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

  • 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
  • Post Mid Sem Break Check In Check Out
    by Pepper
    (or, a series of unrelated observations) It’s Pepper! You would not believe the amount of half-written blog drafts I have sitting around collecting dust already. It seems I’ve been yearning for a writing project, and now that I have one, I’m so pleased that I don’t know what to do… Read more: Post Mid Sem Break Check In Check Out
  • Existential crisis counter: I
    by Betty
    Three days into the mid-sem break: one day’s worth of public holiday, two days worth of weekend, and all I had done was shut myself up in my room with my timers and coffee and go in circles with my philosophy essay (due on the Monday at midnight). I only… Read more: Existential crisis counter: I
  • Meet the Blogger: Lily
    by Lily
    I don’t feel like introductions are my strong point. I freeze up and forget everything there is to say about myself. But I’m a firm believer that every person is a fascinating microcosm of ideas, ideals, histories and dreams, so I should refrain from selling myself short and keeping information… Read more: Meet the Blogger: Lily
  • Assignments Galore
    by spremaratne
    Don’t worry I’m not going to be complaining about how I need to figure out supply and demand curves or how I need to somehow make my balance sheet actually balance, but I am going to say that the assignments really did sneak up on me. When the assignment dates… Read more: Assignments Galore
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