by Talia | Sep 29, 2020 | Inside Word 2020
My younger brother is a brilliantly bright Year 12 trying to figure out what on earth he’s going to do with his life. Ah, memories! It was only four years ago that I was exactly the same as him – except that he understands algebra. With the benefit of my experience...
by Talia | Sep 22, 2020 | Inside Word 2020
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...
by Jasmine Ali-Ranchhod | Sep 22, 2020 | Inside Word 2020
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...
by Leticia Alvarez | Sep 21, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Uni hacks
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...
by Olivia Hubber | Sep 21, 2020 | Accommodation, Auckland Life, Campus Life, Inside Word 2020, Uni hacks, Vlog
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...
by Tom | Sep 18, 2020 | Inside Word 2020
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...
by Tom | Sep 18, 2020 | Inside Word 2020
General whadda-hoo-ha? General thingy-ma-whatsit? Generally educated? When I was first applying for admission to the University of Auckland, I came across this thing called ‘General Education’ in the programme structure of the degree that I wanted to pursue (for me, a...
by Junius Ong | Sep 16, 2020 | Accommodation, Inside Word 2020, Medical & Health Sciences, Vlog
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...
by Talia | Sep 16, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Study tips
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...
by Talia | Sep 10, 2020 | Inside Word 2020
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...
