anyone going to univeristy sep. 09?

[felixbg]

student village, which is at the top end of oxford road.

er don't know what student village is :-s is it in the fallowfield/didbury/rusholme direction ??? if yea, oak house and owens park are the big halls of res there

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I want to attend Man Met next year. just completed my Personal Statement and here it is:

I have always had a great passion for computing in general, as a child I remember being amazed when my primary school first installed computers, I was astounded by the intelligence of such a machine that I had never came across before I have been amazed at the progress of new technology and I believe this has enhanced my studies throughout my school days. ; Finding out how businesses were using computers to make their company more efficient was enthralling to me. I have been fascinated by how far businesses and computing has come in such a short space of time. I want to be a part of the future of business and computing and I feel that this course could provide me with the education I need to follow my aspirations. It would also allow me to get a wider and broader knowledge of business in computing. My career aims are to work as hard as possible to become a successful and accomplished businessman.
My current course (BTEC National Diploma in Computing) has allowed me to develop my skills in problem solving, research, analysis and programming to name a few. Throughout my studies I also had to work in teams with other students on a range of projects, but also work individually this provided me with tasks where I had to research and make advanced calculations as well as presentations in front of my fellow students. These activities have helped me to develop my communication skills and strengthened my ability to work with people. I am particularly looking forward to my first year while at university because I will be able to look at how to develop skills in using and building IT applications and applying them in supporting business functions which is part of the module. I am excited to do this because it is something I have never experienced before and I feel it is another reason why I want to be apart of the course.
In my spare time I work part time in a local supermarket which has helped me to develop my skills of dealing with people, categorising and displaying stock and working with others as a team.
At school I was awarded the JSLA (Junior Sports Leader Award) which was voluntary work and provided sports activities for younger children in the community. In my younger years I represented Tameside Borough Council at table tennis for over 2 years where I took part in many tournaments against different councils in England. I also like to watch my local football team where I have been a committed supporter for over 8 years. I am a keen sportsman participating in football, squash, snooker and going to the gym. I enjoy going out, socialising with different people and find it easy to make friends. I am an active, self motivated and enthusiastic student who is keen to take up the challenge of further education.
In conclusion I would like to reiterate my desire to join the degree course and feel confident in my ability to pursue any studies at a higher level.


Thoughts please.

I used to do graduate recruitment for a big IT consultancy (and my daughter has just done her personal statement) and I'd say that's in the right direction except that I'd tone the first few sentences down a bit. Phrases like "...a passion for computing...", "...astounded by the intelligence of..." or "...was enthralling to me..." are just a bit OTT and sound like someone who's trying too hard. Computers aren't "intelligent", they do what people tell them to do.
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When you talk about how far business (not businesses) and computing has come, give some examples of uses of technology that illustrate this. Two you could include are how airlines use computers to control yield management or how insurance companies use computers to minutely adjust pricing to demand. Try to find some other examples of innovative use of software in business. You only need one but it shows you've done your homework. If there's something you have a particular interest in that field then do something about that. You could well be interviewed about it.

"I am excited to do this because it is something I have never experienced before and I feel it is another reason why I want to be apart of the course." You need to re-write that - it sounds like one of those spam e-mails that try to get you to give them your bank account details! Don't fall into the trap of thinking that you will learn enough at uni to catapult you into business. It's more important to understand how businesses work and how you can use technology to assist that. You will find out that very few have state of the art systems - it's more about how to make the best use what they've got.

 

[yarny101]

I want to attend Man Met next year. just completed my Personal Statement and here it is:

I have always had a great passion for computing in general, as a child I remember being amazed when my primary school first installed computers, I was astounded by the intelligence of such a machine that I had never came across before I have been amazed at the progress of new technology and I believe this has enhanced my studies throughout my school days. ; Finding out how businesses were using computers to make their company more efficient was enthralling to me. I have been fascinated by how far businesses and computing has come in such a short space of time. I want to be a part of the future of business and computing and I feel that this course could provide me with the education I need to follow my aspirations. It would also allow me to get a wider and broader knowledge of business in computing. My career aims are to work as hard as possible to become a successful and accomplished businessman.
My current course (BTEC National Diploma in Computing) has allowed me to develop my skills in problem solving, research, analysis and programming to name a few. Throughout my studies I also had to work in teams with other students on a range of projects, but also work individually this provided me with tasks where I had to research and make advanced calculations as well as presentations in front of my fellow students. These activities have helped me to develop my communication skills and strengthened my ability to work with people. I am particularly looking forward to my first year while at university because I will be able to look at how to develop skills in using and building IT applications and applying them in supporting business functions which is part of the module. I am excited to do this because it is something I have never experienced before and I feel it is another reason why I want to be apart of the course.
In my spare time I work part time in a local supermarket which has helped me to develop my skills of dealing with people, categorising and displaying stock and working with others as a team.
At school I was awarded the JSLA (Junior Sports Leader Award) which was voluntary work and provided sports activities for younger children in the community. In my younger years I represented Tameside Borough Council at table tennis for over 2 years where I took part in many tournaments against different councils in England. I also like to watch my local football team where I have been a committed supporter for over 8 years. I am a keen sportsman participating in football, squash, snooker and going to the gym. I enjoy going out, socialising with different people and find it easy to make friends. I am an active, self motivated and enthusiastic student who is keen to take up the challenge of further education.
In conclusion I would like to reiterate my desire to join the degree course and feel confident in my ability to pursue any studies at a higher level.


