Nearing the end of my first year at university has led to a lot of thinking. Starting university has been the biggest challenge of my life to date, and I would like to believe that I was adequately prepared by the schools and colleges that I passed through.
My (slightly procrastinatory) considerations have yielded a few negative results – areas where I have not felt prepared at all – but also some positive ways in which I feel my school experience has stood me in good stead at university.
Starting with the negative, in my experience so far, there are two main categories that comprise “university life” – academic studies and personal care and development. Well, and socialising. But regrettably, teachers can’t really prepare you for that, however great they might be.
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