Those two little words
Whether it’s because of our own self-righteousness, ego, insecurities or even just past experience, these two little words strike fear into students everywhere. You know the ones I mean – they invoke...
View ArticlePower in numbers: tackling the exam timetable
Well, the last few days have been a bit of a roller coaster really. And it’s not just the mountain of assessment that I’m talking about. What I’m referring to are exams. A bit pre-emptive, I know, but...
View ArticleIt’s week 13 ….again?
So it’s that time of semester again: that time where emotions run high and motivation runs low. For that matter, it’s that time of year too: week 13 of semester 2 invites the exciting prospects of...
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The various stages of preparing (to study) for an upcoming exam
1. The “Plenty of Time” Stage (also known as false security): This is when you first hear about the exam. 95% of the time students are given plenty of warning about its approach, and respond...
View ArticlePre-Mature-Holiday-Mode Syndrome
A ground-breaking health discovery made by accounting/journalism student with absolutely no medical qualifications (It exists because I say it exists). Summer Holiday Noun/Divine Right. 1. A three...
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Second thoughts
After finishing my secondyear of uni, you might think I’d have everything sorted right now; that I’d be happy with what I’m studying and where I am in life and that I’ve set myself up to graduate with...
View ArticleBack to School
Well, well, well. We’re back again; back for another year of procrastinating and Officeworks day trips. I can’t say I am entirely glad to have finished holidaying but I am glad for some form of...
View ArticlePocket Money Please?
… week 3. What have I learnt in my first three weeks at the lovely QUT? … I am destined to be poor and lost. But thankfully I will have a design degree under my belt so I will be able to design nifty...
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The best cover letter ever created
Getting work experience during your uni days is pretty important, a fact that has become scarily real for me. In my PR Planning lecture, the lecturer asked how many of us had done work experience, and...
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Confessions of a First Year Student
Everyone loves a good ol’ embarrassing confession, there is just something about them that makes your own hidden incidents more acceptable. So, I have decided to, with much apprehension, share with the...
View ArticleConfession Number 2
Ok. It has been a while since I confessed something. And I am guilty of another slightly embarrassing and stressful story. Here goes. I shall start by saying I have had the same alarm clock for at...
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QCS – Stress Less!
QCS – the dreaded end of year test confusingly designed to determine your ‘all-important’ OP score. Since the beginning of high school, you’ve probably had the exact same thing repeated to you, as we...
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That year everybody mentioned George Clooney
Four reasons why QCS Clooneyquest wasn’t such a bad idea. So for those of you unfamiliar with QCS mythology- don’t worry, you probably have a life- it basically starts and ends with this one story. In...
View ArticleGetting There; The Scenic Route
Well, well, well; if this isn’t Déjà vu I don’t know what is. I am now back in the same position I was when I was finishing school. What on earth am I going to study? For those of you who didn’t know,...
View ArticleGetting a Head START
For all of those students currently in grade 11, I have some good news. Next year you have the chance to get a huge head-START at Uni! Anyone heard of the StartQUT program? No? Well, let me explain;...
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So You Want to Submit A Fine Arts Portfolio
You want a hint, a semi-golden ticket, a total summary of what I’ve learned from being in the QUT portfolio process, and, later, talking to people who do the admissions? Well here it is kiddos:...
View ArticlePublic Transport Playlist
We all know that Public Transport can start your day off in an unpleasant way. The train or bus ride into uni can either help you have a great day, or can put you in a foul mood for hours. But to avoid...
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The Countdown
It’s after graduation, schoolies and general end of high school antics, and you’re awaiting that one or two digit number set to determine your near future. Thanks to your high school’s preachings, many...
View ArticleRound 3.
It was rough, but I made it. Last year, starting out as a newly-graduated school girl I managed to enroll myself in a fourth-year subject without knowing. And I would have attended the classes with the...
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It’s Confession Time Again.
Ok here comes another confession. It happens every year. And it is slightly embarrassing yet I think a prevalent issue amongst Uni students. The first day of school. When we were in high school it was...
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