- September 26, 2017
- Harriet Mills
As cliché as it sounds, time spent travelling can teach you a lot about yourself. It helps you learn and grow, and puts you in situations that you never thought you’d be able to cope with.
We all dream of finding the One No, not that One I'm talking about that perfect job - the one you study for, write endless job applications and craft the perfect CV for But while there's plenty of literature....
As cliché as it sounds, time spent travelling can teach you a lot about yourself. It helps you learn and grow, and puts you in situations that you never thought you’d be able to cope with.
Taking a gap year can give you the real-world experience you need before settling down into work or study. A gap year well spent will give you the freedom to develop your subject area, travel and earn a bit of cash along the way too.
Anxious students hunch over their laptops navigating between tab after tab of a million career path websites. Others immerse themselves in binge watching, binge eating and binge ignoring the problem altogether. But what if you don’t want to pay a monthly subscription to procrastinate?
Whether you’re a final year student or a recent graduate, you’ll probably be familiar with the dreaded question of “what comes next?” A Master's? Grad job lined up? Maybe a gap year?
The job market is competitive, especially for graduates. Before you spend time searching, writing, proofreading and submitting, it's crucial that you know how to align your application with the job you're applying for.
Obviously the whole point of uni is to leave with a shiny degree. But what else do you gain from your time in tertiary education?
The National Student Survey (NSS) is aimed mostly at final year students and seeks to gather opinions about their course, institution and overall experience. It's meant to monitor the quality of universities across the country and identify those areas which require improvement.
September’s come around again.
50-70% of first time students experience homesickness during their first few weeks. So why not bring a bit of home to your new digs?