This is it. You've spent almost the entire year working on the biggest project you've ever done in your life, and once this is handed over, you're just weeks away from finishing your degree. So how did you feel the moment that you gave your dissertation over to the hands of the markers? This is pretty much how it went down... The process...

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Alas, the time has come when deadlines and exams are eagerly awaiting our attention, and yet we're all still lacking just a little bit of motivation. Even us third year students; these last few weeks are all that remain of our degrees, and here we sit procrastinating. I should give you some motivational words, but instead I'm going to tell you my preferred...

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As a 21st birthday present my sister and mum took me for a treat at a local salon called Lasting Touch, and I decided to give fake nails a go. What harm could it be?  I've worn tacky fake nails that you stick on for a night out a few times in the past. Throughout the night they ping off in people's faces,...

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In previous posts I've talked about what my first year, second year, and what university in general has taught me about life, but I've neglected to talk about what I've actually learnt about myself over the past few years.  The years have really flown by and compared to when I arrived at Keele as a fresher, I feel more like I know who...

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend and stuffed themselves full of chocolate! I went the cake route instead and I've had a serious amount of cake!  Last Thursday evening I decided to abandon my dissertation and take an evening out instead. I popped down to The Harbour Inn for the pub quiz with my work friends from summer and reacquainted myself...

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You mean it's done something other than give me a coffee addiction, several reference-related panic attacks, a rising blood pressure and a lack of nights out? Actually that's about all it's given me.  I joke.  When I started university the thought of doing a dissertation seemed absolutely impossible to me. As you know from my previous post concerning my course, my very first...

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What is it like to study a subject you knew next to nothing about when you started it? I'm sure this is a question rarely asked of students because, of course, we pick subjects to study that we have experience of doing or plenty of knowledge of. Well, at least enough to know how to write an essay in that subject anyway. I,...

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Very late with this one, but better late than never! So, it was my 21st birthday recently and rather than go mad on a night out I went for a more civilised affair. As you know from my last Instaweek post, I went out to Trentham Gardens for the day with my boyfriend and friends. We stopped at Pieminister for lunch and, whilst...

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