My overall university experience has been pretty different to most people’s university experience as being a nursing student is a full time job and I have a part time job to afford uni on the side so I’m always busy and have no time for going out. However, I absolutely love my course and am so invested in my future career so that’s maybe a good thing! The placements are my favourite bit as you get the most work experience for the future and I am really excited for the future!!!

The university facilities could be better as we only have one cafe so we could do with some more, however the gym is great and so is the church for activities like meditation and societies. Though, we don’t have any bars on campus which would be good for students social activity!

The academic support and mental health support I’ve had has been really good. The lecturers give you a 500 word draft, as well as a formative essay to do before the summarise essay, which they mark and it’s really helpful. Personally, I have a condition called OCD and the university has been really good with me!

I think the students union at my university is good and does listen to its student, which is probably helped by my campus being so small. I am also apart of the students union as the women’s representative for my university and I love it!

My university is in a good location due to it being small, however, I chose it as I live quite rurally in the Cumbrian countryside. I am at the Lancaster campus for the University of Cumbria, which is around 45 minutes away from my home, so a city is very different from what I’m used to. I knew that if I went to a local university, I would be much better off financially as a student nurse due to our lack of bursary and wouldn’t have been able to afford it had I moved away. Also, there are some good options in Lancaster such as Sainsbury’s but they are very expensive, so I would usually shop somewhere cheaper like Asda or FarmFoods which luckily Lancaster has both!

I am part of two society’s: the learning disability nursing society and coppafeel! breast cancer society. I am also a student quality ambassador for my university, as well as the students women’s representative and there are a lot of sports of campus such as hockey, netball and rugby to get involved with!

I love placements and I don’t like pharmacokinetics because it’s so hard ������

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My university is so good at having careers fairs and involving local businesses and it’s really fab! Since I’m a student nurse the transferable skills are amazing for my future nursing career due to my work placements in the NHS.

During our first year, 90 percent of our learning was online but we did have a in school placement, our online lessons did not go into detail what was expected of us in placement so many of us struggled to adapt to our placements for the first week. Though to be fair I think most universities were having the same issue due to a lack of face to face lessons. However, in our second year most of the learning is in campus and our lecturers ensure we understand our assignments and help guide us in our learning. Being a small campus gives us more opportunities to work and communicate with our lecturers.

As with any other course the assignments are mind boggling and sometimes two assignments overlap which creates pressure and stress. I think the best part of the course is the practical aspect as you get an opportunity to work in many different schools, with various mentors. We have a lot of contact with our tutors so it does not feel awkward to ask them for any help or support. Have close contact t with them allows us, to exceed in our assignments and gain any support needed.

London is the heart of England and there are many libraries, museums and all sorts of attractions. We have public transport everywhere so it is really easy to travel.