Twenty questions to ask

These are the kind of things you should be thinking about, and the sort of questions you should ask:

• What is the accommodation on the campus like?
• Do you have to share a room?
• Are bathroom facilities shared, or en-suite?
• Do you have to find your own accommodation in the second year?
• What are the catering arrangements?
• Does your chosen course match your expectations?
• What kind of facilities does your faculty have?
• How big are the tutor groups? (Generally, the smaller the better.)
• What arrangements are there for computing and information technology?
• What are the library facilities like?
• What opportunities are there for exchanges abroad?
• Where does your course lead in terms of a career, and what is the faculty's success rate in graduate employment?
• What facilities are available for socialising?
• Does the university have the kind of clubs and societies you are interested in?
• What opportunities are there for participating in theatre, music, film-making etc?
• What are the sports facilities like?
• What provision is there for healthcare, welfare and religious needs?
• What is the relationship between the university and the nearest city?
• What is that city like?
• What is the approximate annual cost of student life at the university (and how are you going to pay for it)?

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