“Are you a secondary school student wanting to know what life is REALLY like at uni? Classes, courses, events, money, studying, stressing… You’re about to get the Inside Word on all of it, straight from the people who are experiencing it. The Inside Word is a blog written by first year uni students and they are going to tell you everything you want to know about your first year of study at the University of Auckland.”
One Semester’s Worth Of Learning
The first semester is over (whoo!!), and now we are wading into the second semester. University life certainly is different from anything I've ever experienced before; it's hectic, stressful, and so exciting. I have personally found University to be a platform of intense (sometimes scary)...
Extracurriculars in Medical School as a Preclinical Student
We medical students try our best to get involved in multiple areas of life. Apart from our social life and medical school events, some of our extracurriculars include working/volunteering, leadership positions and keeping up with our hobbies. https://youtu.be/xFW_iqjbUMc
Exam Day Vlog
Hey there, So I thought it could be useful for you to see what it is like the day of an exam at university, so you...
A Day In The Life – BA Student
Enjoy a day in the life of a Gender Studies and Communicaton BA student.
Being a class rep: My experience, and why you should sign up!
In the first lecture for most courses, the lecturer will ask the class for a volunteer(s) to be Class Rep. Last...
What to expect in First Year’s First Semester (BIOMED edition)
Hello there! I hope you didn’t mind me losing track of how fast time flew by, but here I am again, at the...
What it’s Like Getting Sick in University
Getting sick is never fun. The experience of getting sick in university is very different to getting sick at home....
12 Things I’ve Learnt During Semester One
Hey there, hope you don’t mind the ‘fashionably’ late blog post this far into the semester, but better late than...