Back for Seconds

Welcome to Melbourne Uni’s online journal of student experiences beyond the first year. Back for Seconds is comprised of a team of second year (and beyond) 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 (not so new) uni student.

Latest posts

  • Week 2: The Big Sick
    Hi again everyone! It’s Amity from the first year blog- back for more 🙂 I actually meant to write this last week but in true second-year fashion I was too busy and completely forgot. So here goes. Anyway. Week 2, off to a great start. There’s a cold going around… Read more: Week 2: The Big Sick
  • Contribute to the First Year Diaries blog in 2023
    The First Year Diaries blog is currently in its 18th year of giving first years the space to share their experiences of starting and surviving uni with others. Future students and fellow first years from Melbourne and around the world read the blog to find out what uni is really… Read more: Contribute to the First Year Diaries blog in 2023
  • Another year over?!
    What do you do when you realise Uni is over for another year? I had my last exam on Thursday last week, so have been free for almost a week now, and it’s weird. It’s such an anticlimax to finish exams, to not know what to do without the stress driving… Read more: Another year over?!
  • Mid-semester break
    After a really busy few weeks, mid-semester break provides a chance to pause, revise, catch up and also have a break! This semester, like all those past, has been crazy and extremely busy. Like the duck often used as a simile in situations like this, I’m always struggling to stay… Read more: Mid-semester break
  • The Student Who Overslept (Aimee)
    Hi there, dear readers! It’s funny how the most important life-events pass quietly – unnoticed. One of these, for me, happened seven years ago. Rewind to 2010… *cue flashback music* Little me (isn’t she sweet!?) is on holiday in Lorne and her (my?) mum is putting on a DVD. As… Read more: The Student Who Overslept (Aimee)