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Effectively Researching for University
When you're at university, you can sometimes feel a little overwhelmed by the amount of information thrown at you in lectures. You'll be taking different classes, some lecturers will cover several important areas all in one sitting and then they will suggest the "further reading!" Some scholarly texts can be a little daunting at first to read and its hard to know where to even start when researching a lecture, so here are a few tips from a fellow student.
By Francesca Lovett8 years ago in Education
Getting Into the Groove of College
When it came to thinking about college in high school, I was definitely the kid that was freaking out constantly. While my friends were laminating on the independence that they'd have or express how they were excited to go to all of the parties, my mind was swarmed by a whirlpool of vicious thoughts. I was worried, scared, and unsure. I could never understand how my friends were so excited when there have been the all too common stories of college students practically losing their minds. All of the hell and torment that I possibly had to deal with completely negated the fact that college life would be fun. Once graduation came and went, I was already feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders. When it came time for me to settle into my dorm, I was panicking. I was certain that I wasn't even going to make it past the first semester with my sanity in check.
By Daniella Pottinger8 years ago in Education
University: First Year Survival
For many of us, starting university is both an exciting and overwhelming chapter in our lives. New friends, freedom, responsibility even maybe a whole new location. It's hard not to create an image in your mind of what you hope to achieve. When I first found out where I would be heading, I instantly Googled images of the city and watched videos of other students' past experiences. Needless to say, I had created some pretty high expectations. New start, new life, etc. This was made worse by the fact that I completely hated high school...
By Halie Jones8 years ago in Education
Life in Pink
You’re in your early 20s, you’re at university studying something you thought you loved, something you thought would pave your way in life, so you would achieve something. Up to this point in your life, University was sold to you as the best time in your life, the most fun you’d ever have, meeting people you’d be friends with indefinitely whilst simultaneously broadening your horizons and becoming a fully formed and functional human being.
By Mimi Pegden8 years ago in Education
Giving Students the Results They Deserve...
Failure is always possible, if you work hard enough to achieve it! I think we’ve all been there. Data has just be uploaded, the numbers have been crunched, and there’s a staff meeting about Year Eleven progress. The headmaster will make positive comments about how good it looks, and remind us that we should be planning interventions to make sure these figures become a reality. Then there’s always that statement, isn’t there?:
By Sebastian Phillips8 years ago in Education
USS Strikes: Should students be demanding compensation?
We are two days into industrial action across 57 universities across the UK, with four more joining on Monday, and a further three scheduled to join from the March 5th. All of these universities have almost unanimously voted for strike action (88 percent average), and the four that are not striking are not doing so due to failing to meet the 50 percent voter turnout (narrowly too— 46 to 48.8 percent).
By Alex Ralphs8 years ago in Education
