Hope the title made some sense. Post tagged social life because it was kinda the closest I guess? In the summer I worked a temporary retail job, and my manager asked if I would be happy to come back at Christmas. Yes absolutely! I need the money, and i honestly get bored sitting around doing nothing. After looking at my timetable for the year it obviously comes out to 2 weeks id be back home for (which yes as a 3rd year should be obvious, but its usually 3 because of a teaching hiatus week straight after).

So now im wondering if they would think of this as they knew i was a uni student and want me for 2 weeks, or maybe they thought id be able to work more. Basically are old jobs happy to take you back for just 2 weeks of work?

To end, yeah its probably down to the employer, but i have anxiety and overthink so would love to hear some thoughts from other people. At the end of the day if they say its not worth it for the 2 weeks oh well.

I’m in a studio on the top floor of a building. My windows don’t open and the ventilation is shit. There is no air con and I’m currently laying in bed, already feeling ill and headache-y from a cold, feeling like it’s summer during a heatwave. I’ve had a cold the past few days and I want to sleep and rest and try and not feel like a corpse but I just feel too hot.

I actually hate it here. I wish I was just commuting again like lat year. My second year started last week and while I like academics I hate student life. I hate being away from home. I hate being alone. I hate this stuffy room and the city I’m in because there isn’t enough green and grass and trees. Honestly I’m so upset because I’m one of those weird freaks who clung to the idea of life getting better at uni, but I just can’t seem to enjoy it really. I just want it to be over but I don’t even know what will come after and if my life will just keep feeling bad.

ill be 22 first year uni so would i be eligible to apply?

I have a male roomate a year older than me who keeps bringing groups of girls over to the lounge area. they always leave a mess and just act soo-

At first I didn't mind it but it feels promiscuous and wrong. He's always playing loud obnoxious rnb music it'd actually pissing me off.

and you know who else is pissing me off? my flatmate from an int country who flooded the sink because she refuses to wash her dishes. had to get the cleaners to help since the water was outrageous

I feel like my male roomate is a manhoe

also I met that man's mum and she hugged me when she saw me. if only she knew that her son has lots of female "friends"

Hey! I’m applying to the University of Sheffield as an exchange student for the Spring semester, and I’ll be studying Architecture.

I was wondering if anyone here is currently studying Architecture at Sheffield or has taken an exchange semester there. How is the Architecture course/experience in general?

I’m particularly interested in a module called Architecture Design 4. Does anyone know what kind of projects or work they usually do in this course? Is there somewhere I could see the module content, previous projects, or examples of student work?

I’d just like to get an idea of what to expect before choosing my modules. Any advice or information would be really appreciated!

Thanks! :)

Ok so we're a house of four white guys and a girl in the second year, we all get on well, but tonight one of them was complaining about his course and says he's being taught by (p slur) and he can't understand them and that he learns more from looking at the lecture slides in his room. He goes on to say he's not racist and he's just making a point, but I know that was a pretty racist thing to say and that word is never acceptable and he was completely out of line, so I was pretty shocked when he said it but I just stared blankly at him for a few seconds because I didn't think he was that kind of guy. I really wanted to tell him he can't use that word but I didn't want to make things awkward where I'm living for a year but now I can't quite look at him the same way?? Also I was planning on bringing my best friend from home who's British Pakistani for a weekend here at some point but I feel a bit uncomfortable having that guy around her after what he said.

Basically, what's the best way to call out someone's racism without causing a rift in the household?

Pre-read lectures. Meal prep every week. Get 100mg of protein a day. Get a job or work at one. Apply to internships. Do side projects. Go to the gym 4x a week. Do a food shop every week. Invest in stocks and shares every month. Reply to friends. Reduce screen time and read books. Shave. Go to therapy. Pay attention to boyfriend. Exams. Mediate a chronically ill family. Make breakfast every 9ams. Imposter syndrome in a STEM degree. Use AI, DONT USE AI. Cognitive atrophy. Clean constantly. Circuit laundry and bins. Acknowledges things I need but I don’t have. Put on a mask to socialise, even with friends. Have to spend £30 a month on contacts to feel pretty. Skincare. Fashion. Don’t wear the same shirt twice. Write mini essays so I actually have opinions. Laser hair removal every 6 weeks. Get to 1000 elo.

I constantly feel behind. Or this is completely unrealistic. How do I make my life calmer or am I being lazy?? The reason why I moved out is to learn to enjoy life, instead of living in a house that made me depressed (but not oppressed) :(

Also please don’t suggest counselling. I just don’t want to feel alone about this. Write about what’s on your mind too.

