Why a foundation year was good!
A-level results day is fast approaching, and there’s thousands of students with mixed emotions waiting to find out what they got, whether all that hard work paid off but mostly importantly if they are going […]
Month: August 2016
What’s Clearing, anyway?
The first time I applied to uni through Clearing, way back in 2008, one school had me write my choices in a little box on their website and hope for the best. Another school posted […]
What happens when I phone Clearing?
Making that first contact with the Clearing hotline can be a little nerve-wracking. So this will let you know how the call will flow and what questions you’ll be asked. And Gru is doing impressions […]
Birthday Weekend
So I finally celebrated my 21st Birthday on the 10th July and I had such an amazing day!! I’ve been waiting to turn 21 since I was 13 and when the day finally came […]
Clear Headed: How I Ended Up At Uni
Everything that happened before I came to university feels like it happened to somebody else. I wish I could say I knew what I wanted fresh out of college at eighteen, and that I had everything under control from then to now, but that’s not true. […]
What do you actually need at university?
There are so many more things that you need to take than I can list here but I will put down a few essentials and a few not so essential things. Decorations for your […]
Being clear on Clearing
Lets be clear about Clearing – a common myth is that “”Clearing is for failures”” this really isn’t true people coming into clearing for a whole range of reasons, but no matter what it will be a positive change for you and your future career. […]
What has 11 months racing on a boat been like?
As I sit in an almost empty train carriage hurtling through the Buckinghamshire countryside, I could be forgiven like most of the 700 crew who partook in the 2015-16 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race […]
The Anxieties of Your First Year
Starting university can be daunting, trust me with an anxiety disorder I had thought up nearly every worst case situation. I was terrified of moving into halls because I can be quite quiet and don’t […]
Mature Students Guide to Surviving Welcome Week
Welcome week is hectic in certain areas on campus and it can feel like information overload, timetables, library, parking, books, freebies, animals! Yes I am being serious animals are on campus – or were last year. […]