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Make the right choice for you
If you're thinking about uni, use our guides to make the right decision for your future after school and college
Deciding whether you want to go to uni or not is a big decision – and a personal one.
This decision affects your choice to go to college, what you study at college and where you'll live when you take the next step. We have guides to help you with each stage of the decision-making process, beginning with our guides on reasons to get a degree and different pathways you can take to get to uni.
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Get advice on pathways, options, study skills, choosing a subject and decisions at post-16.
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Reasons to get a degree
Discover the benefits of getting a degree and the opportunities you'll get at uni
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Advice for mature students
Join a university where more than a quarter of our students are 'mature' when they start their course — and explore the help we offer at the ·ÆÂɱöÁùºÏ²Ê.
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Journey to University | ·ÆÂɱöÁùºÏ²Ê
Our students share stories about their journey to university, answering questions like: What did they want to be they were small? What was their favourite subject at school? Where are they now and what do they hope to do in the future?