Kortext’s 25 top tips for surviving university – as told by students!

Surviving university banner of students throwing mortarboards

In our new survey, students and graduates have revealed their tips for surviving university – including learning three simple recipes, avoiding snogging housemates and going digital with textbooks. Kortext’s poll of 1,000 18 to 24-year-olds – including current and former students – found 61 per cent were not prepared for the rigors of university life,

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The student view: my overnight pivot to eTextbooks

Images shows guest blogger and student, Radhika Morjaria

Guest blog by student, Radhika Morjaria Although accessing digital learning resources may seem like familiar territory for the modern, 21st century student, for some the sudden shift to digital learning has been a challenging experience. The COVID-19 pandemic was a catalyst for change in many ways, but particularly for students who had to adapt to

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Steps to self-directed study success!

As a student, you very quickly become aware of the level of effort you need to put in to meet the minimum requirements for passing your course, but is that enough? Sadly, not. Faster than you could possibly imagine, your studies will be over, and you’ll be competing with hundreds of thousands of other graduates for post-graduate placements, schemes and jobs.

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