My First Year Experience at University of Manchester + The Reality of Being a Uni Student

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The Ultimate First Year Uni Guide and Timeline - some of these are uni and course specific ( first year BSc psychology at University of Manchester ) #freshers #UniversityofManchester #University
Timestamps
00:36 Receiving my accomodation offer
1:57 Financial help at uni
2:10 Finding Flatmates on Facebook Groups
2:40 Freshers Wristbands (My personal views)
3:26 Freshers week
3:40 Move in day
4:06 Forming Friendships + Worried about fitting in?
5:50 Big up Flat M 🥳
5:59 Start of Lectures - Adapting to the workload
7:22 Support Available
7:52 Pass Marks / Year Abroad and Placement Year Requirements
8:27 Work Life Balance
9:15 Looking after yourself
9:35 My Experience of the Uni Counselling Service
10:03 DASS + DSA
10:40 Fences and uni drama
11:09 Year Set Up, Semester Layout and Exams
11:38 My First Year Psychology Units
12:35 Next Year in person?!
12:58 How my Course is Assessed
13:40 How I have found the course
14:20 Uni Marking Standards
15:16 Is Manchester Reasonably Priced? Student Friendly?
16:20 Washing Machine Mayhem
16:36 Catered / Self Catered Pricing
17:10 Reflecting on the year
17:21 What I would do differently...
19:06 Keeping in touch with family
19:30 Homesickness
19:55 Making your room more homely
21:11 Security
21:25 Campus and my accommodation preferences
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[@JessiHines]

loved this!! this was super interesting as I'm going to uni after my gap year this year!

[@PhoebeJones]

I'm so glad!

[@VrushaliKirtikar]

This was really insightful! and you're so pretty 🥺❤️

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou so much!!! Glad you found it useful!

[@ThekingGurvir]

Doing great !! Very informative videos you have recorded!😊❤

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou very much!!

[@presence3589]

great video x good luck with 2nd year!

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou so much :) x

[@Abbyel]

So excited for you to experience 'normality' at uni - Manchester is fab, cannot wait to see how you get on xoxo

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou so much! Yes I’m looking forward to more normality!:)

[@DannyCounty]

Love the honesty ! interesting to see the actual impact of Covid on first years university experience ! 🥺 will leave a subscribe to help another small creator out 💪🏼 stay safe

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou very much :)

[@hollinesssma8486]

Uni life is an emotional rollercoaster but we just navigate through the hardships.❤❤

[@PhoebeJones]

yes very true!

[@teaonee]

I loved this! though uni isn’t for a while for me,, I think it’s good to know and prepare myself for it as well 🥰💛

[@PhoebeJones]

Yes I agree:) always helps to be prepared

[@jasusstories]

this is such a good video! especially having facebook is very useful in university, especially when you first try to meet ppl or get to know about events.

[@PhoebeJones]

so glad you found it useful:)x I totally agree!

[@micksmusicchannel]

Great video Phoebe. Good luck in the future 👍

[@PhoebeJones]

Thank you!! 😁

[@micksmusicchannel]

@@PhoebeJones you're welcome 😊

[@JHVlogsUniversityYouTuber]

Meeting people beforehand gave me such a leg up as well! I used Facebook and an app called campus society but I haven’t heard anyone speak of that (campus society) in a while ... either way a top tip!

[@PhoebeJones]

glad you agree! thankyou so much for your support :)

[@JHVlogsUniversityYouTuber]

@@PhoebeJones any time :)

[@improvewithsoo-selfdevelop1219]

New subscriber here! Love your videos! It's so interesting to hear about another experience in college in another country. :)

[@PhoebeJones]

Thanks for subbing!

[@itsmauriss]

I love this video!!! 💛

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou!!😊

[@ArielC]

like your sharing! :) I have the same experience as yours 🥺 Went to the library to imagine student life in the uni

[@PhoebeJones]

Yes hopefully next year will be better :) x

[@notwithoutpizza4702]

You seem like such a sweetheart! Hope you love second year x

[@notwithoutpizza4702]

p.s your voice is so clear and soothing to listen to, what part of the country you from?

[@PhoebeJones]

I’m from West Midlands/north west :)

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou so much that’s so sweet!

[@jessica8806]

HEY THERE!!!! I Watched some of your videos and i find it really helpfull ....... btw you have a new subscriber!!!!!!

[@PhoebeJones]

Thanks for subbing!

[@kenmillionx]

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[@PhoebeJones]

Thank you 🤗

[@kieranarmstrong8200]

Thanks I’m going to this uni in nearly a week and this helped with what to expect

[@PhoebeJones]

Glad you found it useful! How are you feeling about going?:)

[@kieranarmstrong8200]

@@PhoebeJones a bit nervous I’m worried about not taking a car as thats how I usually destress at home rather than going out and I reckon the amount of work will be a shock to the system but hopefully it won’t take too long to adjust

[@PhoebeJones]

@@kieranarmstrong8200 that make sense I suppose It’s about finding other ways to de-stress and the work load will feel a lot but you’ll develop and learn to manage it and I suppose everyone will be in the same boat kind of thing with work

[@hannahkennedy7499]

this was so interesting !!! ❤️

[@PhoebeJones]

:) xx

[@RebekahAdewole]

loved this video xxx

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou! X

[@madilynmiller]

your channel is so so cute!!!