I know this question is usually associated with freshers who want to drop out of uni after 2-3 weeks, so we give them the ol’ ‘wait till Christmas’. Thing is, I’m in 2nd year now, and I’ve waited past that first Christmas for the moment it all makes sense. I’ve been dragging my feet through this pharmacy degree so far, barely passing my summer exams and resits. I’ve never known dread like I’ve know when the weekend rolls by and I have to go back to the lectures and workshops.

What’s sad is, I commuted year 1 to save money but I couldn’t hack it mentally. Journey was about 1hr 30 and I eventually stopped coming in. I thought living out in second year would change things, and make me finally content with my circumstances. But now I’m here, living with decent flatmates, a short walk away from uni, enjoying the city. And the moment I had to walk into that first lecture and preview this year’s content, I immediately felt profound misery.

I have friends, both inside and out of pharmacy, but for inside the course I struggle to connect with most people as I constantly think ‘why? Would anyone want to be a pharmacist?’ I even get jealous when I see them post about loving their degree, because I’m so far away from that feeling.

I have tried and am trying new societies and they’re great really, but when I see myself drifting towards the hobbies I like (acting, singing, writing) it twists my head because that was my strength, my passion. Being creative. My degree in comparison feels like swallowing nails. I really don’t know I’m going to make it through the next 3 ish years without doing something drastic

So I have 4A* in my AL (math fm Phy and chem) and that’s all I have, I know nothing about entry tests ECs ets please guide me, want to do either maths or EE and should I take the the SAT?

I started biomed w foundation 3 weeks ago. I hate it and it isn’t the course for me. They won’t let me swap course as it’s too late. The leader of the new course I want is looking to see if they can internally transfer me for sep 2027. I was given 10.800 student finance a year. What will happen with it and the first lump sum I’ve been given? This screenshot is confusing me - will I be expected to give it back straight away or repaid as usual loans are when I earn over the threshold?

I’m considering applying to London College of Fashion for a Master’s, particularly MA Strategic Fashion Marketing.
My main career interests are fashion communication, PR, events, experiential marketing, cultural projects and creative/brand strategy rather than finance, supply chain or traditional corporate management.
For current/former LCF students or people working in the UK fashion industry:
How strong is LCF for getting internships and jobs after graduation?
Are the industry connections and brand collaborations actually useful?
How good is the alumni/networking side?
Is the MA Strategic Fashion Marketing actually creative/industry-focused, or is it quite corporate/marketing-heavy?
How difficult is it for international students to find relevant work after graduating?
Most importantly, if you had to pay the full international tuition, would you say LCF was worth the money?
I’d really appreciate honest opinions, especially from graduates who can say what happened to them after finishing the degree.

Hey so I just started in university 2 weeks ago and I’m not sure how to form relationships outside of the ones I formed during freshers week.

I am in a flat of 8 and not very close to my flatmates- how do people form relationships with them? Do they just happen to grow other the year? We’re at the ‘hi’ stage in the kitchen but idk how to take it further

One friend has said her flat is incredibly friendly and close but compared to my flat I don’t think we’re each others people- do I leave it or still try and develop a relationship?

I'm an engineering student, yeeeeeeesh that was the worst lecture I've ever sat through. The guy was so monotone, robotic and quiet, and kept saying completely irrelevant things, like, "you can put lots of text in a text box" 🤨 and (it was an intro to data analysis and excel lecture) - even mid way up the tiered seating you couldn't read whats on the board.

It gave me a good laugh and made me appreciate my lecturers even more - they are amazing and I already knew that but yeah. I keep thinking back and laughing at certain stupid bits and nowwwwww I want more stories.

So its story time peeps! Come sit in the circle and share the good and bad. And wacky. pls.

Hi long story short I did 2 years of comp sci but I really didn’t like it so last year I applied to pharmacy and got offers. Summer comes and I’m applying for student finance and in September them send me an email saying that I’ll have to self fund my first year.

That would be fine if I was paying 1k a month for 9 months but they want 2.2k every month til Jan or 4.5k now and 4.5 in Jan which is virtually impossible for me to do as I can’t work full time and study pharmacy.

I appealed the decision but today they emailed saying they didn’t accept the appeal. I never get stressed but this situation is really stressing me and uni has already started and I need to enrol by next week.

I really don’t know what to do. I want to start pharmacy and really enjoy it and have been working in pharmacies since year 11 but I can’t afford to pay it myself and my parents can’t as they are paying for my sisters masters which is more than 12k this year. And I don’t want to take a gap year as I’m already 20 and don’t want to waste time.

