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 — […]
Year: 2016
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. […]
Rebecca’s (Kinda) Rubbish Guide to Stoke-on-Trent
So I’ve been given a list of 9 different things to do around Stoke to give you my opinion. They’re kinda rubbish, with some ‘I want to do that this year’ bits thrown in. Before […]
Jaz’s Tips and Tricks: Back To Uni
Hey, September is just around the corner now and you know what that means, don’t ya? It’ll be back to academic life for all of us, students and teacher alike as we dive back into […]
Starting at Staffs in September – What do I Need?
When I came through clearing last year, I wasn’t sure what I would or wouldn’t need. And if you live in halls or are moving to Stoke for your studies this could be an even […]
Moving Into Accommodation: What Do I Need?
I’ve moved houses a lot throughout my life, and I moved every year I was living away from home for uni (the first time). Now, I live independently in a flat, and I think I’ve […]
Saving Money While You’re At Uni: Bargains
So now you’ve got your budget sorted out, it’s time to talk about another way you can save money: good old student discount. A flash of your student card gets you 10% off a lot […]
Healthy Body and Healthy Mind
So the gym. Yup I did it! Sign and sealed as of today. I am a full paid member of Staffordshire University’s Sir Stanley Mathews Gym. To be honest I have being saying I will for…erm….well […]