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University for introverts

Congrats! You’re a clever sausage and bagged yourself a place at University! Three years of partying lay ahead of you! Supposedly…

But what about the people that aren’t quite as confident in throwing themselves into the party lifestyle? Being an introvert at university can be really nerve wracking. For me, before I came to Essex I was extremely shy, and the fact that I had no choice but to make…

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‘Gap Year’s and ‘Gap Yah’s The Pros and Cons

It’s tempting, I know. You’ve just come back from an amazing time finding yourself in Thailand, and of course you want to tell everyone about it because ‘riding an elephant was, like, totally life changing man’.

Don’t get me wrong, as a gap year student myself, taking a year between the end of A-Levels and starting your degree can be invaluable. If you want to earn some cash, go on an amazing…

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Chew a little louder, I dare you

INT. OFFICE- LAST TUESDAY AROUND 15:45

Okay so I’ve set the scene of the crime.

I’m sat at my desk after lunch, feeling astoundingly unfulfilled in life, as many tend to on a Tuesday, sending out hopeless emails as cold as the tea I’ve once again forgotten. I’m thinking about how the more I age, the more I relate to Britney in 2007 and wondering whether a drastic change in hairstyle would combat…

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For I AM Essex Wordpress: The Wonders of the Uni Flat

This is it! The key is in your hand, your mum is loaded down with bags and stacker boxes, and if you’re anything like I was, you feel like your heart is about to come out of your chest. It’s move in day. So, I’m here to settle some of those worries, with 8 reasons why living in campus accommodation can be an amazing way to spend your first year.

1. RA’s Are Wonderful!

Living in Uni accommodation,…

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Feminist Barbie

For years, Barbie has been the unwilling subject of so many discussions surrounding the unrealistic portrayal of the female body. Her impossibly slender form, that dizzyingly imbalanced boob to foot size ratio, it isn’t a secret that Barbie has had almost 60 years of well-deserved criticism for the unrealistic expectations that she sets for little girls (and can we please talk about why I don’t…

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