With the academic year coming to an end - I wanted to do a post for all those that will be joining the world of University life this coming September. A lot of people have asked me - Were you scared? - Did you miss home? - Did you like your flatmates straight away? - How was the process of Student Finance? etc. etc. So I thought I'd create a post on my first year of University.
So in September 2010 I moved to Oxford to study as a full-time student. As much as I know that this was what I had been aiming for my entire academic life I was nervous... very nervous. I mean who wouldn't be - first time moving away permanently. Having a new life away from home - was everything going to change? Was I walking into a whole new life? What was I in for? How was this city going to change my life?
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| Oxford in October :) |
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Oxford in January :)
After 6 months here - this has become my life. I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT!... Did I mention I LOVE IT?! ... Moving away from home was daunting - YES! But coming to University hasn't made me lose my old life, but create an extension for a new one. When I go home, I appreciate far more than I do when I was there all the time. My family are always happy to see me when I'm home, and eager to know about all that's happened at Uni. Yes, the workload is heavy but this is my first step to becoming an adult. With conflicting personalities, people you may not necessarily get on with - it has become a training experience. A training experience for our futures. We meet people we may never have if we would have stayed in our hometowns. You have to trust your instincts and use your initiative a lot of time and not be afraid to make your own decisions. |
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| My Beautiful Best Friend |
Coming here - Oxford has just become a part of me. Defining me. I have meet some of the most amazing people. I have a new family here.
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| I <3 my new family. |
Once the initial nerves go away, you'll become a part of something bigger than you could have ever imagined.
Thankyouuuuuuuuuuuu!
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome. I hope this post can calm your nerves. Give it time, give it a chance, don't hate it straight off because things may seem strange at first. We're all human we all hate change - but once you get used to it - you'll be fine! Things fall into place and things are never as bad as we anticipate it to be. :)
ReplyDeleteyou are v articulate
ReplyDeleteI'm taking a gap year before Uni and I hope that my year in New York will give me the chance to learn independence and not become as 'home sick' as I perhaps would have been going straight to University. I hope I'm as lucky as you with house mates so forth.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck with your Gap Year. I loved mine! I would definitely recommend it to other students - it does prepare you for University especially if you travel, where you're away from home the majority of the time.
ReplyDeleteHave fun :)
Oxford looks beautiful in those photos must be a great place to live
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