Surrey meets Africa

Hi everyone! Back on the lockdown series… In my last blog post, I talked about the placement application process and traveling to attend interviews. The next step I took after securing a placement internship, was to move out of campus. By the time I was doing this, I had already completed all my second-year exams, […]

Hello again everyone! I hope that lockdown is still treating you well. For my post today, I thought I would sort of steer away from the “Prepping for University” path and focus on something a bit more personal to me and something that I feel a lot of people can maybe relate to. At a […]

Hi everyone! Back on the lockdown series… In my last blog post, I began detailing the application process for placement jobs in the finance industry. In the current climate of higher education, placements are becoming increasingly crucial in allowing students to improve on their employability; giving them those key “all-rounder” skills that cannot be taught […]

With Freshers’ week only a bit more than a month away, some of you might start to feel some of the nerves bubbling up. It can be quite overwhelming to go into a brand new academic environment, where you’ll also most likely be living with up to 13 new people. I can bet you that […]

Hello again everyone! To spark your excitement about joining us even more, I thought I could suggest some pretty cool places in the Guildford/Surrey area that you, your friends and your family could check out when you arrive at the University. In the Guildford area: The Lake The first option has to of course be […]

Hi everyone! Back on the lockdown series… I finally moved to Reading to begin my new life on placement! There has been a lot of planning leading up to this, and I wanted to share with you the journey in chronological order. It looks something like this… I currently study Economics and Mathematics (BSc), a […]