Speaker A: It took me some time to settle into university life.0:04
On my first day, I found out that the university had forgotten to put me on the list for a room in the halls of residence.0:11
I had to stay in a B&B for 2 weeks, and there was an hour-long bus ride to get to my classes every day.0:19
I didn't make many friends at the beginning either.0:26
But when I moved into a flat near campus with 2 other girls, that solved everything.0:28
Speaker B. When I was choosing which university to go to, I wanted to make sure that I could talk to my sister every day and still enjoy my mom's cooking.0:35
So I decided to enrol at a university which is only 45 miles away from my family, and I go home every weekend.0:45
I get all the excitement of university and all the comforts of home too.0:55
Speaker C. I have 3 children aged between 6 and 10, and although I love looking after my family, I have always wanted to do an English degree.1:01
I doubted that I would have the time to attend lectures and keep up with everything that needs doing at home too, but I'm happy to say that so far I'm managing to do it.1:12
I just have to be extra organised, that's all, doing more housework and other jobs at the weekends so that I can study more during the week.1:22
Speaker D. I wasn't really prepared for university.1:32
To be honest, it was quite a shock to me.1:37
The workload was huge and the reading lists for each subject were intimidating.1:40
The lecturers give you guidance, but you have to do an enormous amount of research in the library.1:46
It's very different from school, but slowly I got to grips with it, and I feel like I've handled everything quite well so far.1:53
Speaker E. When I finished college, all my friends were going to university, so I thought it would be a good idea to study PE, but there was so much written work about fitness and nutrition on the course that2:03
I really struggled to keep up.2:16
Eventually, I decided it would be best for me to do something totally different.2:20
So, I dropped out and got a job working in a gym as a personal trainer.2:24
Now, I'm doing a job I love and I'm much happier.2:29
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