Brighton Student bloggers

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My Clearing Success Story at Brighton

My account as a student who went through the Clearing process and successfully got onto the course of my dreams! My Personal Clearing Experience My university Clearing journey was a rollercoaster of unexpected decisions and opportunities that led me to study my dream course at the University of Brighton. I hadn’t planned to go to…

View of grass topped large white chalk cliffs, known as Seven Sisters, in Sussex, UK

My experience studying Ecology and Conservation in the UK

My experience as a second year Ecology and Conservation degree student at Brighton. Why I chose to study Ecology and Conservation Ever since I can remember I have been intrigued by wildlife. Growing up I used to spend my time watching nature documentaries, alongside visiting zoos and natural history museums. I grew up in the…

Seniz Mustafa, studying Ecology and conservation MSci

Navigating university Clearing: Seniz’s Journey to Ecology and Conservation

I always knew I would attend university, particularly entering secondary school. However, I wasn’t clear on what I wanted to study as I enjoyed many different areas of biology and history, but at A-level, I found a deeper interest in evolution and nature-based science. I applied through Clearing as I didn’t get the results I…

What is Early Clearing? Top 5 Questions

I’m Charlotte, an English Literature and Creative Writing student who went through Early Clearing. Previously I didn’t know why clearing opens so early for some people, so in this blog I’ll answer questions about it and will speak about my experience applying to the University of Brighton in my video. What is…

Elianne Pekoulis David is studying Architecture BA(Hons)

My Clearing journey: Studying Architecture at the University of Brighton

For a bit of background about me, I have always wanted to come to university, as personally it looked like the best pathway for what I wanted to study. I have known I wanted to study architecture since I was a little girl as I was always fascinated by it and by the dream of…

Sonia Kibet is studying civil engineering

International student’s guide to university Clearing

Attending university had always been a dream for me since the first career talk I had at my primary school. Towards the end of the academic year, our schools arranged for some successful people to speak to us about the importance of having a goal to work towards. They asked each of us what we…

Clearing student Eva who took an alternative route to university

Alternative routes to university: Eva’s Clearing journey

Eva, who is studying Pharmacy MPharm with integrated foundation year, tells us all about their student Clearing experience and how they took an alternative route to university. Their video shows how Clearing opened up their path to uni and how their life is now. Why did you apply through Clearing? After applying to uni through…

Supporting Students with the cost of living: Brighton Students’ Union

Hi everyone, I am Ilia Brighton Students’ Union President, along with the University, we’re committed to easing the pressures of the cost of living and making sure you have the support you need to thrive at university. Check out some of the ways that we are supporting our students: The Pantry Running low on money…

Budget-Friendly Living: Student savings strategies

For many of us receiving our student loan payments, it’ll be the first time in our lives we’ve ever had that much money. However, with the new found freedom of student life, all that money can end up getting spent surprisingly quickly, especially with cost of living affecting us all. To ensure that you’re able…

Maximising student discounts

Hi, my name is Zuzana and I am here to share with you some tips on how to get the most out of your student discount! Grab your student ID and get ready to maximise your discounts. Now is the time to turn your status as a student into a superpower for saving. Always ask…