Thoughts please.

I used to do graduate recruitment for a big IT consultancy (and my daughter has just done her personal statement) and I'd say that's in the right direction except that I'd tone the first few sentences down a bit. Phrases like "...a passion for computing...", "...astounded by the intelligence of..." or "...was enthralling to me..." are just a bit OTT and sound like someone who's trying too hard. Computers aren't "intelligent", they do what people tell them to do.
"
When you talk about how far business (not businesses) and computing has come, give some examples of uses of technology that illustrate this. Two you could include are how airlines use computers to control yield management or how insurance companies use computers to minutely adjust pricing to demand. Try to find some other examples of innovative use of software in business. You only need one but it shows you've done your homework. If there's something you have a particular interest in that field then do something about that. You could well be interviewed about it.

"I am excited to do this because it is something I have never experienced before and I feel it is another reason why I want to be apart of the course." You need to re-write that - it sounds like one of those spam e-mails that try to get you to give them your bank account details! Don't fall into the trap of thinking that you will learn enough at uni to catapult you into business. It's more important to understand how businesses work and how you can use technology to assist that. You will find out that very few have state of the art systems - it's more about how to make the best use what they've got.

thanks Prestwich_Blue for the advice mate it is greatly appreciated due to your previous job. The examples of business in computing I will add and the spam mail I will alter.

 

[Stato]

student village, which is at the top end of oxford road.

er don't know what student village is :-s is it in the fallowfield/didbury/rusholme direction ??? if yea, oak house and owens park are the big halls of res there

no other end of oxford road. up near the man met buildings and nearer the centre of town.

 

[yarny101]

would supermarkets be a good example. using computers to let the public by from home?. it has only come to me becuase i work for one :)

 

[felixbg]

student village, which is at the top end of oxford road.

er don't know what student village is :-s is it in the fallowfield/didbury/rusholme direction ??? if yea, oak house and owens park are the big halls of res there

no other end of oxford road. up near the man met buildings and nearer the centre of town.

haha oh yea ... near the aquatics centre, i walk past there everyday !!! you in private accomodation then? ... your near whitworth then aswell !!!

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

would supermarkets be a good example. using computers to let the public by from home?. it has only come to me becuase i work for one :)

A better one would be the way they use technology to manage logistics. I don't know how much you would see of this but they forecast future demand for products, factoring in seasonal variations., planned promotions, the amount they can move in a given time and available space at the warehouses and stores. They then work out what the estimated sales will be in the short term and therefore what they will need to deliver to each store to meet anticipated stock levels and when. This needs to be accurate as they haven't got the room to store too much stock at the stores, yet can't afford to run out. They also don't want to be delivering more stock than they can sell without it going past its shelf life. Technology also often allows real time control of the transport fleet so it's scheduled as effectively as possible but can also react to urgent requirements when necessary.

One well known Manchester-based retail group wasn't quite slick enough and used to run three week promotions (BOGOF etc). However their time lag in getting stock into the stores could be up to two weeks so they would be often getting double the stock for two weeks after the BOGOF offer finished and not enough for the first two weeks.

Another well-documented example is the way car manufacturers use Just-in-Time technologies to link their suppliers to their manufacturing systems so that, in theory, the materials arrive at the plant just before they are needed, therefore avoiding unecessary expenses in storage facilities and stock levels.