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou!!! That’s so sweet

[@user-kr4uv2jt1w]

@@PhoebeJones Do you like Hello Kitty? You seem to prefer pink.

[@BiancaOprea]

I loved this video, you're so cute and also very informative!

[@PhoebeJones]

Thank you so much!! ☺️ xx

[@Itskatelynthomas]

I love your accent and you are so pretty!!

[@PhoebeJones]

Thank you so much!!

[@diamondsgroove1022]

New subbie..... Uni life isn't easy but with determination you'll scale through

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou so much!! I hope all the work will be worth it in the end:) x

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

I'm so proud for you girl and this one looks so beautiful I loved your channel because you are incredible, New Subscriber hope we can stayed connected with you

[@PhoebeJones]

Thank you so much!! yes let's stay connected :)

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

@@PhoebeJones ahhh yay thank you girl I'll stayed connected with you

[@shah5757]

How have your 2nd and 3rd years been at Manchester metropolitan university?

[@notwithoutpizza4702]

In the future would you consider doing the little video sections? It just helps split up the video so we can watch what interests us

[@PhoebeJones]

Hi yeah I would I’m just not sure how to do it aha

[@user-kr4uv2jt1w]

You looks more honest than ​Amélie Ducobu. Some of my friends also studied in the universities of UK. I am interested in the education system of UK.

[@PhoebeJones]

What would you like to know :)

[@user-kr4uv2jt1w]

@@PhoebeJones Thank you. I have to think for a moment. I will ask you in the future.

[@stephdancer2375]

Honestly first year must of been strange ! But you have 2nd and 3rd to enjoy ☺️💗

[@PhoebeJones]

Yes it's been odd but I suppose I don't know any different!

[@rory1723]

The fact you brought up the increasing price of Fredos is the most British thing ever 😂

[@PhoebeJones]

Yeah aha😂

[@chloeedwards672]

❤️❤️❤️

[@JackiRush]

Hey girl! I’m new here!!

[@PhoebeJones]

Hey!! Thanks :)

[@sofiahernandez5066]

Did you attend face-to-face classes, or did you go to the university for doing any kind of activity? I mean, I don’t think it is worthit to pay thousends of money for only attending online classes.

[@PhoebeJones]

This year I attended all online sadly!

[@nonoberey3125]

How do you even prepare for exams during festive season 🙆🏾‍♂️

[@PhoebeJones]

every bit of work you do is better than none :)

[@adaobie2002]

because you took a gap year did u feel weird being older? or was it unoticeable

[@PhoebeJones]

No I didn’t feel that much older, only strange when we spoke about GCSEs etc because I did A*-C and they mostly did 9-1s but tbh most people are a year older, I’d say about 60-40 split of non 18 to 18 year olds , so it’s really not that noticeable :)

[@nonoberey3125]

“Yes people cry” 😂😂 so sad but true

[@PhoebeJones]

yeah uni is defo hard!!

[@iamparay]

Keep it up baby girl

[@PhoebeJones]

thankyou :)

[@ASMRRelaxingHome]

Please include subtitles dear 😍

[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou for this, I will do!

[@minifoodies9448]

Great sharing I enjoyed ur videos 👍59 Happy to see u friend and good luck

[@PhoebeJones]

Thank you so much 👍

[@Katie-ds9ve]

how did u find uni work compared to a levels? X

[@PhoebeJones]

Some alevel parts are covered but then it quickly gets more complicated , at first it’s quite a lot of work but if you keep on top of it is manageable :) x

[@ranyadizayee]

@@PhoebeJones what course do you do and what A levels did you do

[@PhoebeJones]

@@ranyadizayee I do psychology and at Alevel I did psychology, maths and geography :) xx

[@user-rl5dl6uv6y]

You look 14-17. Are you an accelerated student? How to look younger?

[@user-rl5dl6uv6y]

I have to admit that you are gorgeous.

[@PhoebeJones]

No aha I’m 20! I just look really Young😅

[@user-bl4bc5xt4q]

Please put the Arabic translation

[@PhoebeJones]

I am unsure how to do that!

[@lsethesisscandalinmyplayli4120]

New subscriber here! You may be the real version of Hermione Granger. But Hermione is too serious and lacks the naughty aspect. I guess that you are more naughty than her.

[@PhoebeJones]

Aha Thankyou! I have been told I look like her a lot!

[@znichano]

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[@PhoebeJones]

Thankyou :) and yes!

[@znichano]

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[@chloeedwards672]

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[@PhoebeJones]

thankyou! I will check it :)