Hi all! I probably should have done my first blog sooner, but I\u2019ve been kinda busy and haven\u2019t really had the time to sit down and collect my thoughts like this.<\/p>\n
Now that I\u2019ve been at Southampton for a month and a half, and have had time to settle in and get into the swing of things, I guess some reflection is in order:<\/p>\n
University is a Pretty Good Thing.<\/p>\n
Of course, there are some bad things, but with so many good things it\u2019s hard not to be satisfied with what\u2019s happened! I mean, I was already really happy that I got here \u2013 a 3A offer where you aren\u2019t confident in two of your subjects is a bit of a challenge, so making that is fantastic \u2013 but actually BEING here… I don\u2019t regret my choice of at all. And neither do I regret my course either. I came here with only a teensy bit of programming skill (I tried to teach myself Python. I failed. Twice.) but the Java work we’ve been doing so far has been fun. Frustratingly hard at times, but fun nonetheless.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll be looking into housing for next year, next week. It\u2019s funny, I\u2019ve only been here a month and a half and I’m already committing myself to living with a load of people for a good year or two. Can\u2019t say I\u2019m looking forward to the \u00a3400 deposit. And to think that I was so worried about going into my overdraft… can\u2019t be helped I guess.<\/p>\n
p.s. play Minecraft, it\u2019s amazing and will ruin your free time like nothing else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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