One of the biggest rites of passage within the rite of passage of going to uni is living on student accommodation. It has been part of my rite of passage as I am from Wagga Wagga and study a double degree at the University of Wollongong, which is a five hour drive away. I have just finished my fourth year
Read moreMy HSC journey When I reached the end of year 10 in 2006, I knew I was about to embark on a new journey which would lead me towards the end of my thirteen years of schooling. The first thing I had to do was pack my bags, in other words, this meant picking the subjects I was going to
Read moreDear First Year Rachel, I would like to thank you for making this decision. It’s incredibly hard to move over 400km and four hours away from your home, family, job—everything you know to study at university, in a city that you have only visited twice. I am very happy to tell you that your decision has led to the best
Read moreUnlike most of my friends, I have not graduated from my undergraduate degree, however some of my friends have graduated and moved on to postgraduate studies. I have managed to get a preview of postgraduate life through my friends, Carrie Wilkinson and Susie Clement. Both of them completed postgraduate studies in the Bachelor of Science at the University of Wollongong.
Read moreEvery first year uni student has certain expectations on what their uni lives and experiences will be like, I know I did. With uni, there are certain experiences which are bound to happen and others which you won’t expect. Remember to be open to every experience, embrace them and learn from them. 1. Making new friends Making friends is inevitable
Read moreMy Hijacked articles were articles I wrote for and were published on Hijacked, a website dedicated to tertiary students with content created and published by tertiary students. I wrote the three articles in 2013 for Hijacked’s official launch in February 2014. Hijacked has since been re-branded as Uni Junkee and my articles are no longer on the site, so I
Read moreI want to find “the one” the right man to have a long term relationship with which will hopefully lead to marriage one day. To do this, I have to put myself out there on the dating scene. Unfortunately people don’t meet at dances, socials, debutante balls or lock eyes at each other from across the room anymore, these days
Read moreFor seven months I lived without Facebook. When I made this decision, it was because I had been through a lot in that particular time of my life—a good friend of mine died suddenly, my grandfather died which lead to a family feud which resulted in me cutting out several family members out of my life (one of them decided
Read moreI grew up as a child in the ‘90s, although I had a happy childhood, I don’t miss being a child, but I do miss the ‘90s. So much has changed over the last fifteen years, most if it is good, some of it not so good. Below are the top five things of why I think it was great
Read moreMy Blaire Magazine columns were columns I wrote for and were published on Blaire Magazine, an online publication. The Things I Miss Since Growing Up Series is a column series I wrote focusing on eight things I miss about my childhood since becoming an adult. As well as the Things I Miss Since Growing Up Series, I also wrote an article on marital and
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