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Taster Day and Student for a Day

Interested in a Bachelor’s programme and want to know what studying it is really like? Come and experience it for yourself. Join a Taster Day or spend time with a current VU student during Student for a Day. Experience the teaching, meet students and lecturers, and get a closer look at the programme before making your choice. 

Join the Taster Days on 8, 9 and 10 December 

Already have one or more programmes in mind? Save 8, 9 and 10 December in your diary. During these Taster Days, you can experience the programmes you are considering and get a better idea of what it would be like to study at VU Amsterdam. Most degree programmes offer an activity on these days, although there are also some that offer activities at other times.

Would you like to join us? Then sign up now.

Register in a few simple steps: 

1. Log in to My Study Choice
Log in or create an account and go straight to the registration form. Would you like to take a look at the full programme of activities first? You can find all the activities in the activity schedule and then start the registration process. 

2. Select the sessions you’d like to attend
On the registration form, select the activity you’d like to attend and complete your registration. Does your favourite programme not (yet) offer any activities, or do the activities on offer not suit you? If so, sign up for ‘Keep me posted’. As soon as the programme adds a new activity, you’ll automatically receive an email notification. Perhaps this new activity will suit you.

3. Receive your confirmation and ticket by email 
Once you’ve completed your registration, you’ll receive a confirmation by email. This will contain further details of your registration and your ticket for the open day.

Get to know a Bachelor’s beyond the programme page

Maybe you came to the Bachelor’s Day and now have a shortlist. Perhaps you have been comparing programmes online. Or you might simply want a better idea of what studying a particular subject is actually like. 

A Taster Day or Student for a Day gives you the chance to go one step further. Instead of only reading about a programme, you can experience the teaching, spend time with students, and ask questions that are important to you. 

Taster Day: Try out the programme up close 

Want to know what a lecture or tutorial in the programme is really like? During a Taster Day, the Bachelor’s programme puts together an activity especially for prospective students. You might attend a lecture or tutorial, take part in a discussion, or work on an assignment yourself. 

It is a chance to experience the subjects and teaching for yourself and get a better idea of what you could expect as a first-year student. 

You will also meet students and lecturers, so bring your questions. Ask about the programme, the classes, the workload or what it is like to study at VU Amsterdam. 

Each programme organises its Taster Day differently. Some programmes also include a campus tour or offer an online activity. 

Student-for-a-Day: experience a real day of studying 

 Would you rather see what an ordinary study day looks like? During Student for a Day, you join a current VU student for one or more first-year classes. There is no programme created especially for prospective students: you join regular teaching and see what studying the programme is like on a normal day. 

You can also talk to the students you are joining. Ask what they think of the programme, what surprised them in their first year, how much they study or what student life at VU Amsterdam is like. 

Depending on the programme, you may also get a campus tour. Some programmes offer an online Student for a Day experience.

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