My First Blog!

Hi guys as you can probably tell by my title my name is Shahera I am studying BA Social Work! Trust me it is not as boring as it sounds. University life is a LOT different from what I thought it would be, it literally just flies by. It feels as if I only started yesterday, but now I’m going into my second year of Uni. It really does go by in the blink of an eye.

When I walked in the first day everyone was quiet and shy, looking back on it now, it was because nobody knew how anyone was, what their likes and dislikes were or if they were mean people! I’m the baby in the class, the youngest out of everyone, when everybody started talking about their experience; I was scared they all had so much more experience than me, what chance did I have of passing the year?

Now, I could not imagine my life without them, they are literally my family. They take care of me, make sure I have completed my coursework, they even wake me up on time and most of all they are always there to help, even at 12 in the night! 

The course itself is intense, a LOT of reading, researching, more reading, more reading and lots of colourful notes (I love using colours, colour coding, buying stationary – it’s become an addiction), hard work, late nights, non-existent social life and early mornings paid off! Because I passed. Yaay :D. 

TIP: Do NOT leave coursework until the day its due, make sure you’ve done it in advance or you won’t get enough sleep and trust me you need your sleep! 

TIP: KEEP ORGANISED! Make sure you buy a diary and update it every day otherwise things will slip your mind and you’ll start forgetting things, a phone can get lost but if you have it in a diary and get used to constantly checking it, it will help a lot!

But contrary to popular belief I haven’t just been sitting round lazing this summer, I secured a job with the University of Greenwich Enquiry Unit working in clearing, so if you’ve just come through clearing, I may have made your application for you!

It has been the best job ever. If you are attending this year, I would highly recommend applying for this job after University finishes, it really is rewarding and you get a decent pay out of it too! Which I am in need of because I am useless with my finances, 

TIP: don’t spend all your student finance in one go, make sure you keep an emergency pot, in University there is ALWAYS an emergency. 

TIP: Make sure you apply for your Oyster card in SEPTEMBER and don’t leave it till January like me, or you’ll end up spending more on travel than you need to!

This sadly is the end of my blog, but hopefully I’ll be back soon guys and dolls, until next time

Au revoir x