House hunting as an adult
This is certainly not easy. As a student, you would just look for accommodation that was labelled for students, or agents who provide for students. I did not realise this…
How to prepare to live independently
Does anyone know? I tried googling this all summer. I moved out of my student accommodation and lived with my parents over the summer. We were still in a pandemic…
Things I wish I knew before trying to get a placement
This is just a balancing post, to my previous The benefits of a placement. Don’t get me wrong, I have seen and experienced the benefits of a placement year. I…
The benefit of an industrial placement
The reasons I wanted to do an industrial placement year were: To make me more employable after graduating It gives me a break from studying (well I thought that) I…
How to look for a placement/internship
When I was applying for universities, one thing I was looking for in a course was ‘Placement’. I wanted to go to a uni that encouraged me to take a…
