Save everything on Google Drive. Make sure you save different versions of a piece of work as you go along...
Manage your workload
Staying on top of the workload is crucial. So, prioritise your workload and make sure you take a break when you feel the workload is getting too much.
Plan out a weekly budget
Don’t spend all your money on Freshers Week.
Plan out a weekly budget. You can use an app to track your spending if you want to get an idea of how much you’re spending, because it’s something we usually underestimate.
Learn budgeting! Just take half an hour or so to sit down and look at what money you have coming in and what you’re spending.
It also means making some adjustments like boosting your income or reducing your spending (ask for a student discount everywhere, you’ll be surprised at the sort of places that offer it as they don’t always advertise) but it means you can live comfortably.”
Back up your work
Save everything on Google Drive. Make sure you save different versions of a piece of work as you go along.
For example, if you are writing an essay on the French Revolution, save it as ‘French Revolution half’ at the halfway stage, and then again as a separate version three-quarters of the way through, etc.
That way if you do manage to delete a copy you will not have to rewrite from the beginning.
Don’t be afraid to be choosy about friends
Take your time to find good friends.
People starting uni need to remember that the people you meet in your first week will not necessarily be your friends for life.
Throw yourself into activities and societies, get a job, strike up a conversation with someone at the gym - you’ll make so many friends throughout the year in the oddest of places.
Look out for people
Sadly many students suffer with mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety. It’s important to keep an eye on your peers and ask searching questions.
The key here is talking directly. If a friend asked ‘Do you think your mental health has been affected byÉ.?’ we might be tempted to answer more honestly.
Stay true to yourself
Be you! For example, you don’t have to be an extrovert to enjoy university experience; don’t feel obliged to go out with friends because you feel forced to.
Business and Management Studies, and Economics and Econometrics at LUMS are ranked number one in Pakistan by the QS World University Rankings for 2019. LUMS has also achieved a rank between 3 and 5 in Computer Science and Information Systems (3rd); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4th) and Physics and Astronomy (5th).
QS or Quacquarelli Symonds University Rankings are one of the most prestigious and recognised international university rankings in the world. The rankings take into account several performance indicators such as Academic and Employer Reputation; Faculty-Student Ratio; Papers per Faculty and Proportion of International Faculty.
