Aston University Visit

Birmingham is the second largest student city in the UK and is currently home to a total of 65,000 higher education students who attend one of the city’s five different universities (Aston, Birmingham, Birmingham City, Newman and University College Birmingham). On Monday 12th December, all Year 12 students embarked upon a visit to Aston University in an attempt to gain a further insight into studying at University. Aston University’s campus is located only a 5-10-minute walk away from the City Centre, which was perfect for the prompt 09:30 start.

This bespoke and exclusive programme only for Handsworth Grammar School students included a talk on entry to University whilst also covering the whole application process. Sarah Fullwood, Student Recruitment Officer, went into much more detail covering the personal statement aspect of the UCAS application and advised on how we could successfully ‘sell ourselves’ and maximise our application. Following on from this presentation, we were introduced to student ambassadors who gave us a tour around the campus and answered any questions or queries we had. Along with this, we were also delivered a presentation regarding personal finance at University and were told about the costs of going to a University. The trip proved to be both insightful and informative.

Even though the school doesn’t pressurise students into going to University, this visit was an important part of our School’s University application process, due to virtually all Sixth Form students choosing to go on to University after Handsworth Grammar School.

Mohammed Zoheb Mobeen and Muhammad Nazakat