Category Archives: welfare

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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Returning to awesome: 7 things to do after lower A-level results

Okay, it’s A-level results day. If you, or anyone you know, is holding on to grades that weren’t the ones you’d hoped for, read this. Your life IS NOT shaped by your results. YOU go way beyond a few exam … Continue reading

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Fearing the Unknown

The unknown tends to get in the way, doesn’t it? You want to know what questions will come up in an exam, but that is unknown until you sit down and turn the paper over. You want the party to … Continue reading

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10 Great Ways to Push Past Uncertainty

Each and every day, at some point, I ask myself this: “Am I sure?” Am I sure I want to do that?  Am I sure this is the right approach?  Am I sure there’s not a better way? It’s sensible … Continue reading

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Keep a professional Facebook profile and still be yourself

Your Facebook profile is a little piece of you.  You want it to provide an accurate representation of yourself.  Facebook is where you probably feel safe enough to say what you like and act how you want. How would you … Continue reading

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