University Year Two.
I am now well into the first term of my 2nd
year of University and I am still feeling motivated and ready to take on the
year! …Despite the cold weather creeping in and tempting me to that extra half
an hour snuggled under the covers in the morning!
Last year I very much struggled to settle
into University life and came up with a list of things I neeeeded to do in my
three years here in London to occupy my time and to make the most of living the
city life and now 2nd year has come around so fast I will definitely
be reflecting back on my progress with that list very soon…
But first I wanted to talk more about what
2nd year brings ahead. I’m very lucky to be living with 3 of my best
friends I made in the 1st year in one of the loveliest houses only a
25 minute walk away from the University and I couldn’t be more settled and
happy, which is a complete turn around from this time last year when I was
suffering from homesickness on a whole other level!
With this years assignments and exams
counting for 25% of my overall degree classification I am determined to expand
on my writing skills, read more journals and work my socks off to get my
assignments done early and to a top notch standard! Now I’m settled into Uni
life a bit more I even feel my academic dreams of keeping on top of reading are
within reach!!
After much consideration I’ve also decided
a placement year isn’t for me and so I will be embarking on the hunt for a
super summer internship to gain further experience in the events industry. I
know placement years offer the opportunity to gain a huge amount of experience
but I worry too much about the break from education. The thought of having to
come back to Harvard referencing a WHOLE YEAR later is just too daunting for
me. Coming back to writing and lectures after summer break has been more of
shock that I thought, I have to admit!
Alongside my hunt for an internship I am
determined to get volunteering at different events, attend more events, blog
more and get cracking again on my list of things I neeeed to do in London!
There are a couple of extras that may need to be added on… including a
lunchtime visit to Forest LDN on the roof of Selfridges! (My latest find on
social media!)
London really is full of so many
opportunities and experiences and I am so excited to see what this next
academic year holds and what different things I’ll be getting up to! I have to
say I am definitely pleased I’m still here in Greenwich. This time last year I
was fretting over whether a change in University was the right decision for me
but it’s always worth sticking things out a little longer and not giving up as
soon as the going gets tough! Apologies for having to use such a cliché saying…
but I have to say in my case it’s proved to be very true. My second term of
university in 1st year was 10x more enjoyable and ended with an
amazing summer ball put on by the Students Union in collaboration with Events
Company - Original Sin.
I’m also pretty proud to say I made it to
the end of my 1st year of University and passed with such a good
grade outcome too… 1st class honours in all four of my courses! Now
I can only pray I can carry this on through these last two years.
For any first years reading this post and
are struggling to settle into University life I strongly advise you to get out
exploring in your university town or city, get chatting to anyone and everyone
on your course and never worry about visiting home too much! Its 100% normal to
feel homesick even after day 1!
Anyhow, Good Luck and thanks for reading!
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