The Inside Word 2018
How To Deal With A Difficult Course
To an extent, every course is difficult. They all involve understanding new concepts and learning new skills, so there's always going to be an element of struggle. But, sometimes the learning curve feels more like Everest. Sometimes you don't click with a...
How can I prepare for first year biomed/healthsci?
The mighty transition from high school to first year biomed or health science...this was a scary thought as a year 13. I had heard stories of people 'pre studying' the semester 1 content during the summer break before university started and that made me feel...
The Tricky Questions
Talking to my year 12 sister the other day, I realized I'd forgotten how confusing it is to think about uni, plan your degree, and wrap your head around some of the terminology. I remember going online and trying to sift out the most important things I had to know....
Starting Uni 101 – Q&A
Hey all, I hope you have been doing well. Today I thought I would make a Q&A video with some current first years for you to get an understanding of what uni is like. In this video, we also made some very delicious banana chocolate chip muffins! As always if you...
Teachers?
To be completely honest, on coming to university I had no clue as to what the teaching staff to student ‘relationship’ would look like – and in fact I found it a bit daunting. Coming from Year 13 where most of my classes were around ten people in size, I was...
A Tour of Carlaw Park Student Village
Carlaw Park is a non-catered hall for students who are not school leavers. Unlike Unihall (the hall I stayed last year), food is not provided. Although I covered most of the points in this video, here are some facts that may be useful. Apartments usually consist of...
The Best Places To Study On Campus
Oh, joyous memories of studying among people, instead of inside these four walls! Nothing will help you stay focused like the perfect study spot. It can be really hard to study in your room, with all your distractions. Your brain thinks of it as the place where you...
Making Friends In Your First Year: Tips From A Recluse
I spent most of my first year staring at the giant tree that blocked all natural light from coming into my window. In short, I did not have many friends. In fact, for the first semester, I didn't have ANY. Thankfully, some wonderful people took pity on me in the...
Attention All Budding Scientists!
If you're passionate about science, come and have a read about the awesome Science Scholars Programme.
Let’s Get Physical! Ways To Stay Active At Uni
As you become more independent, it's important to maintain a healthy relationship with physical exercise. Lots of us played sports or had PE classes at school to make sure we were active – not me, but some people. (The closest I came to playing sports was reading...
Things to do in Auckland
One of my favourite things about living in Auckland is the variety of places there is to visit around the city and events going on. Yes, I am writing this wistfully in lockdown, but hopefully, this will provide some inspiration for once lockdown is over and insight...
Relationships Pt. 2
Welcome back to Part 2. of the blog that makes you feel forever alone. Not sure about you guys but I really enjoyed Couple 1’s sweet answers and Single 1’s sassy remarks. If you haven’t read it yet, check them out here. If you have, continue on! Song that I enjoyed...
Relationships
Oolala... Is she going to share some juicy details today? Unfortunately for you, my relationship (or lack thereof? idk 😉), is about as juicy as bread, so I’ve brought in some of my friends to spill all the metaphorical tea on relationships at UoA. Because they’re...
