After Abingdon

The transition from school to university is a very exciting time. In fact, it’s life-changing. During your first year at university, you’ll enjoy a whole range of new experiences, make new friends, learn so many new things and live independently. It’s all new, so you’re bound to have a load of questions about what lies ahead. That’s why we’ve put together this programme, which has been designed with the singular goal of helping you prepare for life and learning at uni. We have thought hard about what you might find helpful. We’ve asked you what you want, we’ve asked OAs who are current undergraduates what they wished they had known when they were in U6, and, wherever possible, we’ve asked younger teachers to deliver the sessions. After all, their memories of uni are recent and relevant. Almost everything in the programme is original, yet nothing in the programme is compulsory. You can choose to join one, five, eight, zero or all sessions; as few or as many as you like. It’s entirely up to you. What we will say is that you are bound to take away something valuable from every session…and have some good fun along the way; at least that is what we hope! Introduction What’s on offer and when? The programme runs from Monday 1 June until Friday 19 June 2020 . All sessions occur during periods 3 and 4. We have split the programme into two tracks: Academic (on Tuesdays and Thursdays) and Non-academic (on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays). You will soon receive a schedule with details of all sessions, including their title, scheduled date/period, staff leader, and Zoom room number. If you want to join a particular session, we will ask you to let us know by booking online. This will help us anticipate turnout, and so modify the style of delivery for the group size.

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