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

  • an ode to first year (entry 04)
    by charlie
    if nothing else, believe in love and believe in life.
  • why is my chest so heavy? (entry 03)
    by charlie
    spoiler: its because of everything.
  • End of Semester Thoughts
    by Isaac
    Sorry for the absolutely blinding streams of light from the Australian sun in that first photo… That photo was taken during a little stroll in Carlton Gardens around June of last year, quite near when I sat my first university exam (I did first-year physics as a part of my… Read more: End of Semester Thoughts
  • Blogging for myself… hear me out
    by Hannah
    I’ve heard authors talk about how the best books come from writing not for your audience but for essentially any other reason- for the characters, for yourself, for an issue. In the context of this blog, it sounds kind of silly (I mean I’m not out here writing a book)… Read more: Blogging for myself… hear me out
  • Inspiring Stuff
    by mary
    Apologies for how late this is. The other day I reached out to one of my tutors for the first time because I didn’t think I was capable of finishing an assignment (for FODR students, it was “Translate”). I don’t usually take advantage of extraneous support for assignments, I’ve always… Read more: Inspiring Stuff
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