Frequently Asked Questions

You may have already attended an Open Day prior to making your application. Applicant Experience Days are designed to help you decide to make the University of South Wales your Firm Choice and are tailored to help you find out more about your course and view University facilities. If you’ve already chosen USW this is a great chance to meet your future lecturers and fellow students.

If you can’t make the Applicant Experience Day but still have questions, you can talk to our academic staff and current students through our Unibuddy chat platform. Keep an eye on your emails for your invitation to join in on the chat!

The location of your Applicant Experience Day sessions will depend on which subject(s) you have been offered a place for. You will be advised of the location once you have inputted your details on the booking form.

Take a look at our Getting Here pages, which have information on where you can find us and what you can do when you visit.

• Pontypridd – free on-site
• Cardiff and Newport – public parking

The timings of the Applicant Experience Day vary depending on your course. Once you book your place we’ll send you a personalised timetable, be sure to arrive on time for your registration and welcome talk to make the most of the day.

Places are limited for our Applicant Experience Days and attendees will need to book in advance. Secure your place using the link to the online booking form sent to you via email.

We recommend that you wait until having received an offer before booking your Applicant Experience Day, to ensure you see the facilities at the campus location that is relevant to you.

If you have not yet applied, or if you have received an offer, but our booking system doesn't bring up any dates for your course(s), please contact us by email, [email protected]. 

If both the courses you have offers for are on the same campus, you can speak to academic staff from both courses. If your courses are on different campuses, we’d recommend attending more than one applicant day. Support for travel costs is available – see our travel bursary for more information.

You’re welcome to bring a total of 2 guests to the event.

Yes, our catering outlets will be open on all campuses.

We recommend that you attend the full day wherever possible, but if you can’t make the whole day, email our Applicant Experience Day team to let us know, and we’ll be happy to help.

A range of our residences will be available for you to view on the day. Further information on the opening times of our show flats will be included in the programme information you receive in advance of your visit.

Yes, our student support services will be at the Applicant Day Exhibition.

Yes, you can join our Open Days Network when you arrive on-site. Details will be in the programme.

Yes, your session will be led by academic staff from your course.

Please email our Applicant Experience Day Team who will be happy to help: [email protected]