Business As Usual

As many of you are well aware, Monash University is a sea of opportunity when it comes to campus clubs and societies. The best way to get the most out of your university experience is to immerse yourself into the unknown, meet new people and develop new networks and relationships. From the expansive force, which is the Monash Marketing Society to the future stars of Monash Health Science Society, there is most certainly a club for everyone.

So what do these clubs do for you? Well as a club member myself, we are all about making your university experience unique, moving away from the general attendance that makes up lectures and tutes, to more fun filled activities which incorporate the social opportunities that would otherwise be absent. From mid week barbeques, afternoon/morning teas, numerous balls and networking nights, club reps and members are working overtime to ensure that there is always something to tickle your fancy. Week 9 in itself has seen some fantastic initiatives such as the MHSS Afternoon Tea, which was able to donate a substantial amount in support of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Congratulations to Courtney Wishart and her support crew for this fantastic achievement.

But like everything, it is you – THE STUDENT – who makes it all the worthwhile. You have the power to transform something little into something great. So help us to help you and get behind your society!

A wise man told me that university is a sea of opportunity; an institution that provides you with all the knowledge and necessary skills to become what you want to be. All University demands is a little bit of hard work and determination. Now that’s all well and good, but it’s week nine and the daunting feeling of those 40% assignments, not to mention exams around the corner, are making me feel like “a little bit of hard work and determination,” is not quite going to cut the monstrous effort of what I like to call the ‘final countdown’.

So as a third year student, you may think that I have it all down pat. A simple formula or elixir that keeps me ahead of the game and in the space I like to call “stress free,” when it comes down to crunch time.

Well, as I sit here at Monsu café, I recall my first few years of uni and the non-stress free environment I lived in and how I ended up building towards a healthy habit to prepare for the end of semester. My advice to all my fellow students is to look at organising how you are going to expend your time these last few weeks. Check to see what hours you will devote to finishing major assignments and the consistent build up that will make up exam revision. Little by little, help turn that frown into a smile, as it is always the little things that add up to make the biggest difference. Also, remember to have fun. Enjoy the last few weeks of semester and have frequent breaks or, ‘me-time’ to reset yourself.