Advice

With the Ucas application deadline looming on 15 January, you’re probably knee-deep in prospectuses and writing and rewriting your personal statement, wondering whether you’re making the right choices about where to apply. You have no doubt received a lot of advice from teachers, parents and friends over the past few weeks about what to do when applying for university, but what about what you shouldn’t do?

Just a week into 2019, how many of you have already struggled to stick to your New Year’s resolutions? 

It can be pretty easy to fall off the wagon, especially if you made a resolution that might have been a little unrealistic. 

Whether you are still going strong or you’ve wobbled a little bit, it doesn’t hurt to have a little extra help to stick to your resolutions for the next 12 months, instead of letting them fizzle out by February. 

New Year’s resolutions are very much a love or hate thing. Some people love the idea of setting goals and seeing them coming to fruition over the course of a year. But others scoff at the concept, believing New Year’s resolutions to be a waste of time and effort.

Or there are those who think that it might be a good idea, but aren’t really sure of where to start and how to go about setting a new year’s target.  

If you need a little inspiration, have a look at these goals that students across the world are setting for the next 12 months. 

A month can feel like a long time to have off over the winter break, but there are plenty of ways that you can fill your time.

One of them is catching up on all those books that you keep meaning to read but haven’t had time to, or discovering something completely new. If you need some inspiration on where to start, here are some recommendations for books for students to read over the Christmas break, given by other students.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For good food, spending time with family and friends and general merriment and cheer, the holiday period hits all the marks. However, it’s not so great on the old bank balance.

Christmas is a notoriously spendy time, and as a student with limited finances, it can be especially tough. So we’ve put together this little guide on how you can have a holly-jolly Christmas without spending a fortune.

Choosing a topic for your dissertation is one of the toughest decisions that you will make while at university.

You want to find a topic that you find interesting, one that will enable you to do well and demonstrate your academic strengths and will also impress a prospective employer with your interests and abilities. And, of course, you want to avoid a topic that will lead you down a blind alley or paint you into a corner.

The SATs and the ACTs are the two different tests that students are required to take for admittance to a US university. 

All colleges require students to take either the SAT or the ACT and submit their scores to their prospective universities. There is no advantage of taking one test over another, so it is important to choose the test that is best for you, whether you are a domestic US student or an international student. 

It’s hard to keep your money in check as a student – there are so many new experiences to have and you want to make the most of them. This can seem impossible on a student budget. Luckily, there are some tips and tools to help you keep on top of your finances, so you can focus making new friends and finding your classes.

Be the boss

Rolling green hills and majestic natural beauty await those who come to New Zealand to study. The “home” of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth has quickly established a unique reputation and allure for young people looking to experience a different lifestyle while studying for the future.

Essay mills – companies that connect paying students to freelance shadow authors – are in the news again. The current debate is about banning them by law. A legal ban, however, could simply nudge these companies abroad, or even just turn into websites that allow students to advertise for authors directly and anonymously; or even international peer-to-peer networks. Essay mills do seem curiously old-fashioned, reminiscent of a time when information was an expensive commodity.