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Life in the UK
 Living in the UK is an exciting but difficult time for many International students.
We will try to help as much as we can. We recommend you start with the Excellent English Uk guide, including this excellent guide on how to stay safe. Things we help students with are listed below.
If you want a student card you need a school letter saying that you;
You must take the school letter to the STA shop. There is one rigth next to our front door!
At the STA shop you must give the people
They will make a card for you. You can use this to get many discounts, including travel discounts on trains and buses. If you are older than 26 you may not get the same discounts.
To get a student discount on travel you must have an STA International Student card. See above. Different Bus companies have different rules, but most in manchester accept the International student card.
Social events and tours General guides to the City
http://www.itchymanchester.co.uk/ http://www.prideofmanchester.com/ http://www.timeout.com/manchester/ Full English Breakfast; http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=99703841
For football; see below Rock Music;
Academy; http://www.manchesteracademy.net/ Apollo; http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/venue/190125 MEN Arena; http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/venue/254336 Night and Day café; http://www.nightnday.org/listings.php Jazz;
Places of worship
Evangelical Churches; www.lighthousecc.co.uk http://www.kingschurch-manchester.org/index.php Catholic Church; http://www.holyname.co.uk/ Mosque; http://www.manchestermosque.org/ Hindu Temple; GITA BHAVAN MANDIR Jnc.Wilbraham/Withington Road MANCHESTER Sikh Temple; http://www.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=wQS&q=sikh+temple&near=Manchester&radius=0.0&latlng=53480732,-2234507,17707548085031942283&sa=X&oi=local&ct=authority&cd=1 Buddhist Centre;http://www.manchesterbuddhistcentre.org.uk/
If you are a student at the school and you are on a course of 15 hours or more and for more than 26 weeks we can make you a letter which can be used in an application to Lloyds bank. An Account is not guaranteed, you must also have an interview at the bank.
Alternatively, if you have 2 bills (not telephone bills) and ID you can open any kind of account.
Finally, if you do not have 2 bills you need to pay for a bank account; £6 per month, 12 month contract with the HSBC International account;
To join the library just walk in and tell them you want to join, You do not need any special details.
Manchester libraries link page; http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/distlibs/index.htm If you want to apply to a UK University you need to show;
A2Z School can help you with number 3.
The best way to begin is to contact the “International Students” section of the Univeristy you are interested in. They will give you a lot of information and you can visit them for more information.
When you have all of the above you apply to 6 Universities through UCAS
They will organise interviews with you at the Universities you choose.
After the interview they will send you an acceptance offer if you were successful. You can find more information about different Universities (e.g. Prospectuses) at your local Library. Universities in the UK have a high academic standard, and they are generally more expensive than in other countries. There are many Universities in Manchester and near Manchester. Here are a few;
Metropolitan University of Manchester
All Saints, Grosvenor Square, Manchester M15. Tel: 0161-247 2000 Website: www.mmu.ac.uk. Northwest Centres of Excellence Network
See Web at: www.excellence.ac.uk Open University in the North West, The
351 Altrincham Road, Sharston, Manchester M22 4UN. Tel: (General switchboard) 0161-861 9823 Tel: (Course Enquiries) 0161-862 9081. 24 hour Course Enquiry Line: 0870 3330161. Web: www.open.ac.uk. Royal Northern College of Music
Manchester, The 124 Oxford Road, Manchester. Tel: 0161-273 6283. Web: www.rncm.ac.uk. UMIST - University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology
Sackville Street, Manchester M1. Tel: Main Switchboard - 0161-236 3311. Fax: 0161-200 4019 Students Union: 0161-200 3270. Web: www.umist.ac.uk (UMIST is now part of the University of Manchester). University of Bolton , The
(formerly Bolton Institute) Deane Road, Bolton BL3 5AB. Tel: 01204-900600 Web: www.bolton.ac.uk These can be bought;
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