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LETTERS TO FRESHERS

Rethinking the ‘perfect’ student

Vulture Editor Georgina Buckle writes on the sacrifices that are and aren’t worth making as a Cambridge fresher

2 October 2020

Rethinking the ‘perfect’ student
A different kind of Freshers week

‘This freshers week: you are in charge.’ Scarlet Rowe offers some words of reassurance as she remembers her unconventional first week at Cambridge

2 October 2020

A different kind of Freshers week

Just Be Yourself

2 October 2020

Just Be Yourself
A wobbly start to Cambridge

5 September 2020

A wobbly start to Cambridge
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It’s week 3 of term, and you can’t get out of bed

18 October 2019

It’s week 3 of term, and you can’t get out of bed
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Reclaiming my time for myself

4 October 2019

Reclaiming my time for myself

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To appreciate Cambridge, you need to escape it

4 October 2019

To appreciate Cambridge, you need to escape it
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Making a place your home

4 October 2019

Making a place your home
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Breaking out of my shell

27 September 2019

Breaking out of my shell
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Seeking out help can be empowering

21 September 2019

Seeking out help can be empowering

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You don’t actually have to do all of your work. You don’t, in fact, have to do much of it at all.

19 September 2019

You don’t actually have to do all of your work. You don’t, in fact, have to do much of it at all.
Success doesn’t require perfection

21 September 2019

Success doesn’t require perfection
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Sleep like your life depends on it

18 September 2019

Sleep like your life depends on it
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‘Coming out’ is more than just a moment

14 September 2019

‘Coming out’ is more than just a moment

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Phone calls with friends have been my anchor at Cambridge

12 September 2019

Phone calls with friends have been my anchor at Cambridge
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Finding home in Cambridge

6 September 2019

Finding home in Cambridge
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In the chaos of Cambridge, I come back to cooking

1 September 2019

In the chaos of Cambridge, I come back to cooking
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I wish I’d accepted my disability earlier

24 August 2019

I wish I’d accepted my disability earlier

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A slow upwards haul: my journey to recovery

28 September 2018

A slow upwards haul: my journey to recovery
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Why I chose Cambridge

12 September 2018

Why I chose Cambridge
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‘It explains so much’: finding liberation in a diagnosis

11 September 2018

‘It explains so much’: finding liberation in a diagnosis
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The year I started saying no

5 September 2018

The year I started saying no

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Switching subjects, stigmas and self-doubt

4 September 2018

Switching subjects, stigmas and self-doubt
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A first year of wobbles, mistakes and growth

4 September 2018

A first year of wobbles, mistakes and growth
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Forty lessons from first year

27 August 2018

Forty lessons from first year
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Taking time to settle in

26 August 2018

Taking time to settle in

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Searching for home in unfamiliar places

23 August 2018

Searching for home in unfamiliar places
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With a little help from my friends: the week I sprained my ankle

22 August 2018

With a little help from my friends: the week I sprained my ankle
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What’s in a year at Cambridge?

21 August 2018

What’s in a year at Cambridge?
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Diving headfirst into the inter-college pool

20 August 2018

Diving headfirst into the inter-college pool

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