Category: Study
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When university essay feedback freaks you out (Simone)
This afternoon I had one of those oh-dear-god-I-fail-at-life-give-me-chocolate-icecream-straight-from-the-tub moments after getting an essay back. My sister and I call them “Sharon-sobs”, after Sharon’s constant cries throughout the Kath and Kim series. It’s not the best example of it, but here’s a link to a short Youtube clip in case you don’t know what that looks like (at 0.20 […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2013/09/12/when-university-essay-feedback-freaks-you-out-simone
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Semester Two, end of week 3: already behind in readings?! Yes. (Simone)
On Thursday afternoon, a massive tidal wave of assignments and readings pulled me under. Now, normally, I can swim through these – after year 12 my freestyle is pretty solid! – but, I feel like right now I’ve started to drown. It’s all too much, and I can’t see any cute life guards ready to […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2013/08/17/semester-two-week-4-already-behind-in-readings-yes-simone
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I spent three hours Wednesday learning about modernism. (Victoria)
First week’s done and dusted and so far I’m pretty happy. I was sceptical, even a couple of days ago, about the subject’s I’d chosen, but after having all but one tute down I’ve warmed up a little. My biggest worry was gender studies because it’s a topic that invites so much infuriating radicalism and […] -
Semester two begins – with sunshine and a blue sky (Simone)
Somehow we’re back at uni again! I swear I didn’t live through a whole 5 weeks of holidays. There isn’t much proof of my holidaying – my bedroom is probably just as messy as it was before (that was probably expected, though) and I’m not more ‘rested’ or relaxed (a holiday bedtime of 1am probably […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2013/07/31/semester-two-begins-with-sunshine-and-a-blue-sky-simone
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We're not the new kids any more. (Victoria)
With our second semester starting in just a few days, how will it be different from last semester? I’ll probably tell myself I’ll d the work more and keep organised and not leave assignments with two days to go (one for research, one for writing. What more do you need?) but considering I’ve already told […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2013/07/26/were-not-the-new-kids-any-more-victoria
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Holidays begin!! (Simone)
The sun is shining, St.Kilda are playing Melbourne in thirty or so minutes (hence will probably win for once!! – touchwood though…), and the assignment-free, exam-free, week of (coffee) drinking, catching up, shopping, dancing?, movie watching, chocolate eating, all beckons. Holidays are upon me, hallelujah!! Winter has never looked so appealing. I know you’re absolutely […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2013/06/22/holidays-begin-simone
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I have 60 hours to finish (and kind of start) two assessment so why are people talking in the silent study areas?! (Victoria)
Ohk, I admit, maybe seeing Gatsby yesterday instead of working on my take-home exam for Reason wasn’t the best idea, but knowing how much work I had to do I figured I’d be safe doing it today. Figured I’d trek up to level 3 of Bailieu and spend the day up there doing it. Figured, it’s […] -
Exam week is sad. Nuff said. (Simone)
Taking a pit stop to write for you, here, folks. I lie. My pit stop is procrastination. But you knew that, really, didn’t you! Let’s disguise this post as a much needed ‘break’ from study, rather than a delay in beginning my take home exam for Power, ahem… Found myself a little bit overwhelmed with […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/first-year/2013/06/11/exam-week-is-sad-nuff-said-simone
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EXAMSs… (Kiryll)
Hi guys! As I was studying for these upcoming exams I realised a study technique that I should have been using that would have cut down revision by 40-50%. The figure isn’t verified by actual research, but I really think it will work. Cramming works to an extent. Especially if one has a week to […] -
"At uni, you will have loads of free time, won't have to study, and will spend every night out at bars getting crunk with your new mates", they said (Simone)
A friend’s dad recently remarked, ‘Oh, you’re doing Arts, pfff! So that means you’re spending every night out at bars getting sloshed!’ Ahem, no, not really! For some reason a lot of people seem to think that uni students, especially Arts, are always out at crazy parties, but I’ve done a mini-survery of my fellow Arts […]
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