#uni asks

if you don't wanna freeze them just pour them into clean jars when they're still hot. cool them down upside down. then put those jars in a pot and boil them like that for an hour? two hours? take them out. put them upside down to cool down again and you can keep them like that for months in fridge (or outside when it's like 5° or lower if you have a tiny balcony/your windowsill is put in a way that stuff won't fall down djdndk). my personal pro tip is to do it with soups that don't have cream it them

Hello dear 🥰💞

50. Strangest university tip you have?

Scream out your window for instant stress relief.

Don't do this lmao. I have no idea how I never got the cops called on me. My fr tip is to

Thank you!

8. Has university been what you expected it to be? tough question. No? I don’t really know what to say because structurally it’s what i expected but i didn’t expect that i would struggle so much. 

10. What surprised you the most about university? coming from a place where most people stay within the country for uni because of it being free, I’m always really surprised that so many people from other countries travel here to study but i guess you have a wee bit more freedom if you have to pay no matter where you go. 

11. What classes are you taking this/next semester? 

This semester I’m doing: 

- Establishment of Woodlands

- Forest Science

- Forest Mensuration and Thinning Control

- Forest Harvesting

- Land Measurement 

- Communications

- Health and Safety and Employment legislation 

god, thank you so much. this means a lot. also, terribly sorry for the late reply as i was off tumblr for the holidays.

to answer your question:

oooh well. my system of education is american (because the philippines was colonized lmaoooo), so i’m not very familiar with a-levels and conversion and such. i’m so sorry.

that said, i can walk you through pros and cons and some considerations!! long post ahead.

CONSIDERATIONS: what are you more interested in? i had to receive a uni degree in english before entering law, but if you have the option of jumping straight into law, it is a good idea IF you truly know you want to be a lawyer.

so you have to know if this is something you really want to do, as even i have regrets (ish) even after going through a full english degree and finally entering law school. you also have to consider what kind of person you are and how you work. personally, i’m very free spirited and creative, and this makes me struggle in law school, whereas in english, this was something that helped. consider what your personality makes you more naturally suited to!

if you are unsure, english is a good time to decide on what to do. if you realize you prefer it, you can continue! if not, go straight to law or transfer in.

ENGLISH DEGREE, PROS AND CONS

PROS:

- if you like academia, and are considering teaching someday, this is definitely for you.

- lots of research interests, can branch out into more popular topics. i did a paper on spirited away and alice in wonderland once.

- the people are great. for some reason, english professors are some of the most interesting people i know.

- lots of reading.

- makes you an excellent writer and researcher, and very articulate. if you want to continue into law, you will have a wonderful and clear command of language.

CONS:

- lots of reading. often you will be reading boring things. but you still have to write long papers about said boring things.

- this shouldn’t scare you, but it’s tricky to get a job that pays well afterwards. this is what i know from experience, at least. even in the academe, especially in the UK, teaching positions, especially at unis, are hard to get.

- can be lowkey elitist in the works that are considered “worthy of study”

LAW DEGREE, PROS AND CONS

PROS:

- it’s interesting in its own way. it’s a very dynamic field, and a very dynamic course. cases are sometimes fun to read (in my country, theres a famous “small penis case) everyone reads, and the pedagogy is intense.

- what youre doing seems really tangible. in the sense that you know where you want to go, and what youd like to do, and maybe how you would like to help people. this is different from english where i seemed to have had an existential crisis every week about if what i was doing had a point.

- (whispers) can be very very well paying if you’re a good student

- you’ll meet very intelligent and inspiring classmates and professors who will challenge you to do your best.

CONS:

- if you go straight into it while not knowing if it’s for you, all the hard work seems pointless and you may feel demotivated. (from experience, sadly)

- it is very, very, very, very, VERY hard in law school. memory work? cold calls? mountains of things to read? mean professors? yes.

- everyone is brilliant so you generally feel like a flaming piece of dog poo. if you’re unlucky to be placed with people who are mean and competitive, then it’s going to be hard to do well.

- certain types have a harder time adjusting. like i said, it’s much harder for people who can’t sit down and study for two hours. you need to be super disciplined and be ready to get things done.

- idk about the Law School atmosphere in your country, but in mine, professors like to terrorize the students. the passing grade is 75 percent. it’s not fun.

- one has to be accustomed to failure. it’s not something bad, it just happens regularly.

[uni asks]

💰Do you plan to do a post-grad? I’m currently doing one! I’m finishing up my PhD in literature this year. Beyond that, there are couple of post-doctoral research positions I’m considering, but I’m not very prepared for their applications so we’ll see what happens.

 📚Describe your study space. My desk is fairly small (wide enough for a monitor and my laptop, and not much else; the monitor’s up on a stand, and has my headphone amp & headphones under it) and old, sort of a medium wood tone with a stack of three drawers on the left and then one wide drawer above the opening. My mom found it for me at a thrift store two or three years ago, for $18. Before that, I’d been using my dad’s old drafting table, which was bigger but lacked any drawers for organisation and also used to slowly tilt down from its horizontal position. I still use my dad’s old desk chair though, which is has faded maroon cushions and wood that’s slowly losing its finish. It rolls, and creaks. I’m in a corner of my bedroom, against the outer wall (with the window along the wall but slightly behind me), right next to the door into the bathroom, which is in turn next to the door into the kitchen (small apartment). I have an old adjustable drafting light that’s clamped to the desk but aimed to bounce off the wall, where I have a calendar, my daily schedule, post-it note reminders, plus some quotes and photos and the like, going around both of the corner walls. It’s small but fairly cozy. Sometimes I put my feet up on my sheep footrest (as seen here & here). In the winter I usually have a space heater next to me since the heating in my apartment is crap. Most of the work I do these days is electronic, so I don’t need too much space for spreading out notes and papers (this is why I have a second monitor). I wish I had more windows, or room for plants, but this will have to do for now.

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