The Life of a Perth Uni Student

Niamh, 20, studied Chemistry and Zoology at UWA. This account is largely inactive now, so if you want to keep up with my adventures, the URL is clueless-graduate :)

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Music Tag

I was tagged by @ravenpuff-reads-and-studies a month ago but only just saw this now

Rules: Put your music library on shuffle. List the first ten songs that come up, then tag ten people.

Devil May Cry - The Weekend

What If - The Kite String Tangle

The (Shipped) Gold Standard - Fall Out Boy

Master of Tides - Lindsey Stirling

The Mother We Share - CHVRCHES

Shooting Arrows at the Sky - Santigold

Show You How To Love - Pentatonix

Lover - San Cisco

Someone to Save You - OneRepublic

Benedictus - 2Cellos

I tag @elliefluteelephant, @bae-ssoon, @treble--maker, @emmastudies, and whoever else wants to do this

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20 Questions Tag

I was tagged by @ravenpuff-reads-and-studies a month ago, but only just saw this now (I am very inactive on this blog)

name: Niamh

nickname: Don’t really have any

zodiac sign: Cancer

height: 1.7m

orientation: straight

nationality: Australian

favourite fruit: Strawberry

favourite season: Winter

favourite book: How dare you make me choose!! Right now, probably the entire Harry Potter series

favourite flower: Roses

favourite scent: Pre-rain

favourite colour: purple

favourite animal: African Painted Dog

coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: tea or hot chocolate, depends on my mood

average sleeping hours: 7-8 hours

cat or dog person: Both, depends on my mood

favourite fictional character: 

number of blankets you sleep with: Two

dream trip: Canada

blog created: too long ago

Whoever wants to do this can

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Congratulations on graduating!!! I am so happy for you and I hope you achieve what you want now that you have graduated. How exciting!! YOU are now a UNIVERSITY GRADUATE. That is just soooo cool. Congratulations.

Aww, thank you!! That’s so nice of you!!

I also hope you achieve your goals in the near future :)

[uni-for-your-life]

So I graduated yesterday

[ilovecharts]

The total area of solar panels it would take to power the world, Europe, and Germany

[moyaofthemist]

[estebanwaseaten]

“In just six hours, the world’s deserts receive more energy from the sun than humankind consumes in a year. (x)

[thelittlenoctua]

I don’t care how many times I see this I will always reblog it

[ncrussell]

Stop spending money on war and lies and start spending it on ways to make this planet better.

[yeah-yeah-beebiss-1]

i like how this headline implies that europe and germany are not part of this world

[funmomenergy-deactivated2020052]

i made a college vine compilation b/c Suffering™️

(warning for loud noise in some of them)

[mllesouthernbelle]

It’s funny cause it’s true

[coffeeforcollege]

if u put me in charge of advertising for college I would basically just play this and that’s why im not in charge of advertising for college

[tobeagenius]

valentines day for nerds pt.2 (pt.1)

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So I’ve already been working full-time for two weeks now, and it feels great that I’ve found something that lets me use knowledge and techniques I learned as part of my degree. However, the work is quite easy, and so I’m getting bored easily. I’m missing the mental challenge of university and learning.

One of my housemates has already said I can watch her lectures when she goes back to uni, but that’s only going to be one unit that I unfortunately missed out on despite really wanting to do it. I’m planning on reading a lot more non-fiction, popular science books this year (while at uni, reading them felt like a chore, but now I think I’ll really enjoy them).

What are some other things that I can do after work or over the weekends that give me the mental stimulation I’m missing?

[ahn-f]

[ahn-f]

she’s right listen to her

[uni-for-your-life]

Life Update!

So you guys have probably noticed that I’m not super active on here anymore. If you’ve been missing the updates, it’s because I am no longer studying! I’m finished with uni!!! For now at least.

Just thought I’d take this chance to let you guys know what’s been going on in my life since new year’s:

For the first two weeks, I was in the middle of nowhere, on a very weird timetable (timing-wise). Every evening, I’d go out with 6 other people, and we’d walk up and down a beach tagging some flatback turtles!!

As soon as I got back from turtle tagging, I jumped straight into the job and house hunt

A week after starting the apartment and job hunt, I got notice that my friends and I had been accepted for two apartments, and I was offered a job, on the same day!

I’ve been at this job (I’m a lab tech now) for the last week and a half. I’m enjoying it, and it’s such a relief that it’s a career-starting job! My hands aren’t loving me so much though, because I have formed and popped blisters on both of my thumbs from screwing and unscrewing lids all day. These will soon become calluses.

Tomorrow is my move-in day!! I picked up the keys for the apartment yesterday, and I’m at my mum’s packing up my room down here.

My graduation ceremony is in five weeks from today!!

As always, if you want to keep up to date with me more often, you can head over to my post-uni personal blog, @clueless-graduate :)

[postitforward]

✨ Mental Health Starter Pack for Times of Change ✨

Change can be scary. It can be difficult, overwhelming, and affect our mental, physical, and emotional health in all sorts of ways. Whatever you’re feeling right now, you definitely don’t have to feel it alone. Below is a list of resources and self-care tips to help make life a little bit easier. And if you don’t need them right now, pass ‘em along to a friend who might.

