Ok, if there is one thing that everyone’s unamously anxious about in first year, it’s this. GETTING INTO YOUR CHOOSEN SPEC People with GPAs from like 0.1 to 8.9 always have the tiniest sliver of doubt. Why? Because your selection process is based on your GPA ranking compared to everyone else in the entire first…Continue Reading How can I *gEt iN* by LOCKING IN 🔒
Just a City Boy
Half Empty or Half Full? Can you believe half half the semester has already gone by? I sure do. So far this semester I’ve stayed till 12am in a lab, fluffed my interview and currently typing this up at uni. Yes. During the mid sem break. The jump in commitment expected from students has massively…Continue Reading Just a City Boy
A Final Goodbye!
Welcome to the final CHEMMAT post for 2024! I sincerely hope you enjoyed our time together as much as I did. First of all, I would like to congratulate you on completing your first-year engineering classes! I know exams are just around the corner, so I would not celebrate too quickly yet, but I believe…Continue Reading A Final Goodbye!
Part II Semester 1 overview
Part II Semester 1…. Well you’re probably wondering how the Civil program is structured….. Heres a rundown of Part II Semester 1: Two Civil papers (Civil 203& Civil 203). A structural paper (Strcteng 200), and a general engineering paper (Engsci 211). Allow me to break them down for you. ENGSCI 211 (Mathematical Modelling II aka…Continue Reading Part II Semester 1 overview
A Summary of Chemmat Courses in Semester 1
Kia Ora team! Here’s hoping that CHEMMAT 121 isn’t putting you off considering this specialisation. I thought it would be good for you to have an insight into the classes in Part 2 CHEMMAT. In semester one, we delve into the world of Process Engineering in CHEMMAT 201. A huge part of the degree…Continue Reading A Summary of Chemmat Courses in Semester 1
Uni Life in Lockdown (2021 Edition)
Hey guys! Hope you’re coping well in lockdown. Thought I’d quickly tell you guys about my experience in lockdown between first year and this year. So – lockdown is no fun for anyone, but sometimes we just got to make do. Flashback to March 2020 – a time I’m sure we all remember. It would’ve…Continue Reading Uni Life in Lockdown (2021 Edition)
YES I MADE IT
It’s the 13th November 2018. Our last (and only) exam was 5th November. Yes, second year Electrical students have only one exam in the second semester. Now this probably sounds like music to your ears, it certainly did when I first heard this wonderful news! While it is nice having only one exam to study…Continue Reading YES I MADE IT
Past, present, and future
This year was incredibly amazing. Sorry I had to rewrite that sentence about 10 times and I settled on something lame like that. It was filled with lots of ups and downs, mostly relating to the stress of assignments, tests, internships, etc etc. However, it’s definitely the best year of my life so far, and…Continue Reading Past, present, and future
Pressing On
Hi there! It’s been two weeks since the end of our mid-semester break. And by ‘break’ I don’t mean an actual break, as in a holiday. Oh no no. I was busier than I usually am at uni (and that’s pretty busy!). I shifted house during the break and that lost me about five days…Continue Reading Pressing On
Remember Me?
Helloooo everyone! Hopefully some of you remember me from writing for The Inside Word last year, since I’m assuming most of you guys reading this are first years. Well, guess what? I’ve decided to continue my promising career as a blogger, because clearly that’s pretty much all I’m good at. We can call it… Part…Continue Reading Remember Me?