Which? University - Freshers First Half Term Report

FRESHERS THE FIRST-TERM REPORT How have first years found their first term at university? SOCIAL LIFE & SETTLING IN HALF find living away from home easier than expected 52% BUT 11% have joined a university Society or club have joined & then dropped out 54% found making friends easier than expected BUT 31%- RISING TO have felt 64% pressurised to go out socialising for medics & dentists STUDENT SPENDING -1 IN 5 have got a part-time job 45% have spent 1 IN 10 more than expected on extras for their course have visited student services to talk about financial support BANK BALANCE 19% 39% have gone into their of students find budgeting more difficult than expected £0.00 student overdraft ACADEMIC LIFE BUT 6% of students 44% find the lectures CAREERS more interesting than they expected have missed half their lectures 17% of students have 56% been to the careers office, rising to 1 in 4 for law students are finding the Course better than expected Source: An online survey of 1200 students, who have just completed their first semester of university, between 11 December and 19 December 2012. www.which.co.uk/university Which University