Got more tips? Reblog and add your favorites to the bottom, or make your own post and tag it #postitforward so we all know where to look.

Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Available 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Crisis Text Line: Free, 24/7 support for anyone in crisis. Text START to 741741.

IMALIVE: Chat confidentially with a volunteer trained in crisis intervention.

7 Cups of Tea: Speak anonymously with a trained active listener.

NAMI: Dedicated to improving the lives of anyone living with mental illness. Free to chat at 1-800-950-6264.

Trans Lifeline: Dedicated to the well being of transgender people. USA: 1-877-565-8860. Canada: 1-877-330-6366.

The Trevor Project (@thetrevorproject): Confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ young people. Available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386.

The GLBT National Help Center: Provides LGBTQ people with free and confidential peer support at 1-888-843-4564. Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743.

It Gets Better Project (@itgetsbetterproject): Communicating to LGBTQ youth around the world that it gets better.

To Write Love On Her Arms (@twloha): Dedicated to helping people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide.

American Psychological Association: A resource for finding mental health care in your area.

NEDA: Help and support for people struggling with eating disorders. You can call 1-800-931-2237 or chat with them online.

Self-Care Tips

Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it.

Remember to be kind to others and yourself.

Drink plenty of water and don’t forget to eat.

Get enough sleep.

Have a movie or TV marathon.

Read a good book. Start a new series.

Read the #positivity and #postitforward tags on Tumblr.

Draw something or color in a picture.

Take a bath or long shower.

Write your thoughts down in a journal.

Turn your feelings into art. Make crafts.

Bake or cook something you like.

Go for a walk. Have a dance.

Watch a funny video.

Light your favorite candle(s).

Listen to your favorite music.

Take deep breaths. Try meditation.

Talk to a friend, a loved one, or someone you trust.

Make a list of things that bring you happiness. (This really works!)

Do some of those things! See those people!

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Hi, I'm starting my 2nd year in UWA and was just wondering about your thoughts of the unit FNSC2200: Mysteries of Forensic Science that you did previously. Specifically, the workload, how well the unit was ran and the difficulty of the exam. Thanks for your time!

Hi Anon! Always a pleasure to hear from people interested in doing units I’ve done!

I really enjoyed FNSC2200. I found the content fascinating and a really great introduction to the field that TV shows portray so inaccurately.

The workload: I found the workload quite reasonable. As the lab demonstrator said in the first lab, it’s a stand-alone unit (has no pre-requisites, and is not the pre-rec for anything), so everyone there is interested in forensics for some reason or other. They make it specifically as an elective/broadening unit. All content lectures are online, and there is a 2 hour lab every fortnight (at least there was when I did it two years ago) so it’s easy to fit around your other classes and commitments. There are 6 guest lectures early in semester, in the evening, from currently working or recently retired WAPOL officers. Attendance isn’t compulsory, as these are not assessed. There is (well, was) a group assignment that you have the entire semester to do. My group ended up meeting every week we didn’t have a lab, because we had nothing else on.

Unit running: The unit is split into four modules, with one online quiz per module after its completion. As mentioned above, there are 6 guest lectures from WAPOL officers; these take place in the first module. I found that splitting up the content into the four main areas was extremely useful in focussing my attention. The lecturers are quick to respond to emails, and you can always visit them during their office hours. One of my friends who also took the unit did not like the online lectures, but I didn’t mind them.

Exam: I found the exam quite easy, tbh. If you’ve done the online quizzes and the lab exercises (and why wouldn’t you? They are marked), you will be fine! There’s no extreme study needed, just revision of the concepts introduced throughout the unit. Reviewing notes and/or re-watching the lectures will get you through. They didn’t ask questions on nitty gritty specifics, such as who coined the term “forensic science” and when, but more on the techniques used in the field and why they’re useful and/or important.

Some of the things that I’ve told you just now may be different, due to the Centre of Forensics closing and the staff having to move to the Human Bio building. I don’t know how this will affect the unit. Hopefully not badly.

All the best for your studies in 2017, Anon :)

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Hi Niamh, I'm planning to take CHEM3003 next year and was wondering if you could provide some tips or resources for me. Thanks in advance for your time :)

Thanks for giving me your student number in a separate ask. I’ve answered this by email :)

[the-movemnt-deactivated20170912]

well there go all of our excuses for not studying

follow @the-movemnt

[knittedstudy]

A summer greeting

Hi everyone! My name is Sarah, and welcome to knittedstudy! Some of you will know me as ravenpuff-reads-and-studies, which I will still be using. However, I felt like a fresh start where I can post my own content. 

Expect to see studyblr, bookblr/booklr, and various other lifestyle-style posts from all the way down here in Australia!

My favourite blogs at the moment include @elkstudies @uni-for-your-life @universi-tea @bibli0phagist @studywithlex @studyign and @theorganisedstudent.

See you soon,

Sarah

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Aww, thanks for the mention :D

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stolenstudyblr replied to your post “Update”

CONGRATS!

Thank you!!! Now to get a job...

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Update

My results came out today, and I passed everything with flying colours!! I’m graduating in March!!