March. April. May. The months just went past at a ridiculous pace. Assignments were showered on us and the final project was well on its way. Through nights and nights of sleeplessness, I was finally done with first year.
The inaugural year of the road towards obtaining my degree has come to an end, the year where everything is new and where everyone is more experienced than you.
More will be expected in the following year and then the final year. The journey towards graduation seemed not that long after all and as much as it has scared the world out of me on what to expect upon receiving my welcome letter and booklist at the start of last year, university was not as impossible as I had once thought. It is, as most students quote, the best phase of your life.
My first year in the University of Sheffield coming to a close also means the end of my time here as a Bellerbys alumni blogger. It has been quite an experience initially assuming the role of a student blogger on behalf of Bellerbys Brighton, then onto the Life After Bellerbys blog.
More than a year and a half have passed since I first took on this opportunity and I must say that I have always enjoyed penning glimpses of my experiences as an international student in the UK, both in college as well as university.
To start a whole new life in the UK is rather challenging if not for all the guidance given by Bellerbys. I hope that my blog has successfully acted as another form of media to reach out to similar students in need of similar guidance.
It is rather encouraging to see a good number of people contacting me through emails, Facebook and Twitter for advices on various issues concerning different phases throughout college and university life. Having direct contact with these readers gave me such a sense of gratification, knowing that my effort has actually not been wasted.
Doing this for quite a long time now has made it seem almost second nature to me, thus the reason why I will dearly miss this routine. I would love to continue sharing my experience until I graduate from my course, though I believe that it is only right to spare this wonderful opportunity to a successor, a new student who may have even more to share or a more interesting insight of tertiary education.
I thank Bellerbys College for giving this platform to speak to prospective students and simply for prompting me to record my own university experiences here, building something I could always look back and be proud of.
I would have to acknowledge Miss Louise Courtney, for being patient with my entries, proofreading and uploading them in very timely fashion. You have always given me words of encouragement, keeping up my enthusiasm to write even more entries.
And lastly, I thank you readers for allowing me to help you and for the occasional comments on my blog. It has been quite a ride and I wish everyone all the best in their future endeavours.
My email is davidkam09 at gmail.com and I am still more than happy to assist you in any way.
For the last time,
I’m signing off!
Thank you!
Have a great summer!
David
David studied Engineering Foundation at Bellerbys College, a university preparation college for international students
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