Sydney Life

Get to know Newtown when you come to Sydney Uni. I’ve been living in and around Newtown for a few years now — here are some of the things which make it feel like home.

I signed my first contract this week: I put my name on a lease. You’d think as a law student, I would actually be able to read and understand a contract. Haha, don’t be silly! Thankfully, the SRC was there to help…

I’m a city girl born and bred. Hate the traffic, but love watching buskers at Darling Harbour, going for runs without being spotted by the whole community and being able to have a good boogie on more than one dance floor. But last weekend I had my first country girl experience. And I didn’t even spot a cow!

Powers that be suggest that, rather than writing the blogs I enjoy most (you know the type, raving, political, or just plain unusual) I must once again return to the land of “my life as a first year student”. Well, let me give you a cheerful little examination of that other life - the life of the uni student who does not *drum roll please* LIVE ON CAMPUS OR IN A SHARED HOUSE! I LIVE AT HOME WITH MY FAMILY!

For many high school kids thinking about going to uni, a big consideration is moving out of home. Whether it be into a college, the Sydney Uni Village (SUV), Unilodge or into a share house, there’s no disputing that the move from home can be a difficult, and for some, an emotional one. And that’s just the beginning…

My cousin and I went to stay at our grandfather’s place in the holidays last year, and every morning was the same ordeal. After about twenty “five more minutes”s, she yanked my doona off and promptly walked out of the room with it in tow, to which I responded by curling up in her bed. Apparently. I don’t actually remember most of this happening.

“The best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and the bees, I want money! That’s what I want!” Or so the song goes. Although it may not be strictly true, I certainly am strapped for cash.

For however long you’ll be at Sydney Uni, you’re bound to become tangled in the finicky world of student administration. Here are some tips on making sure you get the right answers from the right people…

Ok, so it's not exactly the most glamourous of subjects, but let's face it, actually getting to uni - safely, cheaply and quickly - is important. 3 years on campus has taught me...

Remember that feeling of exclusion and rejection you felt when you weren't picked immediately for the netball team at school? (For those vertically-blessed and athletically capable people reading, spare a thought for the rest of the world.) Remember the sinking feeling you experienced when you knew that everyone else had been invited to a birthday party, and it seemed like you were the only one who hadn't been?

That's just how I felt when I sat down for my first Media lecture at uni, and began chatting to a girl named Claire...

So you have just left school, complete with Careers Advisor and Counsellor, so who can you go to at Uni? We also offer these services, and a whole heap more. Part 1 or 1

Look I know that you know that I know you know how to talk to people, but we might as well put it down in Blog form. That and its Sunday and I cant think of other things to write.

Some people get excited about the huge amounts of sandstone available for your perusal at Sydney Uni. Here is the conversation i would have with the sandstone block five from the bottom (around head height) if it could speak and i was a crazy person.

There has been lots of talk about what the University of Sydney Union (USU), but what is it all about? Well, its well tops, Ill tell you some more.

The first few weeks of Uni are going to be great, but they’re a tad scary too. Here are some tips that I think will help you settle in to the grand old place

For those of you considering studying Arts at Sydney next year (or Liberal Studies, or Media and Communications, or Education, or anything else Artsy) I recommend signing up to the Arts Network Transitioning and Mentoring
Program.