Life after Bellerbys College

Life As a Passfielder at LSE

Posted by Abdul, studying Economics @ LSE

Hi there Bellerbys friends,

It's been a while now. Over the past few weeks we've been bombarded with work after work and finally after getting a breath fresh air... I'm BACK! Now I spent a few days thinking of what to blog about and I thought Oh! What's the one thing in London that isn't trying to kill me... Passfield! My accommodation/halls/whatever you want to call it.

We all know how we hear stories of university being the best time of your life, but as far as I'm concerned having the "good life" is up to you. The one thing that is of utter importance to enjoy university is organisation, without it you are more or less doomed. Having course works, essays, problem sets, exercise sets every week you have to find the time to fit them in, but even more important is whether you're having a good time and that's where your halls come in.

To be honest I didn't apply for Passfield Hall and I was angry at the school for just chucking me into a twin room after specifying that I wanted a single (something which still baffles me till today) but surprisingly I wouldn't have had it any other way. In total we're about 230 undergrads. We get served dinner, there's a pool and foosball table, a PS3 and best of all, the 230 people that live in the halls.

 

The residence is fantastic. To put simply, they know how to "Play hard and Work hard", the new LSE motto that I've live by. It took me a while to settle in cause I felt everyone was too "free" and I'm more of a conserved person but once you're able to go out your comfort zone then you kind of feel at home (although my friend says that I get that feeling cause we have a garden/barbecue area). If only someone didn't trip off the fire alarms at 3am, then it would have been the perfect place.

The hall organises weekend trips to the opera, paintballing or just a night in watching movies or playing games. At this point I almost glad I didn't get sent to a single room in another hall cause I'll probably be locked in my room day-in day-out. We recently also had a hall committee elections, which was slightly intense (although I didn't run for anything) but it's just one of the many ways you get encouraged to make a difference and be part of something. 

They're even more amazing people around the school (from magicians to math geniuses, you name them) and it doesn't get you down or make you feel as if you are less able, rather you get this drive that makes want to take on new things and explore new places. I guess that's what university should feel like and London only makes these aspirations possible.

Sorry to cut this short but I guess I'll be back again with more news from the London School of Entertainment... lol.

Abdul studied A Levels at Bellerbys College and achieved one A* grade and three A grades.

Holiday in The US & FRESHER'S WEEK at LSE!!!

Posted by Abdul, studying Economics @ LSE

As the title of the blog is 'Life After Bellerbys' I'll start with what I've been up to after Bellerbys.

After nearly going into shock (to say the least) on results day (Abdul achieved grades of A*AAA!), I successfully made it into me first choice, with many thanks of course to Bellerbys and it's wonderful teachers. However I think everyone would agree with me that after such a stressful period, it should be followed with fun (lots of it), and so that's what I did.

I decide to have a holiday trip to the US which started in New Jersey with my delectable cousins (pictured right) who are surprisingly fun to be with, although I believe it's probably because they're still fairly innocent.

But as much as I would have loved to spend all my holiday with them, they were more interesting places to visit. So I continued my partial tour of the US stopping first in Atlantic City, famous for it's numerous casinos but not as much as Vegas. However thay have something else in common which is eating away your money without hesitation. 

Even the lively night life of Atlantic City didn't hold me back from going on to my final destination, DC. It may be worth saying that If you're not the sight seeing type Washington
DC would probably not be the place for you, but all in all it's not such a bad place.

It's monuments and memorials start to seem boring when you've seen about 10 and realise that there's still more but one of my favourites is the new Malcom X memorial.

You'd have thought the fun ended there (given that I came back to school) but WOW University students do not take Fresher's week lightly. I guess it because it's the only week where excessive drinking doesn't have the consequence of 'HANGOVER+LECTURE'.

 

I must admit it is a really fun week knowing that you'll probably never get the chance to have so much fun once school starts. It is also worth mentioning that they are other things to do during the first week and they do take you round London to get familiar with the surrounding and you also get tour of the school. Which I must say is necessary as the school is more or less like maze you have to get through everyday.

 

To the right is our beautiful library which I just feel like bragging about and below is the New Academic Building which unfortunately I have no lectures or classes at.

And so that's it, phase 1 of my life after leaving Bellerbys.

Abdul studied A Levels at Bellerbys College and achieved one A* grades
and three A grades.

A Second Graduate Blogger - Abdul from Nigeria who is off to LSE!

We're very pleased to introduce a second Bellerbys graduate blogger for the 2011-12 academic year - Abdulbasit Abdulrahim from Abuja, Nigeria.

Abdul is 18 and studied A Levels at Bellerbys College Brighton, achieving grades of A*AAA, which secured his place to read Economics at London School of Economics, no less.

His Maths teacher at Bellerbys College, Dr Fisher, had this to say of Abdul: "Abdulbasit won the prize as the Best Student in Economics this year and has shown himself to be an enthusiastic and dedicated student who is always cheerful. He worked very effectively as a Student Council member and deserves his success. He should do very well at the LSE and I wish him all the best in his future studies. He is an Economist in the making!"

And Abdul himself says that he wouldn't be where he is today without the college: "Bellerbys has helped to strengthen my academic background and motivates me to push beyond my limits, both in and out of class.

I wouldn't be where I am today without Bellerbys. To put it simply I have been set on a journey and I know that I am well prepared to face any challenges ahead and I cannot thank the school enough for that."

Outside of the classroom, Abdul enjoys playing pool, rowing, watching movies and hanging out with his friends.

Good luck in your first year at LSE, Abdul.  We look forward to hearing all about it.

Read more about studying A Levels at Bellerbys College