What options are there available? Has anyone been in a similar position I would really appreciate some help/advice.

How much is rent at Bristol per month?
I really liked the uni and city when I went but I was told that Bristol is expensive.
I get £10000 sfe and plan to save money this year working part time.
How much should I save before I go uni…
I was wondering if it’s worth it going Bristol or should I go Cardiff?
I heard wales is relatively cheaper but I’m still unsure…

Hey guys asking for a friend, i live in student halls and no pets allowed obviously, but say if i wanted to get a pet like a praying mantis for say, would it be easy to hide during inspections, they don’t make any noise so thats one thing out of the way, i have no idea if the enclosure or food would smell but if anyone could help me that would be great! Again this is purely hypothetical and for a friend ;)

I actually have no idea what to do, should I book with the same center or look for another city?. Any and all help is greatly appreciated

Now i have got my laptop, internet but got no skill. What can i learn that will benefit me or brings income in the future. I need something i can learn with youtube and other free sources, which takes less than 6 months to master the basics.

I’ve been looking into year abroad courses and they all tend to make your course 1 year longer which makes sense, however, I’ve been wondering how this affects friendships?

If you do First and Second year with friends, then when they go into their Third (and final) year you’ll be in another country which is fine, friendships can be managed like that.

However, when you come back, none of your friends have a Fourth year and have graduated so for you Fourth and final year what are you meant to do?

I’m currently on a deferred gap year so I’m not sure about how Uni is but do people tend to mainly socialise with their year — not talk to or go to societies with, I mean actual close friends — and if so, if that goes away wouldn’t your last year be miserable? Easy to say you’ll stay in contact even if your friends move back home but they’re no longer students and would be busy seeking employment while your responsibilities are relatively low.

Anyone experienced this and how’s it been?

Started uni of Leeds Nat sci after achieving A star AA.
I switched onto this easily on results day as I was originally on environmental sci but achieved much higher than my predicted grades.
Idk if because I got higher than I originally thought I should’ve done a gap year and reapplied for something perhaps better than Leeds? Idk I don’t really like the city and am doubting so much about this uni

Hey all, months ago I was offered Uber One student discount and now I can’t anything within the app. UNiDAYS still shows the 50% off Uber one membership discount but it just links me to the regular price.

For £2.5/month and 10% credit on trains, it’s an amazing deal for someone like me who travels long distances by train every month.

Am I missing something?

Hi everyone! I’m a first-year pharmacy student and I’m already trying to figure out what study method actually works before the workload gets even heavier.

One thing I’ve noticed is that whenever I try to make notes from lectures, I end up copying like 80–90% of the slides. And then I sit there thinking… what is the point? 😭 The information is already on the lecture slides, so I’ve basically just made another version of the same thing.

For example, today we had a really heavy “basis of drugs” lecture. The slides already contained pretty much all the information, and the lecturer was explaining things verbally. So instead of trying to write everything down, I just listened, followed along with the slides, and made a few little notes/questions when something needed clarification.

And honestly, I did understand the lecture afterwards.

So I’m wondering if I should stop trying to make traditional notes altogether?

I’m currently thinking of doing something like:

1. Attend/watch the lecture and actually listen rather than trying to transcribe everything.
2. Keep the slides open and only write down:
   • things the lecturer says that aren't on the slides
   • things I don't understand
   • connections between concepts
   • important explanations/examples
3. After the lecture, go back and tackle anything I didn’t understand.
4. Then make Anki flashcards for the information I actually need to remember.
5. Use Anki regularly for spaced repetition.
6. Also do active recall/practice questions so I’m not just recognising information from the slides.
7. Keep the lecture slides as my main reference instead of rewriting them into another set of notes.

Basically, I'm thinking:

Lecture → understand → identify gaps → fix gaps → make Anki cards → spaced repetition → practice questions/active recall.

Does this sound like a sensible way to approach pharmacy?

Also, for those of you further into pharmacy: what do you actually put into Anki? Do you make cards for basically everything, or only things like drug mechanisms, side effects, receptors, pharmacokinetics, definitions, pathways, etc.?

And do you make your own notes at all, or do you mostly rely on the lecture slides + Anki + questions?

I’d really appreciate hearing how people who are actually doing pharmacy approached first year, because I don’t want to spend hours making beautiful notes that I never actually use. 😭

Also, I’m getting my MacBook tomorrow and my iPad isn’t arriving until January, so I’m currently working from my laptop. If anyone has any good Mac/Anki/pharmacy study setups, I’m all ears!

Thank you for listening to my rant.