Aside from creative skills, I believe I have managed to improve my time management skills during my MA. This is both from carrying out self-motivated studying, particularly with my dissertation, but particularly in the work I had to opportunity to carry out in scheduling for the ‘Behind the Mask’ literary festival. You will have space to explore how you operate as a writer, you will have friendly and approachable lecturers who know what they’re talking about, and you will undoubtedly develop close bonds with your course mates.
I am not the type of person to go out to nightclubs or house parties of an evening, and there have been plenty of ways I have been able to have fun outside of my course. I was heavily involved in LSU Shakespeare Society during my MA (In fact, I was their Welfare and Outreach Officer), events such as Speech Bubble with LU Arts are very worthwhile, and if you like going to the theatre you can watch a show from LSU Stage Society or LSU Shakespeare, but also see an NT Live screening at the Cope Auditorium. I watched Leopoldstadt, The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, Henry V, and, Straight Line Crazy. They were all fantastic. So there’s always something to do. Also, fantastic natural spaces around campus if you like a good walk.