Posted by Jaipreet in History on May 28, 2017
This is a mid-revision update again, in the form of some things I have learnt about continuing to study right at the end of exams season: For some reason History students have really late exams, and yes it is annoying when your housemates have finished their degrees and you haven’t. However, you can turn this […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on May 23, 2017
Firstly, I’m sorry I haven’t been writing much lately. I’m at that strange point where I’m not really going anywhere except Sainsbury’s, or doing anything except revising. I won’t complain about exams – thankfully I’ve been able to choose my modules so that I’ve only had two – but all the same revision is annoying […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on May 12, 2017
It’s officially go-time guys. The dissertations may be in, but exam era is upon us. To help everyone out, I’ve put together a list of really helpful articles and resources that come in handy at this time every year. Enjoy! Finding a place to study If you work better on campus but can’t find a […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on April 10, 2017
So I’m in the final throes of my dissertation now; seemingly every spare minute is spent frantically typing. I think this is the image of third year generally. For me, it’s consisting of typing, reading, revising, applying for jobs, and frantically trying to make the most of being a student for as long as I […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on March 31, 2017
Here I am, back again to help you get through the Easter revision with a third lot of amazing factoids. Turn your world upside down In the 1870s, there was a surge of books using the word ‘pokemon’. In the Cornish dialect, pokemon meant ‘clumsy’. In the mid 19th century, Cornish glossaries and dictionaries […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on March 24, 2017
It’s your favourite History fanatic, back to help you through holiday revision with another lot of amazing factoids. Enjoy having your world turned upside down…. The story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin really happened. No one is sure what the piper is a symbol for, or why the children disappeared, but a stained glass […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on March 17, 2017
If you enjoyed my Christmas facts, this should blow your mind Stonehenge would have already been in ruins by the time Jesus was born Easter Island Moai figures were ‘walked’ to where they needed to go by aid of ropes. When the indigenous people told European explorers that the statues walked there, they were […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on February 20, 2017
Last term I completed the Leicester Award, which is a course you can do through the uni to improve skills like working to deadlines, self reflection, public speaking, and giving presentations. One of the skills I chose to focus on then was time management, and so here I am, ready to impart my knowledge on […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on December 13, 2016
Christmas is really a time of year where nothing appeals more than sitting under a blanket filling your body with chocolate. But why not do that whilst also catching up on seminar reading?!?! Working over Christmas is horrible, but it’s something you have to do. Even if you have no January exams, going over […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on November 28, 2016
There must be a myriad of articles and blog posts telling you how to get extra credit by convincing your tutors that you’re a brilliant student who knows everything. However this will not work at Leicester. Due to the anonymous marking system the only way your tutor will know that you wrote your essay is […]
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