Tips and advice to help students
What to ask on open days
Share with your pupils some of the key questions we suggest asking on an open day or campus visit.
General university experience
- What do you wish you had known before you started?
- What does a normal week look like?
- Is it everything you expected?
- Are you glad you went to university?
Campus environment
- Do you feel safe walking around at night?
- Is it in a city or does it have its own campus?
- Would I be studying on the main campus?
- Is there plenty of green space to relax?
Course reputation
- Can you change your course, and if so how far into the first year?
- What extenuating circumstances do they offer?
- How supportive are they if you struggle with your mental health?
Union and student social offer
- What size is the union?
- What societies or sports are there available to join?
- Are they inclusive and accessible?
- What late night support is available, including safe transport home?
Halls of residence
- Which are the best halls?
- Which ones would you or wouldn't you recommend?
- Are there safe transport options in and out of the main campus?
- Are there student representatives in the halls to support students?
Support services
- Where would you go if you needed support with academic work/physical health/mental health/financial troubles/a crisis?
- Do you feel supported?
- Are you aware of wellbeing support/welfare support?
- Do reasonable adjustment plans exist here?
Happiness and wellbeing of students
- Do you feel valued?
- How easy or hard have you found it to make friends, and what helped with this?
- Do you feel difference and diversity are celebrated here?
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