Things I wish I Knew Before I Started University
Around this time of year, thousands of 18-year-olds will be looking earnestly to the future with university and years of studying on the horizon. Fourteen years ago I was one of those 18 year olds and I thought I had my whole life planned out. Go to university, make friends, work my backside off, get a degree and walk into a job. Everything else will look after itself. Unfortunately, the reality of how ill prepared I was for being out on my own had not yet dawned on me as I hadn’t factored in any of the challenges that the average student was likely to face. I thought I knew it at when in reality, I knew nothing and feel if I had known some of things I do now, then maybe I would have been better prepared for the real world when I eventually graduated. This blog explores a few things that I wished I had known or had even thought about when I started at university and hopefully it can offer some pointers to anyone who might be worried about making the jump. ...