by isabelle | May 1, 2023 | Business School, Communication, Computer Science, Creative Arts and Industries, Design, Education, Engineering, Inside Word 2023, Money/Scholarships, Science
For most programmes at the university, summer break runs from around mid November to mid February. In 2022–2023, I chose to complete a Summer Research Scholarship with the university under the faculty of medical and health sciences during summer break – and...
by isabelle | Nov 2, 2022 | Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Science
There are many, many, many options to choose to study at UoA – and psychology is one of them. However, social media and the internet can paint polar opposite pictures of a psychology degree. While the study of the mind and our thoughts and behaviour definitely sounds...
by isabelle | Sep 27, 2022 | Auckland Life, Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Money/Scholarships, Science
Let’s face it – life is expensive. And to make things worse, the cost of living and prices everywhere have gone up. Being a uni student doesn’t make things any easier, either – so here’s what a day in the life of me, a second year science student, looks...
by isabelle | Aug 19, 2022 | Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Medical & Health Sciences, Science, Study tips
It’s that time of semester where it seems like everything is happening, all at once – assignments are due, tests are on the horizon, and there’s just so much to be done. While there’s no doubt uni is stressful, there are many positives to think about – and they...
by isabelle | Jul 8, 2022 | Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Study tips, Uni hacks
One of the biggest challenges about coming to uni is knowing how to study and what the learning environment is actually like. I remember in year 13, one of my teachers said that one lecture is like learning a whole NCEA internal’s worth of content – and while I...
by isabelle | Jun 27, 2022 | Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Science
When I was in year 9, I was dead set on doing a music degree – before I realised I probably wouldn’t enjoy studying it so intensely. And so followed a cascade of all the different degrees I chose throughout my time at high school. Sometimes it was commerce,...
