looking forward to joining. in terms of the UoB gym memberships vary between the type and price the cheapest last year was £99 for nine months for just the gym at off peak times and they go up from there to about £300 ish pounds for the gym, swimming pool, squash courts etc. so it depends on what you want from the gym, i got the £99 one last year and i found it great. obviously the gym is closed right now due to the pandemic but hopefully they’ll slowly open over the next few months. here’s the link for the website page for their student memberships sportandfitness.bham.ac.uk/join/student/ :) hope this helps!
Thank you so much girl❤️ yes I will be there this year!
Chioma Egbukwu brilliant! i hope you enjoy it as much as i do
Hi there! How is the Psychology school of the university? I have applied for MSc Psychology.
Thank you for the video^^
hi! it's a good school in rankings of the UK, they have some organisation issues, but they're are working on it and I think it is largely down to the shift to online learning but as I said they're definitely getting used to that and getting better at it
the lecturers are all specialised in different areas so it's really interesting to see their own personal research and projects they're working on as well as being able to be taught by them as you can tell they definitely know the topic inside and out
i hope this helps - if you have any other questions I'm happy to answer as best as I can, I'm in second year so I don't know too much about the MSc course specifically but i can try my best :)
@@laurencarterYT Ohh I see, thank you so much for explaining. I understand that 🙂. Thank you again for answering. Wish you all the best, take care, stay happy and healthy 💕🦋💯☺️
@@Fairybutte777 bless you! and to you too 🧡
Great vid, you're banging x
Hey, I’m just wondering if you did a bachelor of science of Bachelor of Arts for psychology?
Nayana Jaidev BSc for Uni of Birmingham :) i prefer the BSc to the BA
@@laurencarterYT hello! may i know what you meant by you prefer bsc to ba?
Hi, what can you say about the metalworks accommodations? Is it worth it’s money?
Al To hi i would say it is expensive but it is en-suite and very close to the university. you don’t get much cheaper for en-suite at the university. tourmkr.com/G1NX1tBTOL/10240646p,2856945m,278.22h,91.16t that link is for a 360 tour of the accommodation, you can see the rooms by clicking on the different floor numbers in the side. it is worth noting though that for any accommodation the pictures are not exactly what it’ll be like in person just because they obviously do display them for show and advertisement, but it shouldn’t be too far off just with no decoration and a bare mattress :) i hope this helps
lauren carter thank you so much, it was really helpful ❤️ i want to study psychology and I’m deciding between UOFB or UOFGlasgow. One more question: is psychology hard to study? I’m not a hardworking student and kind of ADHD person😂
Al To birmingham is better ;) in all seriousness though definitely go with the one you’ll feel happiest at. psychology at brum i’d say is good obviously i can only speak for first year so far. contact hours are very small so i had about 6 hours of lectures each week which is not a lot at all. i’ve been told second year is the worst year of all 3 but third year is also a tough one, but no degree will be easy. i think if you have a real interest in psychology you’ll enjoy as much as me and find it good to study :) x
lauren carter thank you❤️
Al To no worries :)
ty for this x
haiijacy no problem at all, feel free to message me if you have any other questions x
Which 6 accommodations did you put down when you applied?
Becca Lothian in order i put 1. Elgar court, 2. Jarrett hall, 3. Mason, 4. Liberty Park, 5. Bournbrook, and 6. Liberty Court (which is the one i got given) x
quite a few of my friends were given an accommodation that they didn’t put down at all, so it really is random which one you could get x
@@laurencarterYT Thank you so much for replying! X
Becca Lothian no worries at all x
Hi! I was wondering about the groupchat situation, how did you find the people living in your flat on the social medias??
hannah oo yeah that’s a good one, so once i found out my accomodation (day after results day) i joined the group chat for my accomodation, then when the news of what number flat everyone was in came out it was just a case of finding someone else in that chat that also had the same flat number as you :)
do you know anything about how first sem of next year will look with the corona sitch? I'm looking to join next yr but wondering what it'll be like.
frosthopper we haven’t been told anything from the university at the moment, we were told before the end of last term that the university was going to be closed until AT LEAST june 2nd. however it is likely that first semester will end up being more online rather than face to face but as i said i don’t know that for sure
@@laurencarterYT thanks :)
frosthopper no worries at all, if you have any more questions feel free to ask
hi just got an email through, they’re looking at opening and starting Septembers semester at the usual dates and preparing for “bi-modal provision of education” of both on-campus and online teaching, hope this helps a bit more than my last reply :)
@@laurencarterYT ah I see, thanks for letting me know. Glad they've not forecast a fully online semester. I know Manchester have.
6:54....is the shuttle bus university-owned? So we don't have to pay anything for the ride?
Be-LEAVER _19 yeah it’s either uni owned or organised by liberty living, either way you just hop on (no pass or money needed) and it’ll take you directly from the accomodation to the east gate of the uni
@@laurencarterYT Is there a specific time you need to be there for the bus and how long does it take to arrive at the uni?
