Undergraduate → graduate → postgraduate. Those are the ‘ranks’, if you like, that you can climb through your university life. A lot of us come to uni straight out of high school, while others take a ‘gap year’ or spend some time in the workforce before taking on tertiary education. Either way, if we have not yet completed a degree, we are all ‘undergraduates’, waiting … Continue reading Undergrad vs. Postgrad study – what’s the deal?
“Referencing is the best, most enjoyable part of any assignment… ” (No One Ever, 1983, p. never-ever). Referencing. Your favourite thing in the world, right? I know – I get it – referencing can be tedious. Taxing. Tiring. It’s either the final challenge at the end of an assignment, or the perfect-productive-procrastination-pastime when actually doing an assignment is too unappealing and you’d rather start formatting … Continue reading The fine (and frustrating) art of referencing
Apart from the mix of accents and frostbite-y cold, my ‘culture shock’ while on Exchange in Manchester last year, consisted of the strong smoking-culture amongst its students. It appeared to be a habit everyone inherited out of high school (or college, rather) – something less common in my experience studying in Sydney and Newcastle. The first time I saw someone ‘vaping’ was also on this … Continue reading Navigating Addiction: Cigarettes & Vaping
