Education Masters webchat 15/05/2013

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1 Education Masters webchat 15/05/2013 Time User Message 09:30:56 hi, everyone, happy to be here anwering any questions you concorn:) 09:31:37 any questions you may have 09:32:00 Hello guys, I'm Jaime. We're excited to be here and share our experiences with you 09:34:49 Hi, Manami... 09:35:09 hi! 09:38:16 shafeeq Hello 09:38:29 hi, welcome! 09:55:01 Hi, Cavy.. 09:55:14 Cavy Hi 09:55:15 hello 09:55:46 Cavy This is my first time to log in here 09:55:48 any questions, you can ask,,,,,,i come from beijing,,,so feel free to ask 09:55:52 welcome! 09:56:05 no problem, welcome home :) 09:59:56 Cavy are the courses interesting? 10:01:16 dccancan hello~~~~~ 10:01:17 of course~ you will learn lots of new different ideas and will have plenty of chances to discuss with your classmates which is quite fun and interesting 10:01:49 hi, Cavy, yes, it is,,,,one of my suggestion is that you grab as much books related with education filed as possible...say fro Plato...Russauo...Dewey...YOU know...kind of big guys in this field... 10:02:19 hi deccancan... 10:02:28 hi, dccancan! welcome~ 10:02:37 dccancan hi 10:02:40 dccancan Hi

2 10:03:09 10:03:12 welcome to Sheffiled...education department,,,, hi~ do you have any questions for us? 10:03:22 Cavy Ok thank you, and 10:03:26 dccancan So nice to talk with you, cause last time I missed the time, I felt so pity 10:03:34 Cavy? Any more questions? 10:03:50 oh! don't worry~ we're here :) 10:04:08 No worry, finally you got this chance after alll, is it? 10:04:15 dccancan I am booking the accommodation in Iq steel, is it close to our Education Department's building? 10:04:25 dccancan :) 10:04:31 yes! very close~ 10:04:58 about 3-5minutes walk from the school of education 10:04:59 it is our pleasure to help out Cavy 10:05:08 dccancan Wow ~~~~~ that's so lucky:} 10:05:20 yes, it's a nice place 10:06:25 the location is very important...you live near,,,then,,,, you save a lot time commuting from your dorm and school...congratulations... 10:06:34 dccancan so after I get my Bachelor degree, I should start preparing my t4 visa right now~~~~ 10:07:29 yes, you got an conditional offer now? correct? 10:08:44 dccancan It's really amazing, cause you now, I didn't know where the Education department is from the map, firstly I chose Opal1, but then I changed into iq steel according to my feelings 10:08:53 just follow the instruction, you sumbit your bachelor degree and IELTS score and get your unconditional, then you are on the process of UCAS...then the visa process... 10:08:55 dccancan yes, the conditional offer ha~~~~~ 10:09:10 Sheffield is a nice and friendly city and you will love it here! All the accommodations are generally nice and both and I live in the university accommodation which is actually really good! 10:09:55 So if you guys have not decided yet on your accommodation, the university dorms are a great place to start! 10:10:25 hi, Eko... 10:10:28 dccancan That's nice! I'm a little nervouse you know~~~~for being abroad for the first time 10:10:49 IQ Steel is a great place, Lots of students from the education department live there~

3 10:11:18 Eko Suprati Hi.. 10:11:20 You'll like it~ people are friendly and you will see many international students~ 10:11:28 Hi Eko! 10:11:33 welcome! 10:11:44 Eko Suprati I'm from Indonesia, thanks... :) 10:11:59 wow~ I'm from Korea 10:12:21 Eko Suprati I would like to ask about how to find accomodation... I mean except the campus dormitory.. 10:12:23 Yeah, Dccancan...Sheffiled is not that a big city compared with most of the chinese cities, you can walk across the city central area within 30 minutes, so dont worry, it is a very good place to stay and study... 10:12:45 dccancan So a little embarassing question ~~~~~I wanna know if the prices of makeups in the U.K.,like the body shops, as a girl,you knowlol 10:13:46 Cavy i'm from China, are there many Chinese in Sheffield? 10:13:54 You can try the sch 10:13:55 Haha,,,it is much cheaper than Beijing... 10:14:00 dccancan I love small cities ~~~~~~peace and quiet 10:14:13 so I'm from Korea, and it's cheaper here 10:14:35 Yeah, there are more and more chinese students... 10:14:41 dccancan what is the sch~~~~? 10:14:44 all the cosmetics and toiletries are much cheaper :) hope that helps 10:14:48 dccancan Haha cavy, I am from China 10:14:56 coz sheffield enjoys a great reputation... 10:15:43 Cavy Oh great 10:15:51 the school of education is great,, with bunches of execellent teacher... 10:15:56 and Eko, please try our website. Univeristy of Sheffield's accommodation webpage does have information on private accommodations as well 10:16:07 Eko Suprati Is there any induction time for new master student? 10:16:11 dccancan may be I can have your qq 10:17:12 however, one thing i want to mention is that it is different...in the west, it is more of a student-centered learning rather than teacher-oriented learning in China...so,,,,you need adjust a little bit... 10:17:23 yes, we do have an induction week! you'll meet all your tutors and new classmates :) it's really fun!

4 10:17:28 dccancan So will there be opportunities for part time jobs 10:17:33 Our induction week starts on the 30th of September~~ 10:17:40 dccancan may be i can have your qq, Cavy, I'm from Beijing Jiaotong University 10:17:55 dccancan Thank you so much 10:18:04 yes, you can work for up to 20 hours per week 10:18:39 dccancan That's interesting chinese students can baidu my sina weibo...say...search fanyafei (cant type chinese),,,,,,,add me as your 10:19:04 friend, im happy to answer your questions... 10:19:43 dccancan okay~~~~ 10:20:34 in terms of part-time job,,,,you need to find a balance, study and work... 10:21:19 coz, you need to read a lot of books a journals,,, so just make sure what should be your priority... 10:21:45 Eko Suprati Great... 10:21:56 I think for the first month or so, try to concentrate on your school work and think about working after you've adjusted to the workload 10:22:12 agree with... 10:22:22 dccancan Good advice 10:22:39 Eko, there are many diffferent private accommodations and you can google them easily~ 10:23:06 Eko Suprati Okay, I will try that.. 10:23:27 any more questions..? 10:23:40 let me know if you need more help~ we have our address on the school website and I'll be more than happy to help out if you me 10:24:53 dccancan Rhank you for your help 10:25:08 cheers:) 10:25:16 no problem~ hope to see you in Sheffield~ Any more questions? 10:26:02 Eko Suprati Yes 10:26:12 go ahead! 10:26:54 Eko Suprati I have plan to come in UK at the early September, do you think I will have enough to set up evrything? 10:27:18 Eko Suprati enough time 10:27:20 you will be fine, don't worry :) 10:27:33 that's more than enough~

5 10:27:49 Eko Suprati Okay.. :) 10:27:56 I came here 2 weeks before classes started but I was still fine. 10:29:01 We guarantee you will have fun here~ can't wait to meet all you guys 10:29:04 dccancan How about the average living costs each month? 10:29:07 when you come, the school will hold a welcome lecture, and everyone will get an induction week leaflet which contains everything and the steps you need to follow to finish the regisration...dont worry 10:30:04 Refer to the university webpage- International student