Be-LEAVER _19 theres a little timetable so from the accom it’s at 10 past the hour and there’s is breaks so there’s one at 8:10 then every hour till 11:10 then the next one was 13:10 then 15:10, 16:10, and 17:10. from the uni to the accom the times are...8:54, 9:54, 10:54, 14:54, 15:54, 16:54, and 19:00...
so as you can see they’re pretty irregular at points in the day but if you’re needing to go to uni when there’s not a shuttle bus you can get the 61 or 63 public bus for £1 when you show your uni id, or you can walk
@@laurencarterYT Thanks for this comprehensive info. Really appreciate this!
Is the area where the halls are situated nice/safe? 🤗
Elysia Atkinson i would say so yes. liberty court you couldn’t get into without the fob to get through the gates. as for the vale it’s open so anyone can walk into the grounds but the buildings to get into them you have to have the fob/key/passcode to get into them and each flat has a key. because campus and the accommodation is in edgebaston rather than city centre it does feel and is nice and safe because it doesn’t have as much hussle and bussle of the city centre :) x
lauren carter Thank you so much!
Elysia Atkinson no worries! if you have any more questions feel free to ask me x :)
Do you have any tips for epq ?
s y really communicate with your advisor, they will be your best friend through the brain mushing task. i also can’t stress enough how much planning is important for structuring you’re essay, it’ll help you find areas where you need to find more research and also helps break down the mammoth task into more manageable chunks. i hope this helps :) i may do a video on this if i have more questions on it x
Lauren Carter that would be amazing 😃There aren’t enough videos on it on TH-cam !!
s y ill definitely put it down on my list of videos to create! got one coming this weekend on what to realistically bring to uni if that’s of your interest too :) x
Did you bring a car to uni and do you know how easy it is to get parking cos ive heard its quite difficult
jaimiejack i don’t have my own car so i couldn’t bring one to uni. liberty court had loads of parking for those who did bring cars/visitors, i think the vale is the same. however it is difficult to get parking in campus, there’s very limited parking there and as you can imagine it’s mainly taken up by staff as they commute to and from work. hope this helps :)
Lauren Carter ok thanks 🙏
Lol 😂❤️
hi, how far is chamberlain to the main campus??
fwengh hi, to get to the north gate of the campus it’s about 20 mins if you follow the footpath from the vale to the campus :)
Lauren Carter thankssss
fwengh no worries! :)
What in your opinion is the safest accommodation in birmingham?
i think they’re all pretty much just as safe as each other, each has their own security and although entry to the grounds is pretty much accessible to anyone, no one can get into flats without a key/fob/card (varies depending on the accommodation) - sorry if this doesn’t help much
lauren carter thank you so much!
@@kyoumi4405 no worries! :)
What course in psychology did you do?
Anushka Krishna im taking the BSc Psychology course, in terms of the modules included in that first year I’m going to be doing a specific video on that in the upcoming weeks. if you have any other questions about the psychology course please let me know either on here or instagram and i can answer them in that video :) x
lauren carter what grades did you get in with???x
Taaebs Xo i got A* B B then another B in my epq
Hi, I’m going to UoB this year I’m wondering what did you buy to take to uni with you?
lauraabhague hi congratulations on your place! th-cam.com/video/HbPRreqppnc/w-d-xo.html this video of mine may help with what to take, one thing i forgot to mention was a small/collapsible drying rack for your clothes :)
lauren carter thank you, I will check out the video thanks x
lauraabhague you’re welcome, if there’s any questions you still have unanswered please just ask me :) x
lauren carter thank you, if I think of anything I’ll make sure to ask you, thank you for being so helpful x
lauraabhague anytime at all x
What is the process of getting your accommodation offer? is it soon after results day and how do you find out? xx
Alex Barker i got an email either day after results day saying which one i got given. within the email there is also steps to take for sending the accommodation company your details etc to pay for the accommodation etc. you should have a request or information of some sort by now, again by email i think, on how to put your preferences of accommodation down for the uni. i hope this helps :) x
did you have to buy furniture and If yes where?
Donell Mondi its all furnished, if you go to 11:10 on this vlog of mine you can see what the room looks like empty if that helps :) th-cam.com/video/QY-hmesQ4oE/w-d-xo.html
@@laurencarterYT Thanks!!!
Donell Mondi no problem! if you have any more questions feel free to ask! :)
love this! im also at UOB
Shay Gordon oh cool! what do you study and what year are you in?
@@laurencarterYTI study physiotherapy & the same as you! basically finishing my 1st year :)
Shay Gordon oo lovely! is nice to meet someone in my year and not in my course, physiotherapist sounds so interesting! x
@@laurencarterYT it is tbh! I would love to speak more! love meeting new people
Shay Gordon yes of course! add me on instagram and i’ll follow you back x
Love the video. Going this year!! P.s. me and my friends are renting a house together near the uni, and we need one more person, if any of you are interested please reply❤️❤️❤️
Alya Zaira thank you so much! fantastic to hear you’re joining! if you go to the fan and fresh facebook page (facebook.com/groups/470776866402274/?ref=share) you can advertise that spare room, i think they’ll be a few people still looking for a place to stay :) 💗