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APPLYING FOR UNIVERSITY:

3 THINGS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE YOU SEND OFF YOUR UCAS APPLICATION:

BY SIMON GRIFFITHS

238,900 18-year-old’s ventured to university in 2016 and these numbers are increasing year on year. But is the traditional route always the way forward? One student took to student room, a forum site for students to express their feelings:

‘You weren’t really given any other choice at my sixth form. There was no information on other alternatives to university and everyone was pushed into going through UCAS from Day 1.’ – (Student Room, n.d.)

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THE UNCONVENTIONAL ROUTE CAREER ADVICE BY STEPHEN GILLAT

A BIG THANK YOU TO MY PARENTS FOR ALLOWING ME TO DISCOVER MY PATH.

 STEPHEN GILLAT

1The Rush To The Working World

Everyone says “You have to have a career or job to pay for your basic needs e.g. food, car, house, bills”. This is solid true advice. However, when you think of a career or a job, what comes to mind?

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STOP HUNTING FOR POKEMON AND START HUNTING FOR MENTORS!

HOW TO FIND THE BEST MENTORS AND CREATE AN UNBREAKABLE FRIENDSHIP WITH THEM.

BY SIMON GRIFFITHS

Finding them

  1. First of all, understand what line of work your potential mentor is in. Are you searching for an athlete, a movie producer, a writer, who are you searching for? This will give you a better idea of where to look for them.

Which conferences, restaurants, online forums, social media   pages, countries do they visit?

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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

HOW DO I STOP ALLOWING MY PAST TO MAKE ME BITTER AND FORGIVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HURT ME? 

 

We have all probably heard of the ancient story of Joesph and his jealous brothers as kids. I’ll be the first to admit – I never really paid it much mind nor understood the deeper meaning until recently.

To cut the long story short, Joesph was a boy who because of the jealousy of his brothers was sold into slavery, imprisoned and separated from his family for 22 years. Finally when released, becomes the second in command in Egypt which was when he finally reconnects with his family.

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