Four Reasons You Should Join a Group or Society
So when I started looking into the groups and societies we have here at Staffs, I jokingly clicked around to see if we had an Illuminati Society or New World Order Appreciation Club or […]
Month: September 2016
Joining Clubs and Societies at Uni
When starting university last year, I was certain that I would join at least one club or society. In the end I joined one of each, dancing club and psychology society. I always intended […]
Getting Ready for Welcome Week
So now that exams are over it’s likely that you might be thinking about starting university. I know that I thought of nothing else for most of the summer. I was excited but quite […]
Fresher’s Flu Is Real.
You hear about it even before you start university. You think everyone’s making it up. You don’t think it’ll happen to you. But then it does. Freakin’ Fresher’s Flu. via GIPHY I too was like […]
My First Day: Welcome Week
Getting to know the people I’d be studying with for the next three years started, for me, on Facebook. A day or so after I got the confirmation I’d be going to uni, I joined […]
The Best Ways to Save Money as a Student
When at university money can get a little tight, so I quickly learnt the best ways to save money. The first tip I have is to make a budget before you move to university because […]
Student Accommodation Horror Stories (And How To Avoid Them)
Although I live independently in a privately rented flat now, I spent three years living with students — five of them in my first year, nine of them in the years that came after — […]
Third Year: Does The Hard Work Start Now?
“First Year doesn’t count”: a phrase that I heard a lot during my first couple of months of uni, but I heard it even more when first year was coming to an end. It was […]
Making Friends at Uni – My top 5 Steps
So coming to university can be a daunting experience whatever age you are. And from an older persons point of view there are so many question I had. But whole heartedly I can say that […]
Zach’s Guide to Welcome Week
Welcome Week (also known as Freshers Week – both the same), but if you wanted to you could look at it as two separate styles of tackling the week that is your first at university. […]