 

[yarny101]

would supermarkets be a good example. using computers to let the public by from home?. it has only come to me becuase i work for one :)

A better one would be the way they use technology to manage logistics. I don't know how much you would see of this but they forecast future demand for products, factoring in seasonal variations., planned promotions, the amount they can move in a given time and available space at the warehouses and stores. They then work out what the estimated sales will be in the short term and therefore what they will need to deliver to each store to meet anticipated stock levels and when. This needs to be accurate as they haven't got the room to store too much stock at the stores, yet can't afford to run out. They also don't want to be delivering more stock than they can sell without it going past its shelf life. Technology also often allows real time control of the transport fleet so it's scheduled as effectively as possible but can also react to urgent requirements when necessary.

One well known Manchester-based retail group wasn't quite slick enough and used to run three week promotions (BOGOF etc). However their time lag in getting stock into the stores could be up to two weeks so they would be often getting double the stock for two weeks after the BOGOF offer finished and not enough for the first two weeks.

Another well-documented example is the way car manufacturers use Just-in-Time technologies to link their suppliers to their manufacturing systems so that, in theory, the materials arrive at the plant just before they are needed, therefore avoiding unecessary expenses in storage facilities and stock levels.

They tell us all about them at morning huddles, thanks for that

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Another well-documented example is the way car manufacturers use Just-in-Time technologies to link their suppliers to their manufacturing systems so that, in theory, the materials arrive at the plant just before they are needed, therefore avoiding unecessary expenses in storage facilities and stock levels.

I'll bet that's well screwed in current recession!

 

[GStar]

no other end of oxford road. up near the man met buildings and nearer the centre of town.

haha oh yea ... near the aquatics centre, i walk past there everyday !!! you in private accomodation then? ... your near whitworth then aswell !!!

Private Halls >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Uni owned Halls.

ATB, you near Liberty House/Grosvenor's Place etc?

 

[Stato]

I am near the bbc building, john Dalton mmu building and nando's.

 

[felixbg]

no other end of oxford road. up near the man met buildings and nearer the centre of town.

haha oh yea ... near the aquatics centre, i walk past there everyday !!! you in private accomodation then? ... your near whitworth then aswell !!!

Private Halls >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Uni owned Halls.

ATB, you near Liberty House/Grosvenor's Place etc?

ish ... just round the back then towards piccadilly

 

[felixbg]

I am near the bbc building, john Dalton mmu building and nando's.

didn't know they had halls there !!! thats well close to me, if you turn off at the bbc building then past josh brooks & retro bar you get to my halls ... its a great big massive ugly flat thing

 

[svennis pennis]

Thanks for the quick reply.

I wasnt really looking at university when I left college, but thought I might aswell give it a try because I would probably later regret it.

I just dont think uni is for me. I will just have to see what my tutor says on monday

Ok mate. I would think very carefully if i was you. I study Graphic Design, Im in my second year now. After the first 8 weeks of my first year i nearly walked but as you have been advised, I sat down with my tutor and talked it over.

It will take a while for you to adapt. My work is very low tech and im a bit of a technophobe and when I arrived at uni every fucker else used illustrator and a camera to produce their work. None of them had heard of a pencil or a photocopier. I honestly thought I was the berk, but seriously mate, just adapt your way of thinking and you'l be fine.

By the way, I took a year out after completing the first year as I still had my doubts. My average score was 81 percent for the year so I knew what I was doing. However the past year was the worst of my life. All I did was sit there thinking about getting back to the part of life I love. Seriously, you will regret leaving. Stick through it and you'l be fine. They arent expecting miracles from you in the first year. The first year is about developing you as a person to focus on your selected specialist area. Don't worry.

 

[mcfc_ms]

Thanks for the quick reply.

I wasnt really looking at university when I left college, but thought I might aswell give it a try because I would probably later regret it.

I just dont think uni is for me. I will just have to see what my tutor says on monday

Ok mate. I would think very carefully if i was you. I study Graphic Design, Im in my second year now. After the first 8 weeks of my first year i nearly walked but as you have been advised, I sat down with my tutor and talked it over.

It will take a while for you to adapt. My work is very low tech and im a bit of a technophobe and when I arrived at uni every fucker else used illustrator and a camera to produce their work. None of them had heard of a pencil or a photocopier. I honestly thought I was the berk, but seriously mate, just adapt your way of thinking and you'l be fine.

By the way, I took a year out after completing the first year as I still had my doubts. My average score was 81 percent for the year so I knew what I was doing. However the past year was the worst of my life. All I did was sit there thinking about getting back to the part of life I love. Seriously, you will regret leaving. Stick through it and you'l be fine. They arent expecting miracles from you in the first year. The first year is about developing you as a person to focus on your selected specialist area. Don't worry.

Cheers Svennis. I actually made a post on this thread a day or so ago saying that im staying now.

I spoke to my tutor and have decided to stick with it