Study Tips
The Best (updated) Study Spots in Auckland Central
The Best (updated) Study Spots in Auckland Central Why Getting Out of Your Room is Effective Of course, there’s days where you wake up and it just feels right to stay home and study in bed. A pantry (or a snack stash) at your disposal and a thick duvet, or your own...
Life of a Biomed student *quarantine edition*
Its 2016 and my year 10 self is sitting at my desk unsure of many things to do with University... that's when I came across The Inside Word and I've been reading this blog since then! So here it goes 😊 Welcome! I'm Jasmine, a first year student from Auckland...
Dear First Year and Future me
Dear First Year and Future me, “The older you get, the wiser you get,” I’m unsure if that is an entirely accurate quote but you know what I’m going to go with it for the purpose of this blog post. It’s too late for me to go back and change things to reflect what I...
University is kinda hard?
University is the biggest part of my life at this current point. With that, it brings great challenges. Too much of something isn’t healthy, and i think that finding balance is the only way you can maintain it. Sometimes things come up which push you behind and it...
How to prevent burnout 🏫📚
Something I've realised recently, especially with how this last semester has been going in regards to workload is that the first year of Uni can be super overwhelming – and there is so much pressure on students to perform well. While pressure can be a good thing,...
5 top tips: How to study for a hard exam/test
Last Friday I had my first law test for the semester and it was hell on earth. Okay that may be a little dramatic but still, it was 30% of my final grade (although the course does have plussage*) and I was determined to do well. We still haven't got the grades back...
Setting goals – Calculating what you need in an exam
Hello hello! As you can guess from the title, (even though its a bit late, or early, in the game to be calculating your grades) today I'll be sharing with you all a process that I go through before every exam period. A question I get asked a lot when I drill my...
Interview with a lecturer!
Tired of hearing me talk about myself (*unanimous nods*)? Want some opinions and advice from an actual lecturer (*nodding intensifies *)? Wonder what life was like back when they were university students (*a shout erupts from the back "Get on with it!"*)? Alright,...
Finding Balance – Studying, Socialising and Working
To get the complete university experience a range of elements are present. Focusing solely on your study and grades may sound great but, in reality, it will begin to consume your life and your grades will likely suffer due to burnout. Partying and socializing with...
A Guide to Exams
Studying is one of my least favourite things to do at university, however during this wonderful time period of exams we are in, it’s a must. It is time consuming, can be boring, stressful and a source of comparison to others. I have always found that the way I...
Favourites, University of Auckland edition!
Hello Hello! A bit of a light hearted post today, I’ll be sharing with you all my ‘favourite’ things, UoA edition! Favourite study spot: I’d like to say picnicking at Albert Park because that would be a great pun to start off this post. Unfortunately, my actual...
Just Another Manic Monday
[appears from under a mountain of essays and scripts and schedules, HOP card in hand]
What’s in my bag?!?
https://youtu.be/o4iqtKy277M Alright, I'll be the first to admit that neither of the girls in the thumbnail above are me. 😅 I couldn't get a nice photo of my bag as it was just a lumpy black shape sitting on the floor, so stock photos it is! Internally cringing at...
School’s In For Summer
Tate dishes on a never-before-seen Inside Word topic: Summer School.
Cecilia’s Declassified Exam Survival Guide.
In a blink of an eye, university exams are finished, and the year is over. Every time I open social media I’m bombarded with pictures of Year 13s celebrating last day of school and graduation. It seems like just yesterday we were the ones striking silly poses in...
