5 Experiences At The Start Of Second Year
October 18, 2016
You will be incredibly patronising about The Freshers™ despite having about two seconds more experience than them. It is not uncommon to make slightly condescending comments about the “poor Freshers, wandering around campus like lost lambs” before being asked for directions by one and realising that you still don’t know your way around campus. And …
I Have Impostor Syndrome
September 28, 2016
You’re probably thinking right now what on earth is this ‘impostor syndrome’? Well according to Wikipedia, it is ‘a term coined in 1978 by clinical psychologists Dr. Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes referring to high-achieving individuals marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a …
University: Expectations vs Reality
September 15, 2016
Freshers week is nearly upon us and a whole bunch of new students are going to be joining us! Welcome to the herd! Coming to university is probably one of the most exciting, scary, difficult and fun experiences ever. And of course with any big event, there are all sorts of expectations! And if you …
An Honest Guide To Arrival Day
September 9, 2016
Freshers Week is nearly upon us and reflecting back on my first day almost two years ago now (what how did that happen?!) I remember all the nerves and excitement building up to that week. The compulsive buying of things I didn’t need, browsing facebook and twitter pages to scout out potential friends and desperately googling things …
How to Decorate Your University Bedroom
August 26, 2016
If you are heading to the University of Nottingham this September – congratulations! You are in for a fantastic time! You’re probably busy trying to get everything together, frantically buying supplies and reading online lists or watching youtube videos on what to pack. It feels just like yesterday I was doing the same. Whether you’re …
Uni: Top Five Moments
August 1, 2016
This day has finally come, where I am writing my final blog post for the university. It also means that I am no longer a student at the university. Don’t get me wrong, I am so glad to be done with exams (for a while at least). However I am not quite ready to stop being …
Working while studying?
June 21, 2016
Getting a part-time job while you’re studying can be a really great way to enhance your university experience. Obviously work is work – it isn’t always fun and oftentimes you’d rather be hanging out with your friends than clocking in (especially when you work at the bar where your friends like to hang out!) But …
Reflections At The End Of First Year
June 7, 2016
As we enter June, long evening sunsets stretching across the sky and the queue for Ocean reaching new, unprecedented lengths, the term is nearly over. For me that means the end of my first year at university and I am taking this time to reflect on what I’ve taken away from the experience. Obviously, the …
Stages of Writing an Essay
April 29, 2016
I have been in complete essay mode over the last month, writing an accumulative total of 18,000 words. Now that I’ve emerged on the other side, I think it’s safe to say I’ve become relatively well-versed in the stages of writing an essay… First of all, there’s the Planning stage. A teacher once told …
A Final Year’s Bucket List
March 18, 2016
With my last day of lectures tomorrow, my final hand-ins approaching and my dissertation just around the corner, the end is ver much nigh for me (I do a great degree that doesn’t have exams btw). The more little hurdles I pass the more real it’s becoming… and scary. I can remember getting my offer …
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