How to Survive the Next 12 Months at Royal Holloway UG Induction Dr Donna Brown Director Student Ambassador Programme School of Management Eliana Basno Student Representative and Student Ambassador September 2011

What Do You Expect of Next 12 Months?

Topics  Cultural Difference  School Activities  Campus Activities  Managing Parents  Local Community  Staines  Transport To London  Finance  Diet  Support If Anxious

Cultural Difference  Diverse Campus ‘V’ Egham And Locale  Diversity Greatest In London>staines>egham  Stereotypes Of English People  Typical Behaviour Of English Year Olds?  Respect Of Peers

School Activities  Induction  Lectures & Workshops  Personal Tutors  Office Hours  Management Society  Staff-student Committee Representatives  Student Ambassadors

Campus Activities  Students’ Union, Societies & Freshers’ Week  School & College Events Messages  Advice Centres  Career Services  Employment Opportunities  Volunteering – Community Action Volunteers

Local Community  Eating  Drinking  Supermarkets - Tesco  Pharmacies Millman Pharmacy, High St, Lloyds, 98 St Judes Rd, Englefield Green,  Windsor Great Park, Savill Gardens  Runnymede Pleasure Gardens

Alternatives to Egham Staines  2 Miles Away, Around Twice As Large  2 Cinemas  Greater Choice Of Restaurants & Bars  Shopping Centre  Accommodation, Rental For Second And Third Years Windsor (& Eton)  20 Minute Bus Ride  Cinema, Arts Centre & Theatre  Tourist “Central”  Bars And Nightlife  Sporting Activities

Transport to London  South West Trains  £12 Return Off Peak, 40 Minutes, Twice An Hour  Railcards: Year Olds In Full-time HE, Save 1/3  £28 For One Year, £65 Three Years  Transport For London Oyster Cards ‘Time Out’ Listings Magazine

Managing Parents  School Of Management & College Cannot Talk To Your Parents – Confidentiality  Parents’ Page On Website -> UG Vault  Regular Contact Helps Them  Manage Their “Help”  If They Have Problems?

Finance  Students’ Union & College Advice Bursaries & Scholarships Access To Learning Fund – UK Principal’s Loan Fund  Employment – Less Than 20 Hours Per Week!  Summer & Christmas Work  Funderfinder.Org.Uk

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Diet  Balanced Diet – Incl. Vegetarianism & Veganism  Beware Takeaways And Ready Meals -> Fat, Salt & Sugar  Students’ Union Sells Low Cost Fruit & Veg’  Low Cost Recipes Can Be Found At Sainsbury’s – Tasty Meals With Basics Tesco – Two Meals For £5  Recipes In Reception  Cook For A Friend Or Two  Eat Well Around Exams

Thrive, don’t Survive  Differences Between University And Previous Experience?

Who Can Help?  Available after Mn100 and Mn104 lectures all of October

Support, if Anxious  Personal Tutors, Subject Tutors & First Year Tutor  Management Staff-Student Rep’s & Ambassadors  Student Counselling & Medical Centre – Specialising In Exam And Educational Stress  Students’ Union  Chaplains

Support, if Anxious