Category Archives: campus
How to Ensure Living With Others Doesn’t Resemble Fresh Meat
Have you been watching Fresh Meat on Channel 4? How does it compare with your university experience? The show follows a bunch of Freshers who are stuck together in a house off campus because there isn’t enough room in the … Continue reading
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Why applying to Oxbridge shouldn’t be scary
Speaking in The Guardian, Mary O’Hara looks at applying to Oxbridge: “Twenty years on from my graduation, it is upsetting that many of the barriers my generation faced are so prevalent for poorer youngsters today; that they are still so … Continue reading
Deal with the best and worst of university open days
Open days provide a fantastic way to find out about each university. You get a direct feel for the place, to see how it suits you as an individual. In 2009, The Student Room asked over a thousand students about … Continue reading
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The Wonder of the Weekend
Why would you want to treat the weekend as the weekend? Saturday and Sunday are boons for productivity. The week is a great time for fun at uni and things often slow down at the weekend. It’s not always the … Continue reading
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Living with others: Be the genuine article
For those of us who have lived with others as students, it might feel like a study of the bleedin’ obvious. For those of you about to embark upon your first stint in halls, dorms, flats and shared houses, it … Continue reading
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