final year

Life Moves Pretty Fast

Posted by Charlotte D in Film Studies on March 14, 2018

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you’ll miss it!” ~ Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Potentially not the best role model, but Ferris Bueller, as a fictional young man, made a point that is just as applicable as it was in the nineteen-eighties. Lately […]

Posted in Career, Dissertation, Essay, Exams, Future, Graduation, Stress | Tagged career, Decisions, Film studies, final year, future, Graduation, Masters, Reflection, University Life, Year 2

Au revoir

Posted by Hâf in Film Studies on July 31, 2017

After two years of blogging for the university, we’ve reached my last ever post. I suppose it’s only right that I share my pearls of wisdom to all those prospective students out there. (Disclaimer: I’m not that wise, I’ve just been a student for quite a while now.) How do you get the best […]

Posted in Friends, Future, Societies, Studying | Tagged advice, final year, Leicester, leisure, Sport, student life, studying, University of Leicester

Graduation Day

Posted by Hâf in Film Studies on July 17, 2017

On Friday 14th July 2017, I graduated from the University of Leicester with a Bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages with Film Studies. After four years, the day I thought would never arrive, finally did. Graduation is the last day you and your course friends will spend all together. It’s when you realise this that […]

Posted in Friends, Graduation | Tagged final year, Graduation, Leicester, stress, University of Leicester

The Student House

Posted by Hâf in Film Studies on June 29, 2017

Yesterday my parents made the long drive to Leicester to pick up all my stuff ready to move out of my last student house. It’s only once you move out that you realise just how much stuff you have accumulated over the course of the year. Yet at the same time you marvel at how […]

Posted in Future | Tagged advice, final year, housemates, Student House, student life, University of Leicester

Sunny Leicester

Posted by Hâf in Film Studies on April 9, 2017

After months of cold, wet, and windy weather and spending evenings wrapped up in dressing gowns and duvets, the sun has finally decided to come out to play. I don’t know about you, but the weather really affects my enthusiasm and motivation. It puts me in a good mood and makes me feel like I’m […]

Posted in Graduation, Holiday, Leisure | Tagged final year, Holidays, Leicester, leisure, Summer, University of Leicester, Victoria Park

The Listening Test

Posted by Hâf in Film Studies on March 14, 2017

Now, you’ll come to find that, at university, there are parts of our course that you like, and others you don’t. That’s completely natural, don’t feel bad. Just because you’ve chosen this particular subject to study at degree level doesn’t mean you have to love every second of it. Learning a language has many […]

Posted in Exams, Stress, Studying | Tagged advice, exam, final year, French, languages, Leicester, Modern Languages, stress, studying, University of Leicester

Student Safety

Posted by Hâf in Film Studies on October 28, 2016

A couple of weeks ago my house was burgled. While it was a horrible night, coming back to a ransacked house, it’s one of those life experiences that ultimately makes you stronger. As this happened to me as a student, I wanted to share it with you and talk about general safety issues that come […]

Posted in City, Stress | Tagged advice, final year, first year, Leicester, moving in, private accommodation, safety, stress, student life, University of Leicester

Final Panic

Posted by Tom in Film Studies on April 28, 2014

With just under two weeks left before I have to hand in my dissertation, I am freaking out more than… something that usually freaks out. Unfortunately I have no insightful words of comfort, wisdom or advice for times like these because it feels as though my brain has been turned upside-down by stress and panic. […]

Posted in Dissertation | Tagged Dissertation, Film, final year, stress

Farewell Exams…

Posted by Tom in Film Studies on January 24, 2014

Exactly a week ago today, I sat for what i’m pretty sure will be my last ever exam. As you can probably imagine, I can’t say I feel particularly remorseful about leaving exams behind for good, but the prospect of never having to do them again feels quite strange. The final two modules of my […]

Posted in Exams | Tagged exams, Film studies, final year, revision