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Advice for Freshers
Moving to University, for most people, will be the biggest move they have ever made! It certainly was for me. I am currently coming to the end of my second year at uni, and feel that I have some valuable pieces of advice for incoming freshers. Whilst I have called this post Advice for Freshers, most of these points are relevant to anyone at university. So without further ado here are nine pieces of advice… Join a Society The majority of universities hold a Freshers Fair in your first week, where they expose you to all of the societies they have on offer. This is a great opportunity to speak…
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University Packing Guide – What you actually need!
Deciding what to take to university is often the hardest part of the move. This post, the ultimate university packing guide will be your lifeline! As someone who has lived in halls for the past two years, I know first hand exactly what you need and what you can leave at home. This list is broken down into different categories to make it easier to follow and pack. Get your free packing checklist – here! IMPORTANT: -> passport/driving license – you may need this for student registration, and you will definitely need this to buy alcohol 🙂 -> recent passport style photo – you may need one of these for…
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5 Ways To Motivate Yourself To Study
Studying online is hard and exhausting and if your anything like me, motivating yourself to study online is much harder than when you have in-person classes to go to. I would never have skipped an in person class but I find it easy to skip an online class. There is less obligation because it feels so withdrawn and separate when online. Hence throughout this past year, I have been trying different ways to motivate myself to be productive. Some worked and some really didn’t fit with me. Finding a method that works is very personal – what works for one person may not work for you. The best thing to…
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5 Unique Uni Room Essentials
Packing for uni is a very daunting task, especially as a fresher. Having moved to uni twice myself I have learnt the hard way what is and isn’t necessary to bring. Below are five things you might not think to bring but are essentials and will make your room that much better! A Desk Lamp It is crazy how dark some dorm rooms are. Take mine for example, my desk is behind the wardrobe and has no independent lighting. Therefore, it gets ridiculously dark very early in the day. This makes it almost impossible to carry on working after 3 ish. Had I brought a desk lamp with me it…
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Do you need to take your car to uni?
Deciding whether or not to take my car to university was one of my biggest questions before I left. After months of discussion and debate I decided to sell my car. Not having a car has saved me a tonne of money over the last year but I can’t say that I don’t miss having one. If like me you are trying to make the decision here are some questions to ask yourself: Will you be moving away from home? This point is key because if you are moving away from home and into halls then you are less likely to need a car compared to if you’ll be commuting…
