I remember those first few moments, looking at a blank screen and visualising the past 17 years of my life. – What have I been doing all these years again ? Someone tell me plehhs !! My mum came into my room, looked at me and told me to go follow her downstairs with some felt tips, lots of paper ... READ the POST
Glimpse into the New Normal.
Uni Chronicles: Adapting to a ‘new normal; by Ayanah Gulfraz In a week, I was going home anyway for Easter but I knew that with no classes running on campus anymore, there was no point in staying so I packed up my things and waved goodbye to my cosy dorm. Honestly, I thought that things ... READ the POST
CEO of my own life: Taking control of my move to university.
By Hadiyah Qureshi I had grown up with people telling me that I was smart enough to go to Oxford or Cambridge. After I got amazing GCSE results, I heard that again. So I guess in year 13, it felt like a no brainer to apply to Oxford. But nothing prepared me for the rejection, even though ... READ the POST
Uni Series : The Serious Case of Homesickness.
Homesickness. The symptomatic pits of despair that whirl up within one abdomen resulting in a case of semi-traumatic outbreak and emotional out-pour. Firstly there is a great need to say that if you are experiencing homesickness within the first few weeks, months perhaps even years of ... READ the POST
Uni Series : The Things Everyone Forgets
Uni Series : The Things Everyone Forgets I am completely struggling to believe the fact that four years ago around this time I was getting ready to enter university as an undergraduate almost five hours away from home. It's a huge transition and I'm sure many people have already told you that some ... READ the POST
What NOT to do in a University Interview
So I have had a good stockpile of of interviews so far, some purely academic, and others more informal and fun. All of them however have taught me some very important lessons about interviewing, I though I would share a few tips on what I learnt from my 'not so successful' runs. And whether you are ... READ the POST
