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James Calder
Apr 17, 20231 min read
Delivering with Deliveroo as a Student
McDonalds and Deliveroo - I truly am becoming a slave to capitalism. However, ignoring the issues surrounding both companies, I'm...
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James Calder
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Surviving Uni: Staying Active
This one's trickier than it sounds, there's always something else going on, it takes a lot of discipline and hard work to stay/ get...
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James Calder
Jan 23, 20233 min read
Survivng Uni: Cooking, Cleaning and Crying
Ah student accommodation messy kitchens, tears being shed in every room, tales of flatcest and stolen food, it's a wild ride. It's a big...
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James Calder
Jan 23, 20233 min read
Surviving Uni: Part-time job
Is that loan really gonna cut it? Well, maybe in first year if you're staying in cheap(er) uni accommodation (big up Hermit's Croft) but...
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James Calder
Jan 23, 20232 min read
Surviving Uni - Sick Days and the Importance of Rest
Its mid/late January now, the sun is starting to stay out later, and it's starting to feel a bit warmer, but one part of winter that has...
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James Calder
Jan 21, 20233 min read
Semester two: Week one round up
Andddd we're back! Semester two started off with a high, mainly because I was in a plane flying away from it. That's a story for another...
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James Calder
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Surviving uni as a 17 year old - Social Life
I believe the issues here are pretty obvious. University, especially in the UK is known for its drinking culture, the legal drinking age...
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James Calder
Jan 10, 20234 min read
Surviving University as a 17 Year Old - Academic inexperience
Ah Scotland, I love you. For those of you who are not from the promise land of haggis and alcholism, the Scottish school system is made...
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James Calder
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Surviving the 'little mouse' moments
Here we are, January 2023, I am preparing (mentally more than anything) to return to Edinburgh for semester two; filled with memories of...
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