DIGITAL NEWS: 5 TIPS CHANGE!

When we showed our script to Helen, her main point of feedback was that the 5 Top Tips were very obvious and she felt that Students would already know this. Helen said that we should do something which was less obvious and something which Students wouldn't have heard before. By trying to find out more I contacted the UCA Student Union and simply asked them "What advice would you give students at University?" a lot of them did say Budgeting but I then asked if there was anything else and a few suggested advice about moving away from home.

I then contacted former UCA Student President Tasmin Brindley and asked her what I should talk about with the top tips and moving out. Tasmin suggested focusing on Moving into accommodation as this will often be students first times living alone. Tasmin explained that she told students to unpack their belongings themselves and not when their parents are there. This way they have something to keep themselves occupied and they can get use to this new environment.
She also explained that joining a Club or Society really helps you meet new people and make friends. You can do this early as you often move into accommodation a few weeks before the course starts. Finally, Tasmin told me that often, students don't decorate their Uni Halls room. This was one of the first things I did when I moved into Halls and it made my room feel like my own.

So, this was 3 tips. We still needed 2 more. There are 2 that I came up with and that was using a door stop. I used these with all my flat mates last year in accommodation and it made us all socialise much more and brought us closer as a flat. The other one was that I made a family group chat on Whatsapp when I went to Uni and this helped me stay in touch with my family and friends and it really helped me feel better whenever I got home sick and kept us all in touch.

These are the tips we're going to use instead of the budgeting ones.