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10 Ways Uni Has Probably Changed Since The '90s

Throwing it back to the '90s for the lols.

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1. Where it takes place.

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Then: You'd have to drive and go into a class or lecture.

Now: You can just join class from your house. Or a café.

2. Researching.

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Then: All you had were books or asking old people. Or heading to a computer room.

Now: You still got books, but also the internet. And now you can video-chat old people.

3. Getting in.

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Then: Needing ATAR scores to get into the course you want.

Now: Being able to earn your way in by taking new subjects within uni.

4. Access to tutors.

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Then: Having to stalk them or waiting after class.

Now: Email "Sup".

5. Getting help or support.

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Then: Ringing up between office hours of nine to five. Or lining up between office hours of nine to five.

Now: 24/7 access, thanks to online chats.

6. Essays.

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Then: By hand or using a really slow, hard-to-find computer or super-heavy, clunky laptop. Hands go dead.

Now: Typing in Times New Roman on a light laptop in bed. Hands still go dead.

7. Turning things in.

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Then: By hand.

Now: Uploading a file and hoping the turnitin similarity score is low to get accepted.

8. Distractions and procrastinating.

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Then: Sega. Arcades. TV with only four channels. Physically having to make mixtapes.

Now: Streaming services with endless things to watch. Phones.

9. Asking for notes.

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Then: Praying someone had handwriting you could read and would be nice enough to let you borrow their stuff.

Now: YouTube tutorials. On. Everything.

10. Books.

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Then: Having to carry a bunch of damn heavy books.

Now: Using a tablet with a million PDFs on it.

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