While I wanted to focus entirely on my studies, a part-time job, with flexible schedules that does not affect my studying, was the ideal situation for me to achieve this goal.
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My top tips for your placement search
Hey guys, it’s Eleni, one of your student careers ambassadors. I’ve just returned from an incredible Erasmus+ placement year. In this blog I will give you some of my tips on how to go about placement searching and how Employability & Careers can help you through the process. Searching for a placement Making the decision […]
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My Professional Training Year at General Electric Healthcare – Eva, Electronic Engineering, graduated 2019
Discovering my passion on my placement year Like many students, during the first couple of years of my degree I was not sure what kind of job I wanted to apply to once I graduated. I was passionate about engineering in the healthcare sector, as it was a way for me to make a positive […]
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University Life and Employability & Careers
Hey guys and welcome to University of Surrey, or welcome back if you’re already a student here. I’m Eleni, one of your student careers ambassadors. I’ve just come back from my placement year and I’m now heading into my final year of biomedical science. A new academic year is about to begin, our timetables are […]
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Applying for graduate medical school? Biomedical science graduate, Alex tells us about his experience
Alex is a Surrey 2019 Biomedical Science graduate who is now training as a doctor on the accelerated graduate entry to medicine course at King’s College London. In this interview, he shares his top tips for applying to study medicine as a second degree.
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Returning back to Uni from placement – My top tips -Toni, Biomedical Science, graduated 2019
After placement year, I was happy to be back in student accommodation, swarmed by hundreds of students. Don’t get me wrong, placement was such a good, worthwhile, growth experience but University was like coming back home! I missed my friends, even though most had graduated whilst I was away.
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