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Bournemouth University Summer School (BUSS 2007)
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Went on Bournemouth University Summer School (BUSS) a few weeks ago and it was such a good experience. If any of you are looking to go to Bournemouth Uni and get offered to go on the summer school I advise you massively to do it. You have to do work and some lectures but its all worth it because you get to know the area really well and get used to uni life.

I celebrated my birthday during the two weeks and was absolute “CLASS”, had a massive water fight at 1 o’clock in the morning for 2 hours, loads of pictures on my bebo and face book if anyone wants to take a look. Then went out had a beach party, went back to the halls and kinda passed out lol but the nightlife is quality down there. The halls of residence are 2 minute walk away from the clubs and normally everyone on the summer school, mentors included go out every night. There’s also different activities that you do during the day, its not jus work and lectures there’s also stuff like treasure hunt’s and that which are all good fun and get you to bond well with the other students.

The 2 weeks are absolute non-stop, its all planned out for you, during the day and then activity’s later on in the evening for example 5 a side footy, quiz night, film night, meals and greyhound racing just to name a few. So there is loads of things to do and if you don’t want to do that you can always sit in and chill or just go out for a few down the pub. Everything is walking distance away so its all gravy.

Living by myself was definitely different but not as hard as I thought it was going to be. We lived in one of the halls that the students usually live in within the first year and it wasn’t great but was good enough. Was easy to bond with everyone, with people that I wouldn’t usually hang around with and people that I didn’t even know.

The two weeks have given me a great intake in what uni life is going to be like and has made me a lot less nervous and much more excited! I now know were everything is around Bournemouth and the uni as well so that makes me more confident. So again if anyone is looking to go to Bournemouth Uni and get offered to go to summer school then DO IT!