on what its really like to be a first year student at the University of Auckland
Anything can happen.
Recently I have found myself really not myself. I have been on and off sick for a while and now my body just seems to have hit by a train. These last couple of weeks have been interesting though as some unexpected things have happened like I THINK I'M SWITCHING...
CONFESSIONS OF A UNI STUDENT
What have I found the most challenging about adapting to university life, general tips for those hoping to take Biomed or Health science next year, what I have found awesome about university, how do I manage my time well….
Studying to learn and learning to study
Studying is one of the most important skills you could ever hope to attain either before or once you’re in Uni - the ability to nap for less than 10 minutes and at any location is also an art of University survival, however that deserves a blog of its own. So for this...
Specialisation Corner: Mechatronics Engineering
I don’t have much to say that I haven’t already covered in the Mechanical Engineering post, so here’s a personal anecdote. (You can skip the next few paragraphs if you only want to look at my awesome badass robot and a Mechanical & Mechatronics course comparison...
Why I Chose Social Work
I am currently surrounded by what seems like a sea of assignments and surviving off of the caffeine running through my veins. It has not been an easy week to say the least. There will be times where you'll be so overwhelmed with assignments, work,...
Big *Months and Mooting
Tate vlogs about mooting, and talks about how she underestimated the length of time she’d be on the grind for. (All positive, though. She’s loving it.)
Time is of the essence.
If I am being honest. At the time that I am writing this, I am sitting in a class that I really should be paying attention to. Whoops. Don't be like Cal. This has been a very long week. After this week I have about five weeks of lectures to go before our long dreaded...
The Queen Lili’uokalani Experience
After a long 8 hour flight, a full day of shopping at Ala Moana Shopping Centre in Honolulu, and a second flight to Kona, we finally arrived at our hotel for the week. Day 1 On our first day in Kona the team headed down to the race base at Kamakahonu Bay...
Specialisation Corner: SPECIAL edition
Hehe, see what I did there? This is a fairly long and boring analysis on ALL Engineering specialisations (with MATHS!), so be warned. It’s no secret there’s a lot of competition in engineering. While I don’t have any historical data (or any data at all) on the GPA...
This past semester the music block has been filled with anticipation as the School of Music festival comes to life. With a wide variety of talents on display throughout September it has been a privilege to partake in what can only be explained as a truly AWESOME...
The Big Weeks
Tate talks about the big weeks, the rough times, the deadlines that seem to cling to each other like stragglers at a party who don’t know anyone else.
Lighting the Way to Second Semester!
Before I left for my second semester, my lovely mother wrote me a poem in our native language, Telugu. Each line consisted of life advice she thought I ought to keep in mind. It's the very first line, though, that...
Just Auckland Things
Can you really say you went to Uni in Auckland if you never jumped off of the Sky Tower ??????? (Yes, I know I look like one of those minions from Despicable Me.) Was I terrified? Yes. Did I wanna back out? More than...
Four Weeks of Bliss
They say home is where the heart is. I can't help but agree as I think about all that I've done these past few weeks of break. Blueberry Picking My mom took my twin sister and I blueberry picking and it was honestly the highlight of my day. I loved spending time...
Home of the Free!
An array of colors splatter across the night sky. Oohs and aahs filter through the air amidst the sporadic booms. In the middle of all this noise I sit, surrounded by my friends, whom I haven’t seen in over four months. Only one sentence replays over and over in my...
Life Lessons from Pizza
Mid-sem break has been filled with great stories to tell 🙂 but also coming to terms with the realization that the majority of the year has gone by 🙁 It’s weird to think that already ¾ of the uni year has gone and so have ¾ of our med applications. There’s three parts to our application for MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery) …
Classroom Etiquette
One thing that’s super different between university and high school is the classroom size. Lectures for first year Engineering are huge, usually held in the largest (around 600 seats) lecture theatre available. Sometimes even that’s not enough and there are overflow...
I Can(‘t) Wait
While procrastinating on my assignments during this mid-semester break, I found myself looking at journals from earlier this year. They were all about me looking forward to things ahead or reminiscing on memories. Then I came across a journal which simply said "I can...