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  • Freshers’ Week: Expectations v Reality

    Freshers’ Week is the most anticipated week of the whole year for students, regardless of whether it’s your first time around or not. But with that much hype, it’s only natural for some things to not work out as you first expected. Don’t get me wrong, Freshers’ Week can be a brilliant time. It’s when… Read more

  • Calling All Freshers: Money Saving Tips That Actually Work

    As I said in my last university post I am hoping to do kind of a little series of advice and talks about my experiences from my first year that will hopefully help any of you who are also on your way to start soon. Money is a big thing at university, as I’m sure… Read more

  • Calling All Freshers: This Is What They Don’t Tell You On Open Day!

    You Will Hate Everything At Some Point Your course, your flatmates, your university itself. Everything. But it’s okay. So much happens in such a short space of time that it takes a while for your mind to catch up. And as with all forms of change, normally, the default reaction is to hate it. But… Read more

  • Falling at the Second Hurdle: Motivation Tips From A Fellow Failure

    As I said in my first, and currently my only other, post to this blog I have so many plans for what I want to do with this platform. But what I didn’t say was that I’m incredibly lazy and can so easily get stuck in a rut meaning that these plans would probably go… Read more