Kia ora, this will be my last ever blog post for The Inside Word as I am graduating from the uni! I thought I should take a walk down memory lane as I get closer to my graduation ceremony every day. I’ll never forget my first day of uni. Walking through campus knowing...
Okay, we kind of need someone to talk about this. Managing assignments. And I’m talking about the big ones. The ones that are worth 30%, 40% or even 60% of your grade for a course. These kinds of assignments become more common the further you get in your Bachelor of...
Coming into university as a member of the LGBT community can be terrifying. For some, this is the space where they first come out to people. For those already out, they’ll be meeting new people from around the country. As someone who is openly bisexual, my experience...
University is a place we go to to get some help for our future. We want to become advertising specialists, lawyers, doctors, journalists, teachers – all those people we aspire to be. Everyone thinks uni is about assignments which take forever to get done and pulling...
When we apply for uni, we all have that image that we’re going to be learning things we really care about from environmental sciences, business management, media and communication, law, etc. But since starting uni, I’ve learnt there is so much more we can do rather...
If you’re new to Auckland, I’m sure you’ll be wondering what the city has to offer and how to find the events. I was born and raised in the super city and I love looking at what the city has to offer. Auckland was recently declared as the most important city to visit...
I’m more than half-way through my degree now and one thing is for certain; employment is around the corner. I know I want to work for a masters degree in media and communication, but once that’s over, I want to work within the world of advertising and marketing and...
Just before exam season, students face one of the most stressful parts of the semester; however, I have a secret on how to have a stress-free stressful period. Yes, you heard me right; there’s a secret on how to make the most stressful time of the semester...
Okay, this needs to be discussed. Self-doubt. That little demon that comes into every student’s head. No one talks about it, and I’m going to change that right now. My self-doubt is tied to the pressure to succeed, because I always feel like there is a lot of weight...
Before I started uni, I would have done anything to see a day in the life of a student with the combination of Gender Studies and Communication, so here is a day in the life of my experience doing a Bachelor of Arts in Gender Studies and...
