I am currently six weeks through university and the majority of what I have been doing is learning Latin intensively. I have one hour every single day at 9am sharp (apart from Thursdays, thank god for Thursdays!) with a class of about ten others. Studying Latin intensively makes me reflect on my time studying Mandarin intensively. […]
Oxford Balls: Union Ball and RAG Ball | Uni Diaries
One of the perks of being a student at Oxford University is that you get the opportunity to attend really lavish balls (I’m taking charity balls, society balls, white tie, black tie…) and I’m here today to tell you about the two different balls I’ve been to this term. Northern Lights Ball at The Oxford […]
Fifth Week Blues | Uni Diaries
So there’s this thing at Oxford… Fifth Week Blues is notorious, both at Oxford and at Cambridge, but what exactly is it? If you didn’t know already, the University of Oxford has only eight-week terms which means that, in effect, I’m actually only at university for twenty-four weeks of the year(!). This differs significantly from […]
My UCAS Story
I thought it was about time I did a post talking about my UCAS experience, not just because I get asked about my application a lot by prospective students and younger students at my old school, but also because I think people will generally find it interesting. Believe it or not but I actually applied for a […]
MATRICULATION | Uni Diaries
Oxford have this thing where all of the freshers have to be formally admitted into the university and this is called Matriculation. We wear sub fusc (black gowns, white shirts, black skirt/trousers, ribbon/bow tie etc. – it basically means dark formal clothing in Latin), carry our mortarboard (for we’re not allowed to wear them until we graduate […]
If We Were Having Coffee… | Vol. 15
If we were having coffee, I would tell you that Oxford really does throw you into the deep end with work. The transition between freshers’ week and term starting was non-existent. Freshers’ at our college started on Tuesday 4th and by Saturday 9th  people were already in the library getting work done (yes, Oxford gave us […]
Bali in a Nutshell | Gap Year Travel
For some frequent readers of my blog, it’s probably quite strange that it’s taken me this long to write a sole post about Bali. You see, I had a love-hate relationship with Bali and I’ve thought about writing a post before now but I just had other things I wanted to write about more. But I’m […]
Freshers’ Week in Photos | Uni Diaries
Freshers’ week has been and gone already and the real work has well and truly begun (it’s a little bit insane to tell you the truth) but I’ve got a few photos from each night out during freshers’. There isn’t much from things I did during the day but they’ll be coming in the vlogs on […]
If We Were Having Coffee… (& UNI UPDATE) | Vol. 14
If we were having coffee, I would tell you that I moved into university and I absolutely LOVE it! It’s been a hectic, crazy, insanely busy past couple of days but I can’t even begin to tell you guys how much I’m enjoying it! Look out for more posts on my freshers experience/life at Oxford so far […]
Chapter One: Moving to University
And so the next chapter of my life begins… How has Tuesday 4th October hurtled around the corner and suddenly appeared? How have I known about this day for well over a year and yet I’m still not prepared?! How is it that I’m currently sitting in the front seat of my Mum’s rather packed car, full […]