Tips to Help You Find a Student Job This Summer
It is not easy to find a job for the summer but you need to get one. That is especially so if you have not arranged for it in advance. Whatever the case, you should have a plan on how to go about it and be organised about it. Like in essay writing, not waiting up to the last minute makes the best difference. It could mean the best results.
How to Reply to Offers in UCAS
On 5 May 2016, university and college decisions became due on applications submitted by 15 January. In other words, if you applied by 15 January and you are still waiting, universities and colleges will decide whether they are making an offer by 5 May. Otherwise, those choices are automatically made unsuccessful.
Start the Summer with Beltane
Beltane (or Beltain) is the Celtic festival of fire. It is usually celebrated on 1 May or around the midpoint from the spring equinox to the summer solstice. It marks the start of summer and celebrates fertility. It originated in ancient Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
400 Years of Shakespeare and Beyond
23 April 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. It is a big event for United Kingdom and the whole world. The literature, cultural and academic communities are particularly involved in the celebrations. All you our students and we at Essay Writer are part of these communities and festivities.
St. George’s Day – Why Celebrate with a Red Cross and Fighting a Dragon
It is St George’s Day once again. This National Day of England is celebrated by flying of the St George’s Cross and re-enacting the saint’s fighting a dragon, among other festivities. It is celebrated every 23 April, the date of the saint’s death. This feast day is practiced around the world by various Christian Churches, peoples, countries and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint.
Tips for the New Semester
When the semester break is over, you will need to go back to your student life routine. Restarting can be exciting, boring or sloppy. The start of the semester is a sign of another term of coursework, tutorial sessions, deadlines and revision. Get yourself going and on a good beginning with the help of some tips to also get you through the rest of the semester.
Tips for Students Resitting Exams
After taking your exams, you have the semester break to rest and wait for your results. The efforts you exerted in your study will earn you the results you aimed for. However, there are times when it was not enough and you need to resit the examination. You are disappointed with the result, you need to go through the whole process again, and get better results.
Origins, History, Media Practice of April Fool’s Day
April Fools’ Day is celebrated every 1 April. Practical jokes and spreading hoaxes mark its celebration. This event is also called All Fools’ Day. “April fools” is a term given to the jokes and their victims. As part of the practice, the people playing the April Fool pranks and spreading hoaxes reveal that they are such by shouting “April Fool!”
Soft Skills for University, Employment and Career
Soft skills are needed in performing jobs, especially at the graduate or professional level. Employers look for them in applicants. Professionals use them in dealing with one another. As a student, you should develop them in higher education and even earlier. Show these soft skills to further improve your chances of getting a place at your desired course and university. Eventually, you should demonstrate these soft skills in your application for graduate jobs where you will start your professional career.
Postgraduate Study: Taught and Research Masters Degrees
After completing your undergraduate degree, you might want to proceed further to strengthen your knowledge and skills. It can also be a path if you want to take on a new direction. The postgraduate degree is an ideal investment that will help you reach your dreams. With a postgraduate degree, your employability is enhanced and you will be intellectually enriched. It is a preparation for a PhD and gives you potential to study a new subject.
St Patrick’s Day: Ireland, Shamrock, Green and Beer
Today, 17 March, is Saint Patrick’s Day in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and all over the world, especially in countries where there are Irish people and those of Irish descent. Essay Writer joins you our Irish students and your friends in the celebration. As part of the festivities, let us retell St Patrick’s life story and his contribution to Irish culture.
Guide: Student Finance for UK Residents
For you UK resident students who have completed the UCAS application, the next move is thinking about funding. As early as now, full-time students can apply for funding for the 2016/17 academic year. You may not want loans to hang like clouds above your head but you need them because of the very high tuition fee and living costs.
Secondary School Parents: How to Appeal for Your Preferred School for Your Child
National Offer Day, 1 March 2016, is done and you failed to get a place at the secondary school you prefer for your son or daughter and they are allocated one in a school you do not prefer. Nevertheless, you can appeal the decision you have gotten.
Significance of St David’s Day
Come 1 March, the estimated 12 million Welsh people around the world will commemorate Saint David’s Day. Aside from the 3 million celebrating in their home country Wales, there are some 609,711 pure Welsh or people with Welsh descent in England who commemorate St David’s life every year. There are around 2 million more of them residing in the United States, half million in Canada and some more significant number in Australia, Argentina, Scotland and New Zealand.
How to Get a Course through Extra
If you have used all five choices and you are not holding any offers you can add another choice through UCAS Extra which starts on 25 February 2016. This is for applicants who were unsuccessful with all their five preferred degree programmes or received offers but did not accept because they decided against it.
Spring Half Term Break: Things You Can Do
A Level and GCSE students like you need the half term to get a break from school. You can spend more time with your family and friends just relaxing at home or going on holiday with them. Nevertheless, you may need to catch up on your studies. Still, do not worry; you can both enjoy and get your studies on track. You can also think ahead by exploring what career you want to pursue in the near future. Apply the following tips and select the activities what you need to do.
Chinese New Year: Nian Legends and Lessons
Chinese and people of Chinese descent in the UK are about 466,000. Around the world, the estimated count of them who are also called overseas Chinese is 50 million, scattered in 100 countries across almost all continents. That is why Chinese New Year is celebrated in the UK and worldwide. Outside China and Asia, festivities are also grand in South American cities, San Francisco and London.
Burns Night Date, Relevance, Origins, Celebrations and App 2016
International students in the UK have experienced or known Burns Night through their stay here. Some of them even have heard about it in their home town from the estimated 28 million pure Scottish and descendants scattered in 13 countries around the world. To help new foreign students better appreciate the festivities and provide old ones, both international and local, with a ready reference, here is essential information on the Burns Night.
UCAS Application Form: Frequently Asked Questions
The UCAS application deadline for most courses will be this Friday, 15 January 2016. Every year, hundreds of thousands of students from the UK and around the world apply and many of them have many questions about the process. Here are the most important things to know.
International STEM Students Chose UK for High-Quality Education
The reputation for high-quality education is the main reason of majority of international undergraduate students for going to the United Kingdom to study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). A survey by the British Council published 2 November 2015 reveals 51 per cent of the undergraduate student respondents chose the UK because of the high-quality […]