Archive for July, 2011

The E-Reader Dilemma

The E-Reader Dilemma

There is nothing better than folding back the cover of a novel for the first time, breathing in the smell of fresh pages and ink. Nothing worse than forcing open the pages of a textbook knowing the information inside needs to, somehow, be transported into your brain (preferably before the exam). Books are more than [...]

Putting Pen to Paper: Ways to kick-start your writing career

Putting Pen to Paper: Ways to kick-start your writing career

“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” – Sylvia Plath As children, our ultimate life goals can be summed up from the question: ‘What do you want to be when you [...]

4 Deceptively Simple Ways to Boost Your Resume

4 Deceptively Simple Ways to Boost Your Resume

Make no mistake – writing a successful resume so often means the difference between landing that dream job and missing out. When it comes to job applications, if you’re not first you’re last, so really, logic goes, you ought to do everything you can to make yourself and your skills stand out. But how? Do [...]

Studying in Australia: Obtaining a Visa

Studying in Australia: Obtaining a Visa

The idea of studying in a foreign country can be very appealing: different language, different culture, different education system, different lifestyle. All these things can be daunting, particularly adapting to a new language and way of living, but these obstacles are all easily overcome. Choosing a course and destination are also tough decisions, but, once [...]

Act Your Age! The Glory of Mature-Age Students

Act Your Age! The Glory of Mature-Age Students

 Unlike high school, your years of study at university will situate you into a world where your peers may very well two or three times your own age (or younger than your own children, depending on who has stumbled across this article). In fact, research has found that, since the 1980s, universities have experienced a [...]

How to procrastinate like a pro!

How to procrastinate like a pro!

This may seem like a funny title, coming from a website designed to help you cope with uni life, however, this is also a pragmatic site, and recognises that didactic advice will go in one ear and out the other. Everyone puts things off, no matter how saintly. Uni students, however, have the unique mix [...]

Need a Nudge? Reach out and avoid depression

Need a Nudge? Reach out and avoid depression

University is hard—it’s a fact of life. Like anything, it will have its ups and downs, and like anyone, you may find that the downs become too much to bear on your own. The beautiful thing is that you don’t need to deal with it on your own. When life is hard, reach out and [...]