22 Mistakes Every Edinburgh University Student Makes

    Trying to get a seat in the library after 9am the week before exams start.

    Natalya Lobanova
    by Natalya Lobanova

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    1. Going to Hive in first year.

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    LETS GET MESSY!

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    You know why it's called "Hive"? Because everything in it is sticky and it's full of angry little fuckers that want to prick you, just like a beehive.

    2. Going to Hive any year of your degree.

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    You should know better by now.

    3. Thinking a trip up Arthur's Seat will be leisurely stroll.

    4. Pissing away the first two years of your degree and having a crisis at the start of 3rd year when you realise your grades now actually count towards your degree.

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    5. Or, studying really hard during the first two years then realising that you should have made the most of having fewer responsibilities.

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    Because now you've set your standard so high, you're going to have to try even harder.

    6. Doing absolutely zero work throughout the semester except during the one week before an essay deadline and the week before exams.

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    Basically, the majority of the first two years are spent learning to manage your time.

    7. Not looking at course timetables before signing up to them.

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    And having to change your choices because you have clashing seminars or because you know you don't have the discipline to show up to a 9am lecture every week.

    8. Leaving which courses you choose until the last minute.

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    Never judge a course by its title.

    9. Signing up to 46 different society mailing lists during Freshers' Week.

    10. Not doing your readings.

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    11. Thinking an all-nighter is a good idea.

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    Turning in an assignment after an all nighter

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    12. Taking sunshine for granted.

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    "Why are there people lounging in The Meadows even though it's March and 10 degrees?" you thought in first year, during the only sunny day you experienced until July.

    13. Missing a lecture... or ten.

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    It might be all the way in King's Buildings but future you will thank you.

    14. Not taking notes during a lecture.

    15. Taking your summer clothes with you.

    16. Thinking you could go to the 4th floor of the library and not have any distractions.

    17. Going to the library after 9AM a week before exams start and expecting to get a seat.

    18. Thinking a pint, half a bottle of wine, and a bunch of shots is a great idea.

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    You'll be utterly wasted before you even get to Hive, you heathen.

    19. Thinking you won't need an umbrella.

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    You will need an umbrella.

    20. Thinking any old umbrella can withstand the Scottish winds.

    21. Mispronouncing "ceilidh".

    22. Taking any of your time at Edinburgh for granted.