The Inside Word at The University of Auckland

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.

A day in the life of a UOA student – Vlog

Hi, welcome to a day in my life as a first-year commerce student living in halls. Hope you enjoy this sneak peek of what a day looks like and feel free to leave any comments or questions down below! https://youtu.be/nJTZ17IZuwE

Amy Carstairs | May 13, 2022

Autobots, Roll Out (and other sentimentalities)

Lucky last, from Tate.

The Inside Word | Feb 3, 2022

New Year, New Room, New Flat – What To Take?

Whether you are starting summer school or Semester One awaits next February, a return to Auckland brings in the universal student experience (unless you have been studying offshore) – moving into...

Leticia Alvarez | Dec 21, 2021

What I Learned About Being a Student While Working at a Resthome

By Leticia Alvarez | Dec 17, 2021

Career anxiety. It seems more and more people are familiar with its symptoms – fear that they’re not on the right path, not meeting their goals in time, or that doing their best just isn’t...

How Can We Make Human Interactions Better, Post-Lockdown

The U.S. Surgeon-General Dr. Vivek Murthy said that throughout the pandemic, one of the most common lines he heard was, “Do we want to go back to 2019?” He also said that before COVID hit, there...

Leticia Alvarez | Dec 13, 2021

Life after High School

Life after high school may seem like a foreign world. If your school life has come to an end, its understandable if you feel a range of emotions, from excitement, to fear, sadness or nostalgia....

Charlotte Lindsay | Dec 6, 2021

Resources to Make Use Of

By Leticia Alvarez | Dec 3, 2021

Once you become a student at UoA, you’ll find you get access to many new things. They come with hyperlinks hidden inside websites, newsletters, and emails; pamphlets are sometimes thrust into...