It really is all about the Universities at the moment. Come
this September so many students are going to be starting University, some for
their first time which will be a big daunting moment for them!
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| Campus's during Freshers in September |
When student
arrive at their chosen University they are going to have expectation of what
they think it is going to be like and what it actually is like.
It is the best
time of their lives so what they want is an experience they will feel
comfortable in straight away and a experience they will never forget! They will
meet a whole load of new friends and people at University and begin the career
of their lifetime.
So really when we think about it Universities have a lot of
pressure on them to meet their student expectations.
They try to provide a lot
when it comes to open days and campus tours, so when the students actually
arrive at their chosen University they will have even more expectations to meet
to give the best experience they are paying for.
This September Universities are going to have to induct sessions to the
students on their life there and help orientate them around the campus. Now
they make think that they do this well but do students really remember that
soon? No they don’t because it is so big and they will not get the hang of it
for quite a while. I know I didn’t when I went; I was in my second year and
still got lost when I got told to go to different buildings and rooms. I don’t
think you ever really anyway fully understand every place, building and room on
the campus!
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| Welcome to Freshers |
However that isn’t the only problem when it comes to
starting University. If you are coming from a new place or even on your own
then you won’t know anyone. Making friends for some people can be a real
challenge and they won’t know what to do half of the time. It doesn’t always come
naturally, some people may find it hard to approach and talk to others and may
be a little bit shyer that others expect.
Do the Universities help with this as
you expect? Well yeah they put fresher’s events on but that is only for two
weeks, it may take someone a little bit longer but not to worry because it
isn’t as hard as some of you may think to make friends. There are a lot of ways
out there to do that so don’t make it one of your biggest worries when starting
University for the first time.
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| Finding your away around your new campus is difficult! |
There are other key issues that become top of the list
before starting besides getting to know the campus and making friends.
When you
start, you start alone so need to know how to manage your own life. There are
your finances to manage yourself, know what to spend and what not to spend.
Then there’s the new environment that you’re going to, you will need to get to
know your surroundings. Then it is safety.
You need to make sure that where you
are you feel safe and that you know where you’re going at all times so that you
don’t get lost.
Settling in comfortably in a new place may take a while, could take a month or
longer it depends on the person you may be and how the University does help
you.
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| skignz postcard! |
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| Who can you rely on to show you round a new & strange place? |
So that takes me onto the actual main point. Does the
University help you like you expect. Do you they meet your expectations,
exceeding them or not coming close?
Well then skignz is for you.
Now Skignz may be new to you
and you probably won’t pronounce it correctly as most people don’t (if you wish
to then pronounce it like sky-nz).
It is much easier to say it that way when
you see it spelt different; however for the companies purpose it is spelt
skignz.
Let me just tell you a bit about skignz then I will let you
know how it has already helped a University solves their problems of meeting
student’s expectations then we will inform you how it can help you.
skignz is a new app designed to help anyone navigate around.
It allows you or other to set up skignz, which are ‘signs in the sky’ so that
you and others can see where each of you individually wants to be heading. You
can view these skignz through your mobile device.
Each person has their own
account so that you can personalise it and tailor it to your needs.
You can
make friends on it and get to know other by adding them and then having some
fun.
It is free to download from iTunes and Google Play, so give it a download
and give it a go. We believe skignz is the next big thing – for everything.
We
have already opened an office in Las Vegas and have big future plans.
But you can
read more on that and what else Skignz has done on our blogger, otherwise I
will be talking for ages and distract you from the point I’m getting to!
http://skignzblog.blogspot.co.uk/
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| Have you discovered skignz yet? |
Now Skignz has already helped Teesside University solve
their problems of meeting their student’s expectation.
When students arrive at
Teesside they were in a new place and needed help with finding their way around
campus, making new friends, accommodation, location area and safety.
skignz has
set up signs around Teesside campus above each building, food facilities,
toilets, car parks, accommodations and more tailoring to students and the
University needs.
So that now when student arrive at Teesside University
campus, they are able to find their way around without getting lost. Students
can also download the skignz app and set up their individual skignz to help
other students find them and become friends with each other. Teesside
University doesn’t have to worry about not meeting their student needs, as
skignz have helped them with this.
So how will it help you as a student and your individual
needs. skignz will allow you to interact with other and find out where people
are.
If students decide to make their skignz public then they for example could
set one up above their student flat saying ‘party here’ or ‘all students
welcome for a meet’, then that way it makes it easier for student to make
friends.
You also don’t have to worry about not knowing where you need to be on
campus. There will always be a skignz set up for you so that you can easily
find where you need to be, just follow in the direction of the sign you see
through your mobile device. Before arriving at University and deciding where
you wish to stay, go and search for accommodation where they skignz are set up
at.
You will easily be able to find your way to them and not get lost each time
leaving from a lecture or from a night out.
Last of all it provides you with a sense of belonging and
safety no matter where you are going. Belonging and safety when coming to
University are big needs that you need to feel 100% sure on.
When you arrive at
your new place you don’t know your local area or where to go, well you can
easily set up a skignz above the place you need to be or above your house so
that no matter where you go you always know which direction to head in a reduce
the risk of getting lost. It is the same around the campus.
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| This is the difference when using skignz on campus! |
It is not nice
getting lost or not feeling safe. Especially if you were alone on a dark night
on campus and didn’t know your way back to you apartment, if you use skignz
there is always one lit up through your phone for you to know where to be
going.
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| You maye be a student, but even children can use skignz! |
Now don’t just think skignz is just about navigation. It has
been really useful so far for a lot of people and has a lot of fun within it.
It is a new social network for you to be involved with and allow you to meet
others.
You can use it if you are going for a night out to find other or to
even set up an event that you wish everyone to attend. It is a great use at
festivals especially in that massive crowd you don’t want to lose your friends.
Well we have a lot of blog posts on how you can use skignz and have some fun
with it. You can just give them a read on our blog using the link above and I
will repost one below for you.
Now I hope you can see just how useful skignz is at
Universities. Universities are one of the main activities in a student’s life
and they won’t always be able to tailor to your need.
They can’t be personal to
you and always inform you where you need to go or where you need to be, and if
they do it may not always be easy for you to understand.
skignz can solve this with Universities and already has with
Teesside University. skignz is personal to you and can help you wherever you are!
Make sure that you download skignz and if you do go to Teesside University then
be sure to use it while you are there or if you go to another University of
your choice then why not tell them to get on board with skignz.
It is the next
big thing for you!
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