by Tom | Sep 18, 2020 | Inside Word 2020
General whadda-hoo-ha? General thingy-ma-whatsit? Generally educated? When I was first applying for admission to the University of Auckland, I came across this thing called ‘General Education’ in the programme structure of the degree that I wanted to pursue (for me, a...
by Junius Ong | Sep 16, 2020 | Accommodation, Inside Word 2020, Medical & Health Sciences, Vlog
Carlaw Park is a non-catered hall for students who are not school leavers. Unlike Unihall (the hall I stayed last year), food is not provided. Although I covered most of the points in this video, here are some facts that may be useful. Apartments usually consist of...
by Talia | Sep 16, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Study tips
Oh, joyous memories of studying among people, instead of inside these four walls! Nothing will help you stay focused like the perfect study spot. It can be really hard to study in your room, with all your distractions. Your brain thinks of it as the place where you...
by Talia | Sep 10, 2020 | Inside Word 2020
I spent most of my first year staring at the giant tree that blocked all natural light from coming into my window. In short, I did not have many friends. In fact, for the first semester, I didn’t have ANY. Thankfully, some wonderful people took pity on me in the...
by Tom | Sep 3, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Science
If you’ve clicked on this (which you must have, so good choice), then hooray – you’re probably interested in studying the best thing that there is to study: Science. And that is 100% fact, I swear I’m not biased at all. No way! Well, no. I am slightly biased. If...
by Tom | Sep 1, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Money/Scholarships
Let’s face it. University costs money. And although your first year will most likely be fees free, there are still other costs related to university (as well as the fact that we all want to go out and do other, fun things that, unfortunately sometimes cost money)....
