Feb 04, 2016
— read in fullWhat skills do you need to prepare you for university?
Jul 17, 2017
A survey of admissions tutors reveals the skills they think new students are lacking.
The tutors' biggest worry was around the change in study style from school or college to university: 89% said that students found it difficult to learn independently, while 88% warned of problems managing the amount of work they had to do. These problems could be down to a lack of preparation before the course starts: 70% said that new students didn't have a full idea of what their course would involve.
Outside study, 72% of tutors were also worried about students' wider life skills – things like managing your money, cooking healthy food and navigating a new city. Skills like these make a big difference to your wellbeing at uni, and can affect your results too – so try to get some experience before you go, and remember you can ask for help from friends, parents, tutors and lots of other sources if you need it.
