Spacedmonkey

As I have already discussed on this blog, I am a studying at the University of Portsmouth. I have just got back from my first year studying Computer Network Management And Design. I have had some time to think about my time in Portsmouths and I needed to write some of this down. I am going to write a small series of post about my first year at uni, some of the problems I had and general information I would pass onto anyone that is thinking about going off to higher eduction.

So what was University like?

When I think about answering that question, I am reminded of a quote from Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity . .

When talking to other people about this very question, I am happy to say lots of people I know say, “It’s Amazing“. Personally, I would not answer like that. I would say, “It can be amazing“. University is like life and it really what you make it. Being at uni is like no other time in your life. It is the one time at everyone is in a very similar position. Everyone in their first year, most people are away from home for the first, most people do not any friends, everyone is exised and wants to learn. It is a really good place to meet people of a similar mindset to you and finally feel okay about yourself.

This having been said, not everyone you will meet is going to be a nice person. With more and more students going to higher eduction, studying useless courses like Sociology, means that types of students that are being admitted has changed. So finding a good group can be hard, as I discovered. What you have to remember is,

It is not the place, it is the people.

Everywhere has night clubs, pubs and societies but it is your friends that are important.

Well, that is all for now. Watch for your more on this topic.