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

  • Assignments Galore
    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
  • Being an NPC is nice
    I look around the grand cavernous mouth of my first ever lecture theatre, and not a single face do I recognise. Not one single face in that field of faces lit sharply by the too bright alternating white and yellow lights.  Do you know what this means? This means no… Read more: Being an NPC is nice
  • It’s a Process [Clay]
    Howdy Folks, It is currently 9:26 pm on Sunday the 17th, and instead of doing any of the readings I promised myself I would finish this weekend or maybe starting the essay draft my tutor wanted to go over on Wednesday, I’m writing my silly little blog posts and ignoring… Read more: It’s a Process [Clay]
  • Cole’s World
    Life Is Elsewhere Today marks March 16th. I casually glanced at my smartphone, only to find the countdown I had set prior to my departure now relegated to the annals of history, adorned with the inscription “25 days since.” Yes, it has been precisely 25 days since my arrival in… Read more: Cole’s World
  • Obligatory Introduction (by your girl Pepper)
    It’s Week 3. Without indulging in excessive preamble: I find introductions tedious. Nothing I tell you about my favourite band, hobbies, or various other cute tidbits are going to inform you on whether you’ll like me as a person, or enjoy my company. But an introductory post is by definition… Read more: Obligatory Introduction (by your girl Pepper)