The truth about university teachers
Many university teachers are underpaid and time-poor. Most are not full-time or permanent staff – they’re usually casual employees that are paid by the hour. Often university teachers aren’t given enough hours…
Surviving student poverty: How to move out without dropping out
Aly James is an expert when it comes to student poverty. She survived four years of university without financial assistance: No youth allowance. No sponging off parents. After year 12, Aly…
University rankings: A sinister plot for world domination
Prestigious Australian universities love to brag about their university rankings. Don’t get sucked in. University rankings tell you very little about the quality of the degrees on offer. In fact, university…
Choosing a uni course
Don’t know what to study? Read this.
So… you don’t know what to study. Everyone around you is probably babbling about how they want to be a teacher, nurse, doctor, lawyer or engineer, but you’re just not sure. Mum and Dad might…
Still don’t know what to study? Try a generalist degree.
In a previous post I wrote about what to do if you don’t know what to study. This post is for people who want to go to uni but don’t…
Goodbye student debt! How to study for free in Europe
Twenty five years ago, getting a degree was free in Australia. No HECS. No fees. These days, it costs tens of thousands of dollars. This is why you should consider studying in…
Surviving Uni
The truth about university teachers
Many university teachers are underpaid and time-poor. Most are not full-time or permanent staff – they’re usually casual employees that are paid by the hour. Often university teachers aren’t given enough hours…
Surviving student poverty: How to move out without dropping out
Aly James is an expert when it comes to student poverty. She survived four years of university without financial assistance: No youth allowance. No sponging off parents. After year 12, Aly…
First year uni: Share house vs living on campus
Aoife Nicklason and Alice Foster chose different options for moving out of home in first year university. Aoife moved into a campus residential college, while Alice moved into a share house. Here’s what…
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How to drop out of uni and become an entrepreneur
I hate to admit it but I’m jealous of Pieter Moorman Why am I jealous? At the age of 23 he resides in a palatial villa with a pool, housekeeper and cook….
Infamous frauds who faked their uni degrees
Universities make you fork out tens of thousands of dollars to sit in a room and try and stay awake while an old person talks at you. This is why some people…
A fiery campus romance
How’s this for a campus Valentines Day story? Sumbul Sarwan was a writing and philosophy student at Manchester Metropolitan University, in a little village called Alsagia where there was little more…