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Advice on choosing a uni

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Hi,

My daughter was diagnosed with ASD at the start of lockdown just before she was 16 and about to do her GCSEs. She is now in L6 and keen to go to uni after her A levels. I am wondering if any of you have any advice about how we can help and support her in making her decisions and any tips anyone may have who have been through this process. 

She is in a mainstream school and receives no additional support at the moment, which is OK as she has been at the school since she was 11. I know she is concerned about the transition to uni and move away from the friends she has/familiar locations etc and is clear on some of what she thinks she needs to help her (quiet spaces/small classes etc). 

If anyone has any wise words they could pass on I would be hugely grateful!

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  • I've been through a few universities, so I've learnt first hand from my mistakes.

    Always visit the places on open days to get a feel of the physical environment, is it in the city, out of town? Does it have a proper campus?, Academic standing and reputation? Social life? Distance from home?

    My first university was actually a polytechnic in 1981, in hindsight it was a third rate dump.  All lectures in a single building which looked like a cheap office block, no proper campus, library built in 1970s had no atmosphere, it felt like a local branch library, students Union too small.

    A year later I did a master's at a Russell group university.  This had higher standards, a proper library, about four times bigger than the previous place with ancient book collections.  In fact there were several libraries.  The specialist maths library reminded me of my school library and was a peaceful place of refuge. A students Union full of character.  A pleasant green campus with a lake.  If only I had come here in the first place.

    Anyway, good luck.

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  • I've been through a few universities, so I've learnt first hand from my mistakes.

    Always visit the places on open days to get a feel of the physical environment, is it in the city, out of town? Does it have a proper campus?, Academic standing and reputation? Social life? Distance from home?

    My first university was actually a polytechnic in 1981, in hindsight it was a third rate dump.  All lectures in a single building which looked like a cheap office block, no proper campus, library built in 1970s had no atmosphere, it felt like a local branch library, students Union too small.

    A year later I did a master's at a Russell group university.  This had higher standards, a proper library, about four times bigger than the previous place with ancient book collections.  In fact there were several libraries.  The specialist maths library reminded me of my school library and was a peaceful place of refuge. A students Union full of character.  A pleasant green campus with a lake.  If only I had come here in the first place.

    Anyway, good luck.

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