The good and the bad of studying a joint degree
You’ve applied to study a joint degree, couldn’t decide which degree you wanted to study more? Neither could I. Slightly pessimistic about it? That’s normal, I’ll explain the the ins and outs of it....
View ArticleThings you miss about home
The holidays are over, it’s time to drag yourselves back to Kent. You’ve missed it; the nightlife, independence and your flatmates. You’re glad to be back but something feels different, a feeling you...
View ArticleThings you miss about university
We move to university to get away from home but inevitably, we end up back there. Be it Christmas, a reading week or you need a haircut and don’t trust those in Canterbury to do it; somehow, we always...
View ArticleWhat’s Varsity like for non-sporty people?
Varsity is a sporting competition between The University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church. Not that it’s much competition… Anyway, CCCU banter aside, the campus pretty much explodes with sporting...
View ArticleThe art to pulling an all nighter
We’re at uni and it’s time to knuckle down. Not enough hours in the day to get that darn essay done? Try the night. But how do you spend your time working instead of zombieing out? Energy. You know how...
View ArticleHow to prevent exams consuming you
Exams are stressful and if you’re even half as stubborn as I am, you’re not going to take anyone’s advice and you’ll just revise 24/7. From experience I can tell you, don’t do that. Last year my...
View ArticleWhat to expect during Freshers’ Week
University is either an exciting or an extremely nerve wracking thought as for many of us, it’s the first time we’ve lived away from home. Although there is no one guide that fits all, I can...
View ArticleCooking up a disaster at uni
One realisation you face at uni is having to cook for yourself. Alternatively you could bankrupt yourself with takeaway or starve… Sometimes in the struggle to stay alive, you cook up a disaster and...
View ArticleGoing paperless at uni
During my first year of uni I really struggled to take notes during lectures, I just couldn’t keep up and attempting to do so really ruined my handwriting. The internet told me to go paperless and...
View ArticleConfrontation in the flat
Living with a bunch of strangers has its challenges, just look at how they get on in the Big Brother house. Dealing with confrontation in the flat is something we all experience, whether it’s your...
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