Student Car Loans: How to Avoid Mistakes

Social StudentJune 4, 2019

Having a car of your own while you are still a student isn’t something that previous generations could aspire to, unless they had exceedingly rich parents, of c...

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Can You Study in a Country Where You Don’t Speak the Language?

Social StudentAugust 15, 2018

Going to university in a different country can offer a lot of benefits. It can make you look more employable due to your more diverse life experience and can al...

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How to Cope with Third Year!

lkpennellNovember 9, 2015

I am just about to begin my third year of University, and the obvious emotions are running through my mind: excitement, nerves, happiness of seeing my old frien...

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Grants to loans: Are the government really pricing poorer students out of higher education?

SamwinSeptember 21, 2015

In July George Osborne announced his plans to scrap the current student finance maintenance grants available to students from 2016 and replace them with another...

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The calm before the storm: Preparing for university

SamwinSeptember 9, 2015

So for over a decade, you've effectively gone through the same routine at the same time every year; you buy fresh stationery, fresh book materials and uniforms/...

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Handwritten Letters: Why the pen can be mightier than the keyboard…

StephJuly 29, 2015

Sometimes, I think I am, at heart, something of an elderly lady. Since leaving my teenage years behind, I continually find myself saying things like “when I was...

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Things to do in your final term!

StephMay 7, 2015

Congratulations on making it to the end of your final year! Not long now til you’re in your graduation gown with the degree you’ve worked so hard for firmly in ...

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Dissertation Desolation: Advice on beginning your final year thesis…

StephFebruary 26, 2015

This time last year, I had begun to write my final year dissertation. Having survived a term of seminars tackling the basic “do’s” and “don'ts” of research, mee...

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The Curious Case Of The Backwards Generation: Educating Britain?

SamwinDecember 14, 2014

In the papers today leapt out a headline: Two in three bright pupils go backwards at secondary school: High-achievers find themselves repeating topics and endur...

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Living On A University’s Secondary Campus: The Outsider’s Story

lkpennellDecember 1, 2014

I'm currently at University (yes, I got there!) in my second year, having gotten into my University of choice, the University of Exeter. The only slight twist i...

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Dropout Dilemma

us101November 28, 2014

For many students, getting into university is a challenge. On top of having to meet course entry requirements, there is also the whole attending of countless op...

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Top Ten Reasons Why Students Should Volunteer!

StephNovember 22, 2014

Volunteering is awesome and if you’re a student you should really think about getting involved – particularly if you’re finding that your studies aren’t taking ...

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I’m Not Always as Happy as My Profile Picture

lkpennellOctober 26, 2014

Every year, around this sort of time, I feel tense, uncomfortable and generally more uncertain about the direction my life is taking. Why does this happen to me...

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Top 10 tips for Saving and Budgeting

Natalie_WelshOctober 12, 2014

As a third year student I’m in panic mode that this is the last year of receiving comfortable loans, paying bills three times a year and well, living a life of ...

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The Fault In Our Education System

Faith ClarkeOctober 9, 2014

When we begin secondary school, it seems we are removed from the happy, creative haven that is primary school and dropped into a daunting new world where the ma...

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How to ‘really’ achieve a First-class honours at university

Nike AkintokunSeptember 28, 2014

Having always lived in an educational household, you can well imagine, education comes first. My GCSEs were prepared for from Year 8 and A level timetables w...

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The Benefits of Student Blogging!

StephSeptember 24, 2014

Having recently graduated, I increasingly find myself looking back at my three years spent at University and pondering over some of my biggest regrets. Of cours...

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Calling all first years – What is your reading list like for uni?

Nike AkintokunSeptember 7, 2014

You must have at least heard of it by now. It’s white, has your name on it and is probably already forgotten in last night’s jeans and here is your clue. It def...

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What is true academic value?

aijonesSeptember 4, 2014

            It is no secret that the University system across the world is not always fair and based on meritocracy; if you don't believe me, look at the likes ...

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Meeting your Flatmates 101

EthanSeptember 1, 2014

So, A-levels are in. You've confirmed your place and you're going to uni! Congratulations!  You better race down to the nearest IKEA/Wilko and grab as many £4 l...

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An English Literature degree – what’s it really like?

Ruth OllerenshawAugust 28, 2014

It's nearly time to start uni, you're all prepared for the start of term and you've read every article going on what university life's like, right? Now a postgr...

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A Guide to Freshers’ Week

Beth GordonAugust 27, 2014

Freshers’ week is the most anticipated week of the year for university students, whether you’re a fresher yourself or a returning student. It’s a week filled wi...

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University Characters

Matt SharpAugust 22, 2014

University, in particular Fresher’s Week, is an interesting time. It is a time where hordes of young people from up and down the country are crammed into halls ...

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Last minute preparation for university – how not to panic.

Social StudentAugust 21, 2014

So that time is coming upon us, for most students, fresher’s week is little more than a month away. Checking my facebook news feed, it is easy to see that most ...

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And breathe out, tips to de-stress at Uni

jesshulmeAugust 20, 2014

Whether you're just about to head off to University, or going back it's useful to have in your toolkit some techniques for relaxing. University life does put a ...

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Why proofreading other people’s work will never be a fun thing to do

Social StudentAugust 26, 2013

Proof reading someone else's work will never be a fun thing to do. It won't be a pleasant thing to do, it won't be satisfying and it won't even be useful to you...

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Must-Haves to Survive Student Accommodation.

Social StudentAugust 22, 2013

Finding your first student digs is obviously a top priority for any prospective student. The never ending list of accommodation to choose from can keep you feel...

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Gone-Off Milk – Notes from My First Year

Social StudentAugust 12, 2013

Moving away from home, waving goodbye to Mum’s home-cooked meals and fresh laundry, and leaving behind the friends that you have known for far too many years ce...

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New House, New Rules

Social StudentAugust 9, 2013

The next student year is upon us and as I and my house mates are only approaching my second year of University this is our first time dealing with getting a sha...

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The death of Arts and Humanities 101

Marcus JohnsonMay 29, 2013

A recent survey conducted by “Which?” and “The Higher Education Policy Institute” has recently suggested that almost one in three first year students don’t beli...

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