How has the pandemic shifted students’ views on university recruitment?
The new normal, campus lockdowns, blended learning, centre assessed grades, vaccine passports - the already packed glossary of a HE professional has been filled with even more phrases in the last 18 months or so. For prospective students, it's no different, but the real challenge for them is navigating this world for the first time.
We spoke to students from across the UK to get their view on how it feels to be part of the 2021 & 2022 cohorts.
A taste of the action
Students talked about online taster lessons, opportunities for them to get a real feel of what learning at an institution would be like. For those who’d experienced tasters during online events they found the sessions really valuable and it definitely helped shape their view of the institution positively.
But for those who hadn’t been offered the opportunity during the events they attend they felt they had missed out:
