by Haichuan Zhang | Mar 31, 2021 | Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Study tips, Uni hacks
Although the NCEA level 3 exams were months ago, I still vividly remember how stressed and anxious I was. My stomach was turning, my head was dizzy, and I felt like I was going to… Who am I kidding? I’m just being overdramatic. I studied for two hours the day before...
by Leticia Alvarez | Mar 19, 2021 | Inside Word 2021, Study tips, Uni hacks
It’s interesting coming back to university as a second-year student. This time last year, I was overwhelmed with my introductory courses. ‘I will succeed in this course,’ I thought, and was making mental lists of all the things I had to do to get the most out of them....
by Tomoki Vincent | Mar 8, 2021 | Arts, Campus Life, Inside Word 2021, Study tips, Uni hacks
Welcome to The Inside Word! I’m sure regardless of where you are in your university journey from pre-application to being a fresher, you all have the same question bubbling around in your head, which is always “How do I actually do university?” I’m here as...
by Leticia Alvarez | Mar 4, 2021 | Auckland Life, Inside Word 2021, Study tips, Uni hacks
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...
by Leticia Alvarez | Mar 4, 2021 | Auckland Life, Inside Word 2021, Study tips, Uni hacks
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...
by Leticia Alvarez | Sep 21, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Uni hacks
Talking to my year 12 sister the other day, I realized I’d forgotten how confusing it is to think about uni, plan your degree, and wrap your head around some of the terminology. I remember going online and trying to sift out the most important things I had to...
