Exam Prep
At the start of the semester, I thought it was generous for the powers that be to set aside an entire week for exam revision. Now that it’s here, it doesn’t feel like anywhere near enough. I mean, how...
View ArticleGet Ready. Get Set…
I’ve been having a ball at O’Week! Being a Peer Mentor has been a real confidence boost. Turns out I know more about Adelaide and the Uni than I thought, and I’ve met some fascinating people, too! It’s...
View ArticleUp to Date?
After starting on the back hoof with my readings, I promised myself that I’d catch up and stay ahead for the whole semester. I didn’t think it’d be that difficult. I just needed discipline: make the...
View ArticleStudy Time & Weighing Options
Given how much extra work our lecturers seem to be piling on this semester, and how much harder I’m finding it to get my head around all the things I’m supposed to be learning, I’ve been trying to work...
View ArticleTrying to Change Courses
This week has been a tough one. After my post last week, Brainy and I crunched the numbers and decided that something had to give with my uni workload. I’d taken on waaaaay too much, and if I wanted to...
View ArticleMaintaining Momentum
I’m in the library writing this, and gosh it feels strange to be on top of things. Strange but good. While it wasn’t exactly bales of fun having to do so much work over the break, or playing catch up...
View ArticleDeadlines?!
By Aries wool, this week has been frustrating! All I wanted was one teeny, tiny extension. But with the amount of bother I’ve been through, you’d think I was after something huge, like for the uni to...
View ArticleProcrastination Station
Question: Do you think Netflix deliberately releases new seasons right before exams? I mean, how am I supposed to study when there’s thirteen episodes of House of Cards just a few clicks away? The...
View ArticleProcrastination Station Redux
Remember last week how I was all laid back and binge-watching Netflix? Um, yeah, WHAT WAS I THINKING??!! Exams are mere days away and I’m nowhere near prepared. Brainy is in utter meltdown mode. I know...
View ArticleGroup Assignments – Ugh!
It is a truth universally acknowledged that for every group assignment there’s one group member who doesn’t pull their weight. For our final big assignment before exams that group member is me, and I...
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