The Last Post

Hello fine readers,

Alas our term on this blog has come to an end, not sure which of us shall be progressing to the second year blog, “Back for Seconds” however I would like to take this time to say it has been a real honour to have been allowed to participate in this blog. I would like to thank all the staff in the Transition and Orientation Department (Ron in particular), and of course to all my fellow bloggers (Ben, Adeshola, Emily, Jane, Mark and Monique) who I had the pleasure to read about every so often, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

Branching off that somewhat somber introduction, the year has come to end and what a fine fine year it has been! Being an Arts student I was fortunate to have to no sit down exams this semester, all take home assessments which I finished in the first week of the exam period! So safe to say, I have been living it up having already started my long (and well deserved) four month break!

This year has been filled with so much greatness, I cannot even begin to describe. I’ve made life long friends, participated in countless events and activities, broadened not only my mind but knowledge and even met that special someone. I think University is a daunting experience at first. I think you will ultimately be scared of what you don’t know. However, even after only one year has passed, I feel as though University will be where I spend the best years of my life.

I have learnt many wonderful and amazing things during my time spent on campus this year and I shall take this time to share these things with you.

You will fit in no matter what kinds of things you like
Ultimately, the best thing about University is the variety. You will meet so many different people, and have the opportunity to be a part of so many different groups/clubs! If you have an interest it something, you’ll be able to find someone who feels the exact same; the sheer amount of clubs in the university are an example of this (From the Cake Lovers Club to, as Adeshola mentioned, More Beer). At first it is hard, but if you persist I do not have a doubt in my mind, that you will be able to make lifelong friends.

This photo was the only way I could describe my next lesson, do everything…… and I mean ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. I adore meeting new people, so this came easily to me – but as soon as there was an opportunity to participate in something I was there. I believe I have some formulated rights in this category, having attended four orientation camps, four University Balls and countless pub crawls and various other events (Boat Cruises, End of Exams Parties, Paint n Glow, etc). Participating means you can meet new people, you can tick that event off your to do list, you can further improve friendships you have already made and probably the thing about participating – YOU CAN HAVE FUN.

Intelligence is all hard work.
I have come to realise that just like VCE, University greatness is achieved by merely putting in the effort to achieve so. You will find the smartest kids you know failing their core subjects, and the ones who you thought scraped it in, getting 80% averages. Ultimately for me, this year has marked a great social year rather than an academic one however, this does not upset me in the slightest. This second semester, I have worked hard to achieve the results I am happy with while maintaining a great and fulfilling social life and I suggest you aim to do the same!

Anyway this blog post is getting fair too long and wordy, as always I shall leave you with some photos of what debauchery I got up to in my second semester!

Adieu,

Jessica Le

(Eating Contest at Aa’s Semester 2 Free BBQ)