Reflecting on Year 1: The Uni experience
I still remember the night before I moved into halls. I barely slept just because I did not know what to expect! Now a year has passed, how quick does time go?! I have had […]
Year: 2015
What you aren’t told to bring to Uni
No doubt everyone makes lists with their parents about ‘What to take to university” such as bedding, glasses, cutlery all the usual things. But what about items which are a little more unusual and aren’t […]
What to do at an Open Day
Sometimes when you walk away from an open day at a university you feel as though you’ve seen everything you went there to see and can make a decision based on that. But other times […]
Student Housing
In the majority of cases, during your first year you are allocated a place in halls, which means you don’t have to look for your own housing, and can just get on with making friends, getting […]
Wedding Season
Summer is that time of year where many couples choose to get married mainly due to the beautiful weather and people are more likely to attend especially if it’s an outdoor wedding. This month and […]
Graduation
This week many students have had that amazing experience of graduating including me and the great thing about it is that I get to graduate twice and I’m doing a top up year in September. […]
The Clearing Experts
It’s now coming up to that time of year again where exam results are looming and students everywhere are panicking about weather they’ve got into their firm choice or if they should be looking into […]
Journey to Medical School (Part 1)
Deciding what you want to do, with regards to careers, is a very difficult decision! Often reaching your goal requires a large amount of effort and dedication into your chosen area. So I have decided […]
Year Review
This year has been very interesting for me, there have been many ups and downs but as usual I have gotten through them. I had a lot more placement this year than I did last […]
Taking a different route…
The traditional route into higher education (HE) is typically via obtaining A-levels or other similar recognised qualifications at college or sixth form. However as the number of mature students in the UK increases each year […]