In Universities from the UK do you have to wear Uniforms???

Question

Hello, I'm an American and I plan to go to university in England, (not sure which part yet), once I become19 to do journalism. Overall I'm curious whether or not if I have to wear a uniform while attending classes for school. Does it depend on the school itself? Is it usually mandatory for most universities to wear uniforms, some, or etc? Personally I don't mind wearing a uniform, I would just like to know. By the way I'm Catholic so I may go to a Catholic university or just a non-religious one. Thank you!

Answer 1

I don't think so...

Answer 2

I've been through the UK university system and I can assure you that you don't have to wear a uniform, nor are there any restrictions on what you can and can't wear (no matter how 'posh' the university is).  We only wear uniforms up until the end of our secondary school education, i.e. when we leave school at 16.  After that, you're free to wear what you want.

With regards to finding a university for journalism, I recommend that you look on the UCAS website on www.ucas.ac.uk.  UCAS is the centralised application system which you have to apply to if you want to study in this country and it's website lists all of the courses available at all of the universities in the country.  It will give you an idea of what your options are.  I wouldn't even bother looking for a Catholic university on the basis that they don't really exist here.  Religion and education are a lot more separate in this country than they are in the US (especially at university level) and so we don't really have  'Catholic universities'.

Answer 3

Nope you don't have to wear uniforms. Which is good because I hate uniforms. Some universities, I think have rules about what you can and can't wear. 'Posher' universities would have rules but others won't