First Year Diaries

Welcome to Melbourne Uni’s online journal of student experiences. The First Year Diaries is comprised of a team of first year bloggers who post regular updates to keep us informed about their life as university students. Here you can find information and images about the day-to-day reality of being a uni student.

Latest posts

  • Doing Absolutely Nothing and Everything Else
    by Pepper
    time skips through my winter hols *A number of the events mentioned were spread out over a couple of months, but I’m only now putting pen to metaphorical paper; thoughts to coherent words. They’re just dated as I’ve written them. It feels nice to accumulate a collection of writings before… Read more: Doing Absolutely Nothing and Everything Else
  • Autumn check in
    by Betty
    Autumn on campus is so pretty! Of course I know leaves come from trees but it seems like it’s always been leaves on tree -> leaves on ground. I don’t know how this is the first time I’ve ever seen a soft rain of leaves. I also never knew vines could… Read more: Autumn check in
  • Busy Bee
    by spremaratne
    I didn’t know uni was going to get this hectic. but I’m enjoying it because I don’t have to time to complain about being bored right now. Recently I joined the Softball club and I had a great first game today. Just balancing Dance and Softball with work and uni… Read more: Busy Bee
  • Coffee, Essays and other Melbourne things [Lily]
    by Lily
    I’ve done it. I’ve finally done it. Today, April 30 2024, marks the day that I’ve finally had a coffee at Melbourne University. It also marks the first time that I’ve ordered my own coffee, strangely enough. I was always scared I would order wrong. Turns out asking for a… Read more: Coffee, Essays and other Melbourne things [Lily]
  • Tis The MST Season
    by spremaratne
    Tis The MST season, but definitely not a period to be jolly. By the way, if you haven’t come across MST before for some reason, it stands for ‘mid semester test’. I had my first one last Friday and I have my last one this coming Tuesday. It’s not really… Read more: Tis The MST Season
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