If you’re experienced with seminars, you’ll know that where you sit in the first few weeks can be crucial. Yes, this insane high school rhetoric can still be at large even at university. But not for popularity points, oh no, if only it were that simple. It is a matter of survival. The survival of […]
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Term two blues
Over half way into term two and it’s feeling…long. We’ve come down from the high of the New Year and settled in to new timetables and work being flung at us from all angles. And for those with dissertations still to write? Don’t even start. Excited to see your housemates again after the holiday? Think […]
Do We Have the Right to Demand Refunds for Our Education?
Do students deserve compensation? This question has frequently been raised in recent weeks, as a result of the contact hours lost to industrial strike action. With some students having lost 75% of their contact hours, the desire for compensation is understandable. Dissertation students can’t access their supervisors, deadlines are getting pushed closer towards the exam […]
The prevalence of procrastination
“I’m off to uni, I’ll only have one subject that I actually like, revision will actually be fun, I’ll actually keep on top of all my work! I’ll never be behind again!” At some stage in the application process, we all had that conversation with ourselves, grinning excitedly as we browsed prospectuses; on the fateful […]
Every minute counts: Maintaining a work-life balance
There’s a certain irony in the fact that I’m writing this article in my pyjamas, having never gotten properly dressed, and only a few hours before the deadline. But haven’t we all been in a similar position? Occasionally for some, perhaps all of the time for others and never for a blessed few, work gets […]
Music: A student’s best friend?
In a world dominated by social media and seven second videos that you simply have to see because “you will die of laughter”, it’s hard to actually sit down and get work done sometimes. Particularly for students who are surrounded by pinging notifications and absorbing newsfeeds, the distracting allure of Facebook is one that can […]
My third year bucket list
So, I’m now reaching the twilight moments of my English degree at Exeter University with only a few months left, and I’ve actually managed to squeeze in a few activities in between all the books, banter and booze (at least one of those is actually true). For those of you who don’t know me, I’m the […]