by isabelle | Nov 14, 2023 | Inside Word 2023, Science
It’s pretty surreal – I’ve unofficially finished my Bachelor of Science at UoA, pending my final grades coming in. It feels like yesterday that I was logging on to my first Zoom lectures, learning where everything is, and getting to grips with how things work at...
by isabelle | Nov 6, 2023 | Inside Word 2023, Science, Uni hacks
The closer you get to the end of your degree, the greater it looms – your capstone course. What’s a capstone? Capstone courses are like the finishing touch on your degree – it’s a final project or course that helps bring everything you’ve learnt all together....
by isabelle | Sep 30, 2023 | Inside Word 2023, Study tips, Uni hacks
So you’ve chosen to come study at UoA (yay!), and you’ve picked your degree. But the part that always baffled me was “what do you actually do in your degree?” I had a general sense that I was going to do a Bachelor of Science, but because there were so many majors to...
by isabelle | Aug 9, 2023 | Auckland Life, Campus Life, Inside Word 2023
Every day, the end of my bachelors degree is drawing nearer and nearer – it brings you back to the feelings of “what’s going to happen next?”, similar to that of finishing high school. So I can’t think of a better time to reflect on what I wish I’d knew as a...
by isabelle | Jun 19, 2023 | Arts, Business School, Computer Science, Creative Arts and Industries, Design, Education, Engineering, Inside Word 2023, Law, Medical & Health Sciences, Science, Study tips, Uni hacks
It’s that time of the semester again. Currently, classes have ended for the semester. It’s a relief to finally be done – but there are still exams looming in the not-too-far future, and lab reports are still due. For me, this semester has been one that has...
by isabelle | May 1, 2023 | Business School, Communication, Computer Science, Creative Arts and Industries, Design, Education, Engineering, Inside Word 2023, Money/Scholarships, Science
For most programmes at the university, summer break runs from around mid November to mid February. In 2022–2023, I chose to complete a Summer Research Scholarship with the university under the faculty of medical and health sciences during summer break – and...
by isabelle | Nov 2, 2022 | Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Science
There are many, many, many options to choose to study at UoA – and psychology is one of them. However, social media and the internet can paint polar opposite pictures of a psychology degree. While the study of the mind and our thoughts and behaviour definitely sounds...
by isabelle | Sep 27, 2022 | Auckland Life, Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Money/Scholarships, Science
Let’s face it – life is expensive. And to make things worse, the cost of living and prices everywhere have gone up. Being a uni student doesn’t make things any easier, either – so here’s what a day in the life of me, a second year science student, looks...
by isabelle | Aug 19, 2022 | Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Medical & Health Sciences, Science, Study tips
It’s that time of semester where it seems like everything is happening, all at once – assignments are due, tests are on the horizon, and there’s just so much to be done. While there’s no doubt uni is stressful, there are many positives to think about – and they...
by isabelle | Jul 8, 2022 | Inside Word 2021, Inside Word 2022, Study tips, Uni hacks
One of the biggest challenges about coming to uni is knowing how to study and what the learning environment is actually like. I remember in year 13, one of my teachers said that one lecture is like learning a whole NCEA internal’s worth of content – and while I...
