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University Tips: How To Know If Uni Is The Right Step For You

University isn’t for everyone. There’s no point in going and getting yourself into debt if you’re not going to be able to make the most of the experience and get the most in return from furthering your education in an educational institution. Here are some university tips to help you find out whether university is for you.

You’re Self-Motivated

You are able to motivate yourself to get tasks completed. Being at university nobody else is going to motivate you, so you have to be self-motivated in order to push yourself to get the best grades. This is one of the key university tips.

You can tolerate reading

A lot of people hate reading, and going off to university you’re going to have plenty of it to do. Along with reading comes research and further reading. If you hate reading then there’s really no point in even looking in the direction of university. However, if you are the opposite and enjoy furthering your education by reading a book and researching then university is a good move for you. It will challenge these skills and build them.

Note-taking

University is all about keeping notes. Writing things down so you remember them, especially in lectures. Keeping notes are essential.

Deadlines

University is all about deadlines, so you have to be able to organise yourself to work towards each deadline. Can you work towards a deadline?

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Organised

Briefly mentioned above, being able to organise your time and utilising it accordingly is a skill which is 100% necessary for university. If you are unorganised you may find university as a bit of a shock, you really need to have your life in some sort of order. Don’t be that person rushing to get things done last minute.

Essay writing

You have to be able to write. That and have a strong grasp of the English language. If you struggle with this you may find it difficult at university. However, there are departments of the university who are there to help you develop this if English is not your first language, so don’t be deterred. Language skills are very important.

What are some university tips you would suggest? Let us know in the comments below!
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Serena Cecilia

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