Campus Life
Phase 2
Hi! I wrote for the Inside Word last year and my goodness, it’s great to be back! I am going into my second year here at UoA and initially, I had some mixed feelings about being back; a few of my closest friends either transferred elsewhere or left uni completely,...
Cue the Tears
I’ve never been that person who embraces the idea of change. I know it is inevitable, yet I actively try and avoid it. The reason I try and avoid it is because I fear the incredible times and experiences I have had will never be topped. The biggest...
How to Make Friends at Uni
You know that feeling when you walk into the classroom and you get really stressed about where to sit and who you sit next too? Well, with next to 1000 students being in the same classroom as you, the odds of not sitting next to someone are pretty much zero. So...
Wise Words from Amy
This time next month I will be back home in Napier after completing my first year of university. I am still in shock with how fast this year has gone and questioning whether it will be possible to ever beat this year. Unfortunately for you guys, you will be/almost...
A Day in the Life of… a Biomed
https://youtu.be/qWNrbVwoVAo Here we have it- 'A Day in the Life of a Biomed' The video to answer all you ever wanted to know about how Biomed students live (kinda, but not really). Sure, this mightn't be a day that represents the entire 2018 First Year...
Keeping Life Easy
After almost a year at uni, I've come up with some strategies for making my life a bit easier and less stressful, hopefully you'll be able to find them helpful too. 1. Have a go-to spot I think this is probably the most important thing; you can easily waste so much...
A Day in the Life
If you've been wondering what an average day actually looks like for a university student, then this is the post for you! 7am Time to wake up – I could definitely get up later but I like to take my mornings slow. One of my friends literally gets up at 8:40 and...
Coming in from Christchurch
It's getting near the end of year, which means NCEA exams (good luck!) and more importantly (applying for admission for uni and finding out where you're going to live next year!). So as you may or may not know, I'm from Christchurch, which meant that moving to...
Transition to Spring
The last few weeks have been nothing but beautiful walking to campus. The pink flowers bloomed so passionately and I honestly thought that I was in Japan. They're slowly returning back to their green nature but I now know there's something to look forward to for...
Q and A 2.0
It is currently our last mid-semester break for our first year of university, and that is a really scary thought. This year has been incredible and for the year 13’s who are starting uni next year, you should get excited!! Obviously there will be things that you...
The Final Hurdle
School teachers often promote uni to such a degree that it is almost as if there is nothing better that we could do with our lives, straight out of high school. I am writing this blog, because as much as I genuinely love and enjoy being at university, there are...
Procrastination Central
The last week of University before mid-semester break is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it means you are so close to being free to do everything you normally do, but without the guilt and stress. A curse because it tends to be the busiest week of...
Course planning 101
The experience of course planning will be completely different depending on what degree you intend to take. So on one end of the spectrum you have the biomed/health sci (I am yet to figure out the difference between these two) and engineering end. That’s when the...
University Hall Towers: Hall Tour Series Part 3.
Hi guys! Welcome back to Part 3 of the Hall Tour Series, this week I’ll be covering the much-anticipated University Hall Towers (scroll down for video)! Location 📍: 30 Whitaker Pl, Grafton, Auckland 1010 5-10 minute walk to city campus so quite close. Capacity 🏠 :...
What to eat? Epsom Campus ed.
So I may have complained a tad (if not a lot) about the lack of food options on campus but little did I know...Mount Eden Village is a lovely place. Filled with A LOT of restaurants and quality outlets... you'll be wondering how long it will take you to try out...
