Study Tips
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...
The Final Weeks
Getting this email yesterday was slightly nerves inducing. With classes yet to end and exams yet to start, the thought of having to get ready to move out was definitely towards the back of the mind. Now it's an almost pleasant distraction from the revision I should...
Student course review:Fact or Fiction?
Hi everyone! This last half of the semester has gone by super fast, and I can't believe it's a month of uni, and then first year will be all over! I thought I might give you a rundown of the courses I'm taking this semester, which could be helpful for all you...
Conjoint Degrees: Yay or Nay Part 3.
https://youtu.be/bUu6V7ibRxc Ladies and gentleman! I present, the third and final part of this super short conjoint series! Personally, I really love my conjoint degree. Both maths/science and accounting (the only business-y course I did in high school) has always...
Conjoint degrees: Yay or Nay?
https://youtu.be/XekTg5x5kts What is up guys! I'm back again with another cringe cringe (but hopefully helpful 🤞) vlog 😅, this time talking about conjoint degrees. I remember at the start of the year it was a personal struggle deciding whether to do a conjoint or...
Fight or Flight
Hey guys…remember me? No? </3 Well, that’s okay we can get reacquainted today! 😊 Sorry for the inactivity, I’ve been a little busy lately and as I understand, so have you? With mocks coming up and exams looming, now may be be the time you’re feeling at your...
New Semester New Me
Going to university is not some small change in your life that doesn’t affect you at all. It is something that can completely reshape it and will hopefully set you up for the future. It is also something that is hard to prepare for until you are actually in that...
What even is study?
As my exam results have rolled in I begin to reminisce on all the things I did right and wrong. The study tips I saw on Facebook that I tried to use that just did not work for me and the strategies I developed myself that helped a lot. I have found that a study...
The ‘T’ word.
Exam Season Support
In some ways, exam period has felt rather anticlimactic, I think that's mostly down to luck with my timetable, but I haven't felt overly stressed (this time at least). I'm now on break as Thursday evening was my last exam (yes there are night-time exams - it's...
Getting Prepped for Law
Exams are HARD. Being in a competitive course like law, I knew early on that I would need to organise myself and be better prepared for tests and exams than I was when in high school; as unlike with NCEA, it is near impossible to pass a course based on assignments...
Pressure, Nerves and the Fun of Exams
Going to University is all fun and games until you hit the point in the semester where things actually start to matter. That point is called exams and trust me I cannot wait to see the back of them. At High School, I was never one to stress or feel nervous for...
Today was a good day
I woke up today at my semi-regular time of 2 p.m., just after lunch was served at O’Rorke. But I’m not hungry, and I don’t feel like I’ve wasted much of my day. I wake up to clear blue skies and the chirping of birds outside my window. It’s exam season, so there’s...
Starting Study: Part 2- Study Skillz
“If ya don't know what you don't know, it’s pretty hard to get to know what you should be knowing.” -Daniel Chow Say what?? Pretty much, if you don’t know exactly what you should be studying, it’ll be a battle and a half studying effectively so that you’re prepared...
The Power of Humanity
It’s been a rough few weeks. Test upon test, assignment upon assignment. A pale face, unwashed hair and a permanent set of panda eyes was my new everyday look. Putting it lightly, the word happy wasn’t a word I was expecting to use for a while. …Though,...
