A List

Things I Will Miss About Uni:

1. The People.
Pretty self-explanatory. I've met a load of awesome people at uni. Purely through circumstance have we connected, and now we are parting ways. The likelihood of staying friends with most of them is quite slim (I'm not that great at communicating without the internet and something in common). Nevertheless, it has been fun guys, and who knows, my staying in touch skills may improve.

2. The Coffee.
This is pretty lame, but the hazelnut latte's that they do in the internet cafe at Uni are INSANE! I'll miss them a great deal. I'm going to have to get a coffee machine and learn to make my own. Otherwise my life will no longer be complete.

3. The Teachers.
Okay, so not all of them obviously. But most of them have taught me a great deal. I'll miss randomly wandering to Vanessa's office especially. I'll miss jokey moments that have been had with a lot of them. I'll miss their advice and their voices of experience. Yes, I'll even miss Andy's inappropriate comments.

4. Being Able to Casually Walk Into Winchester.
Some of my best moments in Uni were walking to those shops. Though I can still do it, the idea of me doing so when I should be in lecture will never be the same. I was a little rebellious in that respect, though not enough to hurt my marks.

5. Deadlines
This one sounds strange, I know, but I actually really like the deadlines. The reason is that I'm one of those super-organised people who does all the work like two weeks in advance, hands it in and then sits back and annoys everyone by telling them that they should've started already. I get a thrill out of hitting the deadline a week early and knowing I'm one of the few who did so.

6. Train Rides.
I love the train. I really do. I like the movement, I like standing, sitting down, looking out of the window. And meeting Hayley there to talk about random crap. I love the train.

7. Being Able To Go Barefoot All The Time
I'm well aware that I probably won't be able to do this when I am working. I will be expected to be normal and stuff. But at Uni it wasn't like that. I was allowed to go barefoot all the time and no one said anything (apart from occasional questions from teachers (just the normal questions)). Seriously, people were just all like "yeah, she's a creative writing student." It explained everything in one sentence. Although Hayley did spread the rumour that I was in a cult in the first year... but then I told people she was a lesbian (our little joke).


Things I Won't Miss About Uni:

1. Slow Computers
For any of you who read my Tumblr page, you'll know that the Uni computers are dire. They take ages to log on (in the internet cafe especially), spend a load of time loading up IE automatically (as if anyone in their right mind would use IE), they then make you use microsoft office, and to top it all off half the people on them aren't even working. You also are required to change your password every 3 months as if they think you shout it out every time you type it in or something. Hate to tell you this IT support staff, but most of us know how to keep a password safe. Just saying.

2. Waiting Around For Two Hours Between Classes
This is pretty self-explanatory. I mean, you go in, and have to spend two hours waiting between classes. It's not really enough time to pop into Winchester to shop, and it's too much time for a simple lunch. It's even more annoying if all your friends aren't in the next class and decide to go home. You're left aimlessly browsing the internet for an hour and a half, spending ridiculous amounts of money on caffeine just to crash completely in your next lecture.

3. Emails
I swear that the majority of the Uni emails are complete trash. "Check your emails" is what all the teachers tell us, so we do, just to get a whole load of people spamming each other with emails about something that doesn't even concern us. And then you get some emails that are key to your Uni life, and they're the ones that look the most spammy and you want to avoid like the plague. Also, half the teachers don't even email back; they tell you to "email me if you have any questions/concerns/work you want me to look at" and then never reply. So freaking useful.

4. Survey
"How well did the module do what you thought it would?", "are you happy with what your learned?", "Were the resources given to you useful?". Yes seriously, every single module has a survey. Every single one. I don't even care! I don't care! I hate surveys! It's why I hang up when people cold-call and ask me to do one.

5. Applying For Student Finance
I hate the student finance system. Oh by the way, we need your parent's information. Oh by the way, we need you all to send your souls to us for analysis. Oh by the way, we can't give you any money because we haven't received this form. Oh yeah... now you owe us three spaceships and a hot air balloon. Also, can you complete this survey to tell us if we're working okay or not? You want to know what I think, student finance? >:(