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Five ways to stress less

by Loren Howarth With exams and final assessments just around the corner, it’s time to get into serious study mode. This time can be quite stressful with assessments and exams looming. But don’t freak out too much, here are our top tips...

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Seven tips for a winning scholarship application

Every year CSU receives more than 8,000 scholarship applications. That’s a lot, right? So within that enormous pile of scholarship applications, how do you make yours stand out from the crowd and get you those well-needed dollars? Well, you don’t...

How to cope when it all feels like too much

How to cope when it all feels like too much

Welcome to mid-session break! It’s a chance to enjoy some down time, catch up on any subjects where you’ve fallen behind, or clarify any questions at a residential school. It doesn’t seem like a time when stress and anxiety might start...

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Top three tips to stay well this winter

by Jenna Verhoeven Winter is well and truly here. It’s dark when many of us leave the house in the morning on our way to work, or classes. Likewise, by the time many of us are wrapping up our last tute, or lecture, the sun has already gone to bed...

Simple steps to save money as a student

When it comes to our financial situation, as a student, saving money can seem impossible. How can we buy our textbooks, pay for our broken laptop, keep on top of our student loans, all while trying to maintain a social life and get through our...

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Seven ways to study more effectively

As uni students, our lives are full of deadlines. Assignment deadlines, exam deadlines, census date deadlines. When you’re studying, remembering what you’ve learnt in order to effectively meet these deadlines means fitting study into your...

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Snacking at uni 101

I was a terrible snack artist at uni in my early twenties. I had the luxury of buying donuts on ‘Donut Day’, fried rice on ‘Chinese Day’, and pancakes from the college breakfast in the mornings. The list goes on. When I was studying in Melbourne, I...

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Five tips for moving out of home

by Loren Howarth Whether you’re moving out of home for some independence, or you’ve decided that on-campus accommodation isn’t for you, moving out of home is a big decision. You’ll have more responsibilities, plus your own...

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Why there is no stereotypical uni student

Oh student life! We sleep all day, party all night and only study the night before our exams begin, right? Well actually, I don’t do that. And neither do the majority of the people in my degree. In fact, most university students don’t have that...

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