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 […]
Why Bother With an Open Day
Open days are a great way to see exactly what each university has to offer and what the area around the university is like. You might love the campus, but hate the location, love the […]
Clearing: Is Uni Worthwhile?
If you don’t go to uni, you won’t get a job: a mantra that was drilled into everyone I went to school with. The last six months of college were a frenzy of applications, personal […]
There’s Still Time To Apply Through Clearing
Clearing has been going on for about a week now, and you know the weird thing is that at this point, when I was coming through clearing, I still hadn’t applied. This week, two years […]
Graduation 2017: What Am I worried About?
The graduation ceremonies for 2016 gave me an existential crisis. I was seeing photos of all these beautiful red-and-black gowned students get their awards, and all I could think was, In a year, that’s going […]
How Blogging Can Help You Through Uni
Having been a Student Blogger/ Digital Student Ambassador for Staffordshire University for nearly a year now, I can honestly say that it is one of the best decision I made to apply for the job. […]
Things I Wish I’d Known About Tackling Assignments
There’s only one word scarier than ‘exams,’ and that word is ‘results.’ Luckily for me, my course only had two exams and they were both fairly non-threatening (even if it absolutely did not feel that […]