Making the most of your Offer Holder Day
If you are a prospective student finalising your firm and insurance university choices on UCAS, you will probably have started investigating or even planning some Offer Holder/Visit Days. Offer Holder Days play an essential role in your decision of what university you wish to attend, and give you a great feel for the campus, accommodation […]
18 days left of uni
As I have no exams this year, only (lol) essays and a dissertation due in, I finish the university year really early on the 8th May. This seems crazy to me as it’s only eighteen days away… but I’m really looking forward to the lack of stress and pressure when I’m done. As I’m in […]
International Women’s Day
In light of the recent #metoo and #timesup campaigns and the past year’s revelation of sexual harassment claims, International Women’s Day is perhaps more important than ever. This year’s theme is #progressforprogress and the University of Leicester are fully embracing the day by turning it into a week of events. Leicester’s events kick off today, […]
Making realistic new year’s goals and how to achieve them
I’ve always hated the term ‘new year new me’ as I think it fosters the idea that the ‘me’ of last year (or twelve days ago) somehow wasn’t enough and that a new version is needed. I prefer the term ‘new year improved me’, notably less catchy so I get why it hasn’t caught on… […]
Applying for jobs when you still have no idea what you want to do
As I’m in final year now I’ve felt the pressure mounting, from both myself and external forces, to find a job for next year when I’m thrown into the real world and released from the uni bubble. Job hunting was initially, and still is to some extent, a daunting prospect as I still had no […]
Life update: Dissertation Season is OVER
The end of April and beginning of May has been a busy time for me. I came back to Leicester after spending the bank holiday weekend at home in Suffolk and since stepping off the train it’s been non-stop. Leicester Vegan Festival & Handmade Festival It will reassure you to know that even […]
Burnout
As the American Studies blogger, it’s easy to see how the past ten days since the inauguration of Donald Trump could have provided me with ample writing opportunities. Whether it be his dismissal of his acting Attorney General for refusing to comply with his orders or his travel ban on citizens of certain, predominately Muslim, […]
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