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    Student life: Expectation vs. Reality

    Student life: Expectation vs. Reality

    Before entering uni, you’re sold a pretty sweet deal: a magical place where you make new friends, expand your mind, gain new experiences, and learn to become an independent, self-sufficient adult.

    While the reality isn’t too far from that (hopefully), there’s a lot of trial and error before you’re able to get to that point.

    So for all you who’ve yet to experience student life at university, here is a much-needed dose of reality, while for those of you who have already been in their shoes, try not to sigh over your past naïveté.

    1. Student accommodation

    Expectation:

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    Reality:

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    2. Waking up for morning lectures

    Expectation:

    Reality:

    3. Class participation

    Expectation:

    Reality:

    4. Completing assignments

    Expectation:

    Reality:

    https://twitter.com/StudentProblems/status/814539649716785152

    5. Group work

    Expectation:

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    Reality:

    6. Learning to cook for yourself

    Expectation:

    Reality:

     

    7. Joining clubs and societies

    Expectation:

    https://twitter.com/EV943/status/763236830615449600

    Reality:

    8. Socialising

    Expectation:

    Reality:

    https://twitter.com/StudentProblems/status/815285177786204161

    9. Rockin’ a new fashion style

    Expectation:

    Reality:

    https://twitter.com/College4_Christ/status/816052453980438528

    10. Study time

    Expectation:

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    Reality:

    11. Taking exams

    Expectation:

    Reality:

    https://twitter.com/WisconsinPress/status/811599433431400451

    12. After your student loan comes in

    Expectation:

    Reality:

    13. On-campus romance

    Expectation:

    Reality:

    14. Getting the hang of this “adulting” thing

    Expectation:

    Reality:

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    The best thing about uni, though, is the fact that you’re not in it alone! There are hundreds of other students in the exact same boat as you, so make the most of it, and don’t forget to have fun! (Not to the point that you don’t study, of course. But you get what we mean.)

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