Charlotte

Hiya! My name is Charlotte and I am a second year American Studies student. The University of Leicester was my first choice university from the beginning and coming was my best decision yet! I love both my course and the friends I have made here and as cliché as it sounds, I could not imagine my life any other way. I plan to blog and vlog about a wide range of topics including my course, the university and city in general as well as student life. Outside of university, I love to travel, shop, cook and listen to/make music!

Subscribe to Charlotte's posts

Hometown Holidays 1.0

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on July 24, 2019

Before coming to university, I never thought I would build such close relationships with my friends/housemates, however, over the past two years, our group of friends have travelled to and stayed in each others hometowns – Devon, Doncaster and London. I had not been able to blog our first two trips, however over our […]

Posted in Friends | Tagged friends, london, Travel, trip, University, University of Leicester

“How do I know if university is for me?”

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on July 14, 2019

If you’re trying to work out if university is for you, then I am sorry, but as cliché as it sounds, university can be for anyone! I say this after working as a Summer School Mentor for two weeks for The University of Leicester, and found myself giving some of the children so many reasons for […]

Posted in Studying | Tagged faq's, questions, Summer School, University, University of Leicester

Friends Across the Pond

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on June 29, 2019

This morning, I had to say “see you soon” (not goodbye!) to one of my closest university friends – Caitlin. She will be studying at the University of Florida for the next year during her year abroad, whilst I complete my degree here in Leicester. Caitlin is a friend I made on the first […]

Posted in Study Abroad | Tagged america, florida, friends, friendship, Travel, united states, year abroad

UOL Hotspot – David Wilson Library

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on June 23, 2019

Like a lot of university students, I spend A LOT of time in the library either revising, writing essays or even just searching the shelves for books which might help me! I always spent a lot of time in my school library during sixth form doing work during my free periods, but the library at […]

Posted in Essay | Tagged David Wilson Library, library, University of Leicester, University of Leicester Library

Rest, Play and Dissertation?

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on June 13, 2019

Many students (like myself) struggle to balance working, resting and having a social life during the semester, but this seems to have become even harder now that summer has arrived! I didn’t seem to have this problem last year because I wasn’t really assigned to do anything over the summer in first year… but […]

Posted in Dissertation | Tagged balance, dissertation, relax, summer, University, University of Leicester, work

We’ll dance around la Sagrada Familia

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on June 2, 2019

Nearly two weeks ago, I landed in Barcelona with two of my best friends from university – Bryony and Holly. We had been dreaming of and planning this trip for about a year, with the inspiration coming from one of our favourite childhood films, Cheetah Girls 2 (cheesy, we know). I had never been […]

Posted in Leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged barcelona, budget, budgeting, europe, friends, holiday, spain, Travel, trip, vacation

Choosing YOUR Perfect Degree

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on May 17, 2019

This week, I am going to discuss how to choose the degree course that is right for you. It is such an individual and personalised thing, and is something that you will be committing yourself to for a minimum of three years of your life, so choosing the right one seems quite daunting and […]

Posted in Studying | Tagged choosing a degree, course, degree, future, study, University

2/3 of the way!

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on May 15, 2019

Just over a week into our university’s exam period, I am lucky enough to be completely finished with my second year exams and assignments. Funnily enough, I am now actually struggling to find things to be doing with my free time! And so, I am going to take some time to reflect upon some […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged achievements, Aims, degree, Stress, Successes, University, University of Leicester

Field Trip Envy!

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on April 30, 2019

***PLEASE NOTE ANY OF THE SPECIFIC TRIPS IN RELATION TO COURSES THAT I MENTION, ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AS IS FUNDING!*** So this time of year appears to be field trip season! Whilst the majority of my course spend a year abroad within their degree and so, don’t have any scheduled field trips, […]

Posted in Studying | Tagged Field Trip, friends, holiday, Travel, University, University of Leicester

Employment Opportunities

Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on April 25, 2019

One of the biggest concerns of many prospective and current students is whether or not they can afford to attend university. The answer is yes. Whether you can get by on student loans and money kindly donated to you from the bank of Mum and Dad, or whether you need to subsidise your income […]

Posted in Work | Tagged income, job, part time work, student job, student jobs, University, University of Leicester, work