I will be redoing my first year on a new course (biology)in September! There were many reasons why the past year did not work out well for me, some external, some very out of my control. But a the end of the day I also did not work nearly hard enough, and I recognise that. I focused too much on socialising and I had no discipline. I also did not enjoy my course one bit which didn’t help. Thankfully I’ve snagged a transfer to biology. Which I’m very excited about even if it means doing first year again.
It may only be first year, but I really want to do well. I went into last year with the mentality of "first year doesn’t count" which while true to an extent, can be easy to take too far. I don’t regret it entirely, as I had a fun year and I’ve made a great group of friends and I’ve got a great set of housemates for next year who I’m really looking forward to living with. I also think I’ve got a good amount of the freshers ‘ clubbing every night’ kind of attitude out of my system. I still intend to do freshers and go out somewhat regularly, but I think I want to be more focused and disciplined this year.
And so I’m here, asking any and all tips for a successful academic year! Bonus points if it’s biology related.