Auckland Life
The best study spots on campus! Vlog
Hey there, My name is Olivia Hubber, and I am a second-year commerce and arts student. Last year, I produced content for The Inside Word, and I am so grateful to be back again this year. I feel that I have learned so much already, and I still have heaps to learn,...
In The Deep End!
Hellooo, welcome to my first blog on the inside word! My name is Imogen, I am a first-year biomedder, proud O'Rorkian (O'Rorke two clap!) and a self-proclaimed (if you ask anyone on my floor, they'd agree) volleyball addict. In my short time here, I have already...
Should you stay in halls? (+ Waiparūrū Hall Tour 2021!). Vlog
Hey there! If you are a school leaver and wondering if staying in halls is even worth it, I’ve got your back! I was very much in your position last year, deciding if I should apply to halls, considering I was already staying in Auckland at that time. I was weighing...
What’s Good About Lockdown?
It seems COVID always strikes around the start of semester, and we're getting used to the uncertainty of rising and falling of alert levels. One good way to deal with this, I've found, is to look forward to the best aspects of life in lockdown just as much as life...
From One Online Student to Another
Though I was disappointed to hear we’d return to online classes for another week, I thought long and hard about what can be done to make an online learning as positive an experience as possible. With a year of on-and-off online learning under my belt, I thought I’d...
That’s a wrap of 2020. Vlog
Hey all, hope everyone is doing well! This is my last vlog for 2020, it has been such an awesome and crazy year. I have made so many friends and learnt so much. I hope that if you are reading this and have seen my videos, they have inspired you to come to UOA....
Starting Uni 101 – Q&A. 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...
Things to do in Auckland
One of my favourite things about living in Auckland is the variety of places there is to visit around the city and events going on. Yes, I am writing this wistfully in lockdown, but hopefully, this will provide some inspiration for once lockdown is over and insight...
Day in the life of an online uni student. Vlog
Hi guys, I hope you are all doing well and keeping safe. I remember back to when I was in high school, I wanted to understand a bit about what uni life was like. So today I have made a video of what online uni is currently like for me. I hope you enjoy the video...
March Madness
Kia ora! Greetings! Hello! Welcome! It’s great to meet you. Even though we are not meeting in real life I’d like to virtually shake your hand, give you an elbow bump or reciprocate an East Coast wave – whatever’s allowed these days. My name’s Tom and I’m a...
Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting Uni
Hi there, I’m Leticia, and I’m a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts student majoring in politics and English. The inter-semester break has been a good time to reflect on the things I’ve learned about uni and how to be better prepared for semester 2 and the...
The Best (updated) Study Spots in Auckland Central
The Best (updated) Study Spots in Auckland Central Why Getting Out of Your Room is Effective Of course, there’s days where you wake up and it just feels right to stay home and study in bed. A pantry (or a snack stash) at your disposal and a thick duvet, or your own...
Move in day – Waipārūrū Hall. Vlog
This vlog is of me moving from Christchurch to Auckland to start my degree. It shows me moving into the new Waipārūrū hall and me getting settled in a new city.
Dear First Year and Future me
Dear First Year and Future me, “The older you get, the wiser you get,” I’m unsure if that is an entirely accurate quote but you know what I’m going to go with it for the purpose of this blog post. It’s too late for me to go back and change things to reflect what I...
How to budget: life lessons 💸💰
Eeeeek. Money. Budgeting. Bleugh. (From a student's perspective) Budgeting at uni is not fun. Budgeting in general is not fun, but when you're a student and can't have a full time job it becomes imperative that you become good at managing where your money is going....
