14/08/2022
BEEP_EDUCATIONAL CONSULT
Topic: University – Expectations VS. Reality
Written by: blessing abodunrin
Brace yourselves! University session is on …
And guess what that means?
Uni is right around the corner!
We’re sure that you’re going to have the best time of your life being a student, however, sometimes, especially if it is your first year being at uni, things may not go as you’d always envisioned them.university is not a bed of roses.
We agree that every student has a different academic experience, yet, the past has proved that uni expectations usually vary from their actual academic practices.
Here, we have gathered a few of the most popular student expectations compared with the real-life uni experience.
Expectation: Textbooks will be provided by the university
We hope that you are prepared for a lot of reading because, at uni reading is basically your full-time job. Therefore, students tend to think that their university will cover all of their textbook materials.
Well, this is partly true because in some cases the academic library will have hard copies of your textbooks, however, there are usually less than the number of students in the course, so if you would like one for free, that’s probably not going to happen if your uni is not using Kortext.
Reality: Spending hundreds of pounds on academic books (that you’ll probably never use)
Following on from our last point, if your university doesn’t have the titles available, it’s both unfortunate and more likely that you will spend a fortune on buying your reading list.
The thing is, at the end of the year, your books will smell as fresh as new, as you’ll probably never use them.
So, top tip: Don’t rush to buy your books. Do some research to make sure if your uni has a digital copy of them or provides access to platforms such as Kortext has a repository of two million texts – that way, you’re not only saving some coin, but you’re also saving yourself from the back pain caused by carrying those heavy books.