I chat all things University, the highs, the lows, the good, the bad and obviously the slightly ugly singing while sat on the bathroom floor of Pop World with some nugs in one hand and hash browns in another. You’re welcome.
Today is GCSE results day and after the shambles of last week’s A-Level results, it’s no wonder students were worried about receiving their grades. But whether you’re thrilled or disappointed, the important thing to remember is that your grades don’t define you. Teachers often label children as ‘gifted’ or ‘straight A/A* student’ but what they […]
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I had my Graduation yesterday, when I received my Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Leicester. Not quite sure where those twelve months went, but I certainly have learnt and written more in a year than I have in a long time. I really enjoyed my course and loved going back to graduate […]
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After being in education for seventeen years, it was daunting not knowing what the next step was after graduating from my Bachelor’s degree in English. I got my GCSE’s, A-Levels, BA degree; I’d got the set of qualifications my teachers had always encouraged me to get. But, then what? Nobody at the University of York […]
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It’s officially one year since I left University. So it’s a year since I packed up my cosy student room in York, crammed it into my Mini and entered the real, adult world. I had no job, no income, and no plans bar a handful of fun things with my friends and family that was […]
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There is an art to keeping in touch with friends after university. The final weeks are amazing, especially at dissertation hand in – which was one of the best days and nights EVER – and my final few days in York including Summer Ball, for a tipsy night with my BFFs. There were dresses, hairspray, […]
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So it’s official… I’m an English graduate from the University of York. AGH. I still don’t believe it, mainly because I feel way too young to be a graduate and have my life together. Can I just rewind to the gin & lemonade and dancing on the tables in Fibbers pls?? Graduation was such a […]
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After three years and countless reading lists, I thought I’d share 20 books from my degree worth reading. I read a considerable amount of the “classics” in my English course at York along with some obscure literature that no one has ever heard of mainly in the Anglo-Saxon textbook. But there were also some absolute […]
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While I am adjusting to life after university, I am now not actually completely done with education. It’s as big of a surprise to me as it is to you. But let’s just rewind for a second. A week ago, (but it feels like four weeks ago) I finished my degree! Then once I was sober […]
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I’ve only gone and finished my university degree like Ciao Adios, I’m done. No big deal. I’ve written an 8,000 word dissertation, eaten my body weight in chocolate and massively exploited the free version of citeforme to reference my 40+ sources. But I made it through! So Ciao, adois you disgustingly long piece of writing you, […]
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