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
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
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
Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on April 16, 2019
If you’re anything like me, you might get completely stressed out if you don’t have everything planned out ahead of you. I have never been great at keeping to set-out times, but I do like to make a list of everything I have to do in a day, in order to make sure that […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged free time, mental health, organisation, plan, planning, social, Stress, University, University of Leicester, work
Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on January 15, 2019
You may be wondering what American Studies actually is – as do a lot of people, and as did I about 3 months before I sent off my UCAS application! Well, I’m going to try and summarise for you exactly what it is I do for my degree, where I can go and what […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged america, american studies, course, course outline, leicester, Modules, subject, University of Leicester
Posted by Liv in American Studies on February 20, 2018
My housemates and I made the collective decision to give up Instagram for lent, partly to see which of us could last the longest and partly because we’re all too aware of how much time we waste aimlessly scrolling. Although it was a last minute decision and one made partly for fun, we all acknowledged […]
Posted in Friends, Health, Leisure, Stress, Studying
Posted by Liv in American Studies on October 12, 2017
In light of Mental Health Awareness day the other day, I thought it could be helpful to write a little about mental health and its relation to uni life, as this is a time for many people when they can see their mental health and general sense of well-being deteriorate to some extent. An NUS […]
Posted in Career, Essay, Friends, Future, Leisure, Stress, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged balancing commitments, mental health, uni life
Posted by Liv in American Studies on September 29, 2017
Wherever you look these days, America is plastered across our screens in some shape or form whether it is in the form of Trump idiocy, the brink of nuclear war or crazy weather. We live in a time where America is centre stage and, whether we like it or not, impacts our everyday lives in […]
Posted in Dissertation, Future, News, Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged america, american studies, degree, politics, trump
Posted by Liv in American Studies on September 11, 2017
I happened to flick through my brother’s copy of the Gentleman’s Journal lying on the sofa and by some stroke of luck saw an interview between art curator Zoe Whitley and Babou Ceesay discussing the Tate Modern’s powerful new exhibition; Soul of a Nation, Art in the Age of Black Power. Having already set my […]
Posted in Dissertation, News, Study Abroad, Studying | Tagged Art, Black Power, Soul of a Nation, Tate Modern
Posted by Liv in American Studies on August 28, 2017
I feel like I’ve been in a weird transition, floating period since I got back from America mid-may. I had finished my year abroad in Florida and come to the end of my two week road trip around California but I still had the best part of four months until I embarked on my final […]
Posted in Dissertation, Societies, Study Abroad, Studying, Volunteering | Tagged america, dissertation, final year, leicester, study, year abroad
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