Student Blogger: Rachel Dennehy

Anybody who holds a deep, profound passion in theatre, film and music will be familiar with this, these fields are often overlooked and undervalued. However, I argue that these fields are the most fulfilling, these fields show what it means to be a human being by using your gift and talent to uplift everyone even in darker times.

Some people may look at this and be confused but the honest truth is academic integrity is something students, especially college students practice naturally as it has been ingrained in us since the very beginning of our academic journey.

This semester really showed me effective ways to manage my workload to allow me to become more practical in my work and achieve greater goals allowing me to show off my full potential. Hope this helps! 

Rather than succumb to the burnout here are some tips to help avoid succumbing to this sensation and rather how to deal with it. 

Isn’t it crazy just how quick the semester goes; it is hard to believe that it is almost already over. However, the end of the semester equates just to one thing – exams. Who even decided to burden the festivities of Christmas with the struggles of midterms and end-of-semester examinations?

A short piece suggesting ways to use the tools available to you as a method to ease your workload and maximise your success!

This blog post takes a look at the skills that can be developed outside of the classroom through-extracurricular activities and why it should be encouraged for students to participate.

An insight into the current academic year so far reflecting on my classes and what student have to look forward to as well as that, discusses the highs and lows of returning to class after the Summer Break.