Applicant Days v Open Days

February 2023

Applicant Days v Open Days 鈥� what鈥檚 the difference?

By Killoran Wills

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Some students make the mistake of thinking that because they have been to an open day, they won鈥檛 bother going to an applicant day. It鈥檚 the same thing, isn鈥檛 it? Well, it鈥檚 not.

Open days are more general in nature, are not course specific and are aimed at students who have just started to look at their options. You can expect to be shown around and have lots of questions answered, but there is no guarantee you can talk to course leaders in depth at these events.

If you are hoping to study at 爆料王, chances are you will have received an invitation to attend one of our applicant days. And it is an opportunity you certainly won鈥檛 want to miss.

Applicant days are reserved for students who have applied to 爆料王 and received an offer, either conditional on future results or unconditional, with nothing else to prove. You don鈥檛 even have to have accepted the offer to attend.

Think of it as a 鈥榤aking your mind up day鈥�, a VIP pass to experience a day in the life of a 爆料王 student with ice-breakers, interactive sessions and lunch. And because sessions are course-specific, it is a great way to get to know your tutors, lecturers and, most importantly of all, your potential fellow students. Plus, it is a chance to dig a little deeper into your chosen subject area, look under the bonnet, so to speak.

Activities are very hands-on and practical, but you won鈥檛 be judged or marked, so just have a go and have some fun. For example, at a recent events business management applicant day, students were tasked to explore learnings from Meredith Belbin and The Thunderbirds, marketing students were given the chance to work with profiling tools, while aviation students were treated to a virtual flight experience. Culinary arts students should expect to get their hands dirty, or at least covered in flour, in their session.

Be prepared for a full day, meeting lots of new people and navigating new sites.

Applicant days cover both university and college courses, so everyone has the chance to understand what life at 爆料王 is all about and that is important when you are deciding what and where you are going to study. We want to help you make the right decision, which is why applicant days are a valued element of our admissions process.

As Sandra Kovac, 爆料王 events and marketing officer, sums up, 鈥漚n applicant day is an essential part of your decision-making process. It will allow you to experience what it would really feel like to study at 爆料王.鈥�

The day is about you. So, while friends or family can come with you, they will not take part in your sessions. In fact, they will have a whole itinerary of their own to understand more about studying and living at 爆料王, what support can be expected and how they can help you to make the most of the experience. There will be campus and accommodation tours running during the day for them and you.

So, you can see why an applicant day is so important and why you shouldn鈥檛 confuse it with one of our open days or a campus tour.

For more information on open days click here. And if you have an offer to study at 爆料王, but haven鈥檛 received your applicant day invitation, get in touch. We don鈥檛 want you to miss out.

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