from Mrs to Master….and everything in between. A (very) mature student's musings on life in the academic world.
Last Sunday I submitted the last essay for year 1 of my Masters, for my favourite module The Origin of Modern Medicine and that’s it. All done for year 1. And I survived. A couple of weeks ago, on the last teaching day of the year, I found myself drafting this blog post while sitting at … Continue reading Masters year 1 – ✅
The first year of my Masters is very nearly over....and where on earth has it gone?? I can't believe that after all the mental angst and turmoil of the first few weeks it's very nearly over. I've recently submitted my penultimate essay for the last module of this year and now the countdown to the next … Continue reading Four down, one to go…
The worst thing about beginning any essay is, of course, the blank page. You start off with a nice empty Word document open in front of you. You've written tentative notes on various pieces of paper. You have a very sketchy essay plan. You've got all the library books you (think) you need. You've printed … Continue reading How (not) to write an essay
And so I found myself back in Leeds for the second semester. Now that I'm fully immersed back into Uni life again I'm feeling much more at ease with everything than I was last semester and thankfully I'm not running around like a demented headless chicken anymore! This semester I'm only scheduled to take one … Continue reading Hello Leeds…..I’m back!
So here I am at the beginning of a new year and about to begin a new semester. I've not made any resolutions but would be very very happy to finish the first year of the masters in June with a pass, that will suffice. And very nicely indeed thank you. To get towards passing … Continue reading A new year, a new semester…
I've left it until now to write a new blog post as I've been so busy in terms of studying and essay researching and presentation writing that I've not had energy for much else. But I'm nearing the end of the first semester ......and I’m sooo glad to say that I’ve managed to calm down. … Continue reading Thoughts on being a ‘mature’ student…..and the final push
This blog post has been written over the first 3 weeks of my journey deeper into the academic world. It's been a bit traumatic, a bit wonderful and a bit in-between. It's also a bit (a lot) of rambling too, so please forgive me as my head was mashed for 3 weeks and I'm only … Continue reading Planes, trains and academia …..or rather cars, croissants and a small matter of anxiety
