I was thinking about what to write for my last blog post this academic year on a plane on my way back home. As I was choosing which memories to include in this paragraph, a cocktail of emotions was short-circuiting my brain. Excitement about coming back home with the bitterness of leaving my friends; nostalgia … Continue reading Emotional Cocktail
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Finishing First Year
Starting the four hour train journey back to Dorset, I found myself reflecting on all the things I’d seen and done in my first year at Sussex. Everyone says your first year at university flies and it really does. I can remember my very first day in September, nervously leaving mum and moving into a halls … Continue reading Finishing First Year
Revision Session
During the end of term exam period we ran a student-led revision session in the library. We used Facebook, Twitter, posters and also advertised it on our blog to spread the word. The session ran for 3 hours and students brought along their books, laptops and notebooks to help them revise. I found it particularly … Continue reading Revision Session
“You may delay, but time will not.”
This post should be about revising for my final four exams. I should write about how I prepare for my exams, how I make my notes, which books I read and how I organize my time. But instead I'm doing everything else but writing useful posts and revising. I believe the most popular student word … Continue reading “You may delay, but time will not.”
TIME TO REVISE
No motivation to revise? Tired of sitting in your room staring at books? Come to our student run open revision session for all years in the Barlow Gallery in the University of Sussex Library (if you're coming up the library steps it's just on the right before the toilets, right by the entrance). Friday 23rd May … Continue reading TIME TO REVISE
Revision Time
I have three exams coming up at the end of this term: Statistics, Environmental Hazards & Risks and Global Development & Inequality. Each exam is an hour long with a mix of multiple choice, longer questions and essay questions to answer. The Statistics exam includes calculations to do which is a little worrying as the … Continue reading Revision Time
Exam Preparation
The fact that it is exam period is visible in (and under) the eyes of most students on campus. I would say that I spend my time productively in the build up to exams, I do my washing, organise folders, tidy my room, write lists, clean the kitchen and go for walks. I occasionally find … Continue reading Exam Preparation
UKSG Conference 2014
After leaving the luxuries of our hotel’s breakfast hall and a walk through sunny Harrogate, we entered the UKSG annual conference at the Harrogate International Centre. Greeted with a goody bag and name tag we ventured, keen to be true ambassadors of students, into the conference hall, ready to enter as many ipad competitions and … Continue reading UKSG Conference 2014
Student Forum
With the hope to find out whether our experiences with resources available to students were shared by the rest of the student body, we conducted two student forums where we asked students to share their habits and thoughts on resources. The first group consisted of about 12 students whereas the second group was far smaller … Continue reading Student Forum
Preparing for a mid-term assessment
I used various resources to prepare for the Environmental Risks and Hazards test (February 18th) which makes up 30% of the module grade. I began with looking at the test from last year which our lecturer posted on Study Direct. I found I could answer about half of it from my own knowledge but struggled with … Continue reading Preparing for a mid-term assessment