The 10 best things about being a student
BEFORE fast forwarding to your student debt and the nine-five grind that awaits (sorry), take a little time to think about how great it is to be student today.
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WHEN you’re juggling lectures and tutorials, essay writing and group assignments, it’s hard to stop and smell the roses (or student discount card) and realise how great being a student actually is. Here are 10 little reminders why you should embrace your student life.
1. Going to the gym whenever you like
Imagine not having to fight your way onto the treadmill with the 6pm crowd? Being a student means going to the gym whenever you like — between classes, after 10am — you get to go when everyone else is at work. You’ll have your pick of the equipment and can sing along to your workout tracks as loud as you like without the judgemental looks.
2. Discounts galore
It’s almost worth doing a second degree just to keep the discounts rolling — everything is cheaper as a student and the discounts are hard to say goodbye to: transport, movies, ASOS, Apple, international travel, flights and more. This is one to miss once you graduate!
3. A four month summer break
Another one to miss come graduation time. Never again in your life will you have four months off over summer. It’s a dream.
4. The opportunity to travel
University provides the opportunity to travel on exchange or on a study tour. You can even get financial help to do so; it’s definitely worth looking into the options available at your university.
5. Learning something new every day
Unlike full time work, each day at university brings new discoveries, lessons and knowledge. It’s pretty easy to genuinely learn something new everyday while at uni.
6. Skipping a lecture for the beach
While this isn’t something you should do regularly, blowing a lecture for the beach on a summer’s day is pretty darn good. Being a student means you have freedom in a way that people in full time employment don’t have. Enjoy it while you can.
7. Panic cramming with friends
There’s some serious bonding that happens during a good last minute cram session. It makes your friendships stronger and is kind of fun in a weird, panic-ridden way.
8. Studying where you like
As a uni student, you get to choose where you do your study — after five years of secondary school rules, this type of freedom is highly liberating. You can study at the beach, in a park sitting on the grass, or inside the beautiful and inspiring State Library. Changing your study location regularly can also assist with better retention, according to a New York Times article.
9. Having the time and energy for your hobbies
Beer drinking isn’t considered a hobby in this instance; we’re talking real hobbies like ice sculpting, stone skipping and extreme ironing (yes, they’re actual hobbies). Embrace your weird and wonderful pastimes while you can — you’ll never be able to indulge in them as much as you can while you’re a full time student.
10. Being surrounded by ‘your’ people
At university, within your specific course, you’re be surrounded by people with similar interests and backgrounds and goals. This is a very comfortable pocket to sit in for a couple of years before you go out into the big, bad world.
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