Starting University is an exciting prospect – as a 2012 fresher, this is my fourth year living the student life.
Freshers week ha
s just kicked off and this year has been, for want of a better word, CRAZY! If you’re getting ready for your start at University, no doubt half the people you know have told you what an “amazing time” you’re going to have. And they’re not wrong! University is the start of independence and adult life. You can eat when you want, sleep when you want, drink when you want and of course do a bit of studying here and there too – what could be better?!
As with any aspect of life, there are always going to be ups and downs to being a student. But the journey you take, the people you meet and the life skills you learn from University are invaluable. And most of all, so much fun!
This is my first blog post writing from an independent platform. And whilst writing this pilot post, I did a little research into how best to construct an introductory blog. The following 4 questions kept cropping up:
Who you are?
What will you be blogging about?
Why are you blogging?
How I can leave feedback?
So, here goes..
My name is Ellie. I’m 21 years old. I am about to embark on my final year studying English
Literature with New Media Publishing at the University of Hertfordshire. And as of August 2015, I am now a Residential Assistant on College lane campus.
I am lucky enough to have just completed a placement year with the Careers, Employment and Enterprise service, who first gave me the opportunity to start blogging. This placement has also allowed me to prolong student life by helping me push back entering the real world by a year – hallelujah! This will be my fourth year at UH and I can only guess it will be as eventful as my last three.
I will be blogging about student life here at UH. This will obviously be based on my personal experiences and I can’t guarantee that it will reflect everyone’s time at University. But hopefully it will be relatable to many of you reading this. Most probably the embarrassing or intoxicated moments I’m sure! Whether you are a current or prospective student, recent leaver or distant reader, I want to be able to share my personal experiences, whilst being informative about what UH has to offer and aspects I believe could be improved upon.
The purpose of this blog is by no means to act as an advocate for how amazing UH is. I want to be able to address some of the harsher realities that can come hand in hand with University institutions and life. And if there are any relevant issues, I’d like to use this as a portal for discussion. But most of all, I’d like to share my thoughts and experiences of being a student.
If anyone has any feedback, please leave a comment – any and all criticism is welcome! I hope this will play a significant role in getting me through my final year, and something I can take away with me.
Wish me luck – until next time!
eleanor spall 