Starting University

Experiences
1. Volunteering
  1. Care Home
    1. One-to-ones with residents
    2. Assisting in events and fundraising
  2. Nursery
    1. Looking after children
    2. Helping out with the smaller sessions which met the needs of children with behavioural problems
2. Babysitting
  1. Disabled cousin who has extra chromosomes and epilepsy
  2. My 6 nieces and nephews who are all under 10 years old
Education
1. A Levels
  1. Biology - B - learning about different diseases, immunity, control and prevention etc.
    1. Increased my interest in the health sector
  2. Maths - B - Increasing mathematical skills and knowledge
    1. Benefit me when having to calculate medication dosages
  3. Geography - A* -
2. Basic and essential first aid course
Worries
1. Placement
  1. Far from plymouth
    1. Expensive travel costs - will I afford it?
    2. Trying to find accommodation - I don't have any family living nearby
  2. Long hours
    1. Will I cope?
  3. Criticism
2. Finances
  1. Budgeting
  2. Have I got enough money?
  3. Don't want to create added stress for parents
3. Looking after myself
  1. Keeping healthy
    1. Physically
      1. Eating well
      2. Exercise
    2. Mentally
      1. Manage stress well
      2. Take time to relax
  2. Keeping a good balance
    1. Family
    2. Social life
    3. Studying
Expectations
1. Gaining knowledge and skills
  1. Essay Writing
  2. Maths
  3. Presentations
    1. Gaining confidence
    2. Communication
  4. Clinical Skills
2. Becoming a qualified nurse
  1. Masters?
3. Making life-long friends
4. Full-on course
  1. Challenging but rewarding
    1. Rollercoaster
  2. Gain enough experience before completing the course
  3. Shorter summers
  4. Emotional
    1. Good
      1. Helping patients
      2. Sense of achievement
    2. Sad
      1. Homesick
      2. Dealing with criticism
      3. Patients unable to recover? (Terminal illness etc)
Why Plymouth?
1. Loved the campus and atmosphere on the open day
  1. Not the same with other universities
  2. Could imagine living here
  3. Liked the lecturers
  4. Clean, modern, welcoming
2. Highly ranked in the league tables
3. Know many people who've studied here
  1. All had a postive experience
4. Location - weather, near the sea, nice area

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