on what its really like to be a first year student at the University of Auckland
SHOWS WORTH BINGEING!!
With exams wrapping up, and the holidays so close you can taste them, its hard to stop yourself from dreaming about those long care free days ahead of you. For me I don't have a lot planned except spending endless hours bingeing... TV shows that is. From Netflix to...
HOW TO CRAM FOR AN EXAM
As someone who crammed and jammed my way through high school, you could consider myself with some expertise in this area, so here’s to all the overwhelmed uni students (and high school students too!)
Fifty Percent
Fifty percent. I am halfway through my grades for semester one. All 4 of my exams are worth 50% of my final grade. That is no small sum. Thankfully and scarily I only have two more weeks of exams left and two more days to study for my first two exams (yikes). I am...
The Business End
Hey ho, Here we are, now hitting the honey flavoured crunch that comes with the end of the semester and I'm more swamped than Shrek. 3 Assignments, 4 Tests and 2 Performances to cram into the next 3 weeks. It's fair to say it's time to fire up. By this I mean I've...
Seven HOLY steps to surviving group projects
Now how’s that for a click bait title? The stability of this bridge is reminiscent of how much I like group projects. They're a pretty big part of Engineering, which does make sense in a “prepares you for the real world” kind of way I guess. (insert overused truss pun...
Mocktails, exam prep and an old doggo named Pepper
As you can probably tell by all the post we are reaching that very fun time of year, EXAM SEASON!!! In the week leading up to exams I am housesitting my Aunty and Uncle's place while they are away overseas, taking care of a very lovable old doggo named Pepper. The...
THE 411 ON 121: LAW AND SOCIETY
Hey, team! I was going to write a post on all four of my papers this semester, but then the "paragraph" I wrote on Law 121 turned into a behemoth, so I thought – hey – let's give it its own time to shine. I'll likely cover my Arts papers...
Getting turnt to lessons learnt
Cheesy heading - I know - but it’s officially the last day of lectures for my first Semester of University, and ya girl is shook! What an absolute roller coaster the past few months have been! So I thought before I move into the heat of exams, and progress into a...
Study Tips from the 18th Century!
Study tips from some of the greatest composers that ever lived dating back to the 18th Century................are they relevant to today watch the vlog and see what you think. Shout out to my extensive facial hair.... the result of having...
Puppies (& other important things.)
I talk about puppies & other important things like Science Scholars and UMAT.
In and Out, In and Out
Tate emerges from the abyss and lets you know that sometimes a busy life means a clearer head.
Specialisation corner: Engineering Science
The month of May is over. Tests are over and done with and exams are upon us. Eek. I just got back from a Maths test and this was the formula sheet we get given. No calculators permitted. Welcome to a new series where I discuss each engineering specialisation. We'll...
Whirlwinds of Change and RUPI KAUR!
These past couple of weeks have been jam packed with all sorts of cool happenings, assignments and some big changes coming to my daily life. Happening No. 1: My amazing friend flew up to see me! I have been so blessed to have such incredible friends across the...
Exams, treks and treats.
Two weeks. Two weeks of lectures and we're done for the semester. Only thing that remains is (besides my French test on Wednesday) exams *Crowd gasps*. It would be an understatement to say that I was freaking out. Exams in college were stressful, having to recall a...
STRESS LESS (Easier said than done)
Hi guys! I’m back for tips & snips round 2. There’s no doubt a giant cloud of stress (maybe even a thunderstorm) hanging over our heads this past few days. For biomedders, our last mid-semester test was on Friday (yay), but our first exam is less than 3 weeks away (eek). The semester has flown by so quick – turns out our last labs and tutorials are this week!
Expect The Un-Expected
Last week I expected the norm... and definitely didn't get it. It all started two Friday's ago when I expected to play another regular game of basketball for the inter-faculty team and like any ordinary game I prepared myself to play like an NBA All-star and take no...
The University Compass – to go North, or to go South?
Hey guys! I have finally recovered from a treacherous week of tests and assignments. After several late nights, two orders of uber eats and the struggle that was POP111, I’ve made it out alive and I’m back to smooth sailing until the next beast of a test comes rolling...
The Five Year Plan
I have three very big assignments due within the next week and a half, but unfortunately I caught a serious case of procrastination. While I was staring into space (when I should've been starting on my assignments) I thought about how the schedule I wrote in my diary...