by Leticia Alvarez | Oct 1, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Study tips
A few days ago, I decided I was going to put away my clocks, watch, and change the settings on my laptop and phone to remove the time. Online learning has been difficult, to say the least. I couldn’t pinpoint why (apart from the fact that we are in a pandemic). I...
by The Inside Word | Sep 24, 2021 | Anonymous, Inside Word 2021, Uni hacks
Greetings from The Inside Word! Occasionally our bloggers prefer to post anonymously when discussing personal or private matters. This is one such blog. We hope you’ll find the insights and advice interesting and helpful: Google defines an introvert as “a shy,...
by Renee Ocampo | Sep 20, 2021 | Arts, Education, Inside Word 2021, Study tips
If there’s anything you should know about me, it’s that I looooooove languages and I’ve found them to be one of my favourite things to study! A fun fact that intrigues all at dinner parties or whenever someone meets me is that I currently am learning three languages....
by Leticia Alvarez | Sep 13, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Law, Study tips
It’s a funny word. But you could say its oddness is appropriate to the unique experience. As a Law student, you’ll find that a lot of your time is spent learning and listening. But at some point, you’re going to have to answer a question, and someone will ask you why...
by Haichuan Zhang | Aug 16, 2021 | Campus Life, Inside Word 2021
My obsession with clubs A lot of parts of high school really sucked. For me, one of the things that made it more tolerable was the existence of clubs and I’m sure that was the case for some of you guys too. I’ll be honest, I did join some clubs just so my school...
by Leticia Alvarez | Aug 9, 2021 | Inside Word 2021
I read quite a bit over the inter-semester break, listening to podcasts and the radio too. These are all forms of conversations; opening up your mind to someone else and taking out some of its contents, holding them up to the light for the other person to see. It’s a...
by Charlotte Lindsay | Aug 5, 2021 | Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Uni hacks
Healthy eating. We all know it is important. We’ve always been told to eat our 5+ servings of fruit and vegetables, choose wholegrains, eat less saturated fat, cut back on sodium and sugar…simple. Right? Actually, not really! Because despite knowing this and desiring...
by Charlotte Lindsay | Aug 2, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Study tips
Being a student feels like a full time job. In fact, the university recommends that for each paper, you should invest ten hours of work each week. This includes lectures, labs, tutorials, as well as your own personal study outside of class. Assuming you take four...
by Imogen :) | Jul 26, 2021 | Auckland Life, Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Study tips
The first semester is over (whoo!!), and now we are wading into the second semester. University life certainly is different from anything I’ve ever experienced before; it’s hectic, stressful, and so exciting. I have personally found University to be a...
by Junius Ong | Jul 19, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Medical & Health Sciences, Vlog
We medical students try our best to get involved in multiple areas of life. Apart from our social life and medical school events, some of our extracurriculars include working/volunteering, leadership positions and keeping up with our hobbies....
