Industry Based Learning (IBL), Work Experience

Looking for a placement? Intern for the Wise ASSC Blog!

If you’re a Media and Communications student looking for experience to brighten up your resume, look no further than interning for the Wise ASSC Blog! The Wise ASSC Blog is looking for a Student Intern to join their team for Semester 2. This role will involve writing blog posts, offering student perspective to the ASSC team and coming up with your own creative ideas! Some of your stories … Continue reading Looking for a placement? Intern for the Wise ASSC Blog!

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Support and services

Come for a cuppa! ASSC College Coffee and Conversations

The weather is cooling and assignments are coming thick and fast. But what better way to get pumped for the final half of semester than to connect with peers with some coffee and conversation! At Bundoora campus, the ASSC College is hosting Coffee & Conversation for small groups of students to meet and connect with campus life again. It’s a great way to feel more … Continue reading Come for a cuppa! ASSC College Coffee and Conversations

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Student Experiences

Lesson 3: The world is a very big place

Hello, hello, hello! Welcome back to my series the Top 5 Lessons I’ve Learnt at Uni.  I hope you all smashed out your assignments over the mid-semester break and ate a whole lot of yummy chocolate over Easter.  In writing this series, I’ve been looking back at my time at university and thinking about the main lessons I’ve learnt. It’s been pretty difficult narrowing it down … Continue reading Lesson 3: The world is a very big place

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Student Experiences

La Trobe welcomes the Economic Student Society of Australia

There are dozens of clubs and societies you can join at La Trobe University. From the Law Student Association to the snowboarding team, there is something for absolutely everyone. We would like to welcome a BRAND NEW association to La Trobe University – the Economic Student Society of Australia (ESSA).  We chatted to La Trobe’s ESSA President and Bachelor of Business student, Ansh Verma, to … Continue reading La Trobe welcomes the Economic Student Society of Australia

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Student Experiences

Breaking the ice to make uni connections

I remember being pretty nervous on my first day of orientation at uni. I didn’t know anyone in my course, so I came to orientation by myself. I sat down in a MASSIVE lecture theatre, nervously waiting for the lecture to start.  A couple of girls came and sat down next to me. They smiled and introduced themselves and we all got talking. Eighteen months … Continue reading Breaking the ice to make uni connections

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Competitions, Student Experiences

Starting uni in 2021:Meet some of our Orientation competition winners!

Orientation was an awesome week filled with information sessions, meeting new people and getting to know the university. Some students were even lucky enough to win a $50 Coles Myer gift card from the ASSC Orientation Survey Competition! After congratulating them on their epic win, we asked these students a few questions about starting uni. Meet some of our winners from the ASSC Orientation Survey … Continue reading Starting uni in 2021:Meet some of our Orientation competition winners!

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Student Experiences, Study Tips

Lesson 2: You won’t feel better if you don’t do the work, but you will feel better if you do

Hello! Welcome back to my second post in my series Top 5 Lessons I Have Learnt at Uni!  Throughout high school and in my early years of uni, I was the biggest procrastinator known to man.  If I had a thousand things on my to-do list, I would avoid it like the plague. I found myself following my mum around the house, talking to her about … Continue reading Lesson 2: You won’t feel better if you don’t do the work, but you will feel better if you do

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Study Tips

Lesson 1: It’s about staying on top of things

Hello, hello, hello!  WELCOME to the very first post of my new blog series: The Top 5 Lessons I Have Learnt at University. I am so excited to bring this series to you! I’m a fourth-year student at La Trobe. And whilst I still make mistakes (like literally, ALL THE TIME), I’ve learnt a lot throughout my past three years at university and they’re lessons I’d love … Continue reading Lesson 1: It’s about staying on top of things

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Study Tips

Lean on me – ASSC College Peer Mentor Meetups!

As we ease into Semester 1, I hope you’re feeling settled in at La Trobe this year. If you’re new to the university and still feel a little overwhelmed, don’t stress! Lucky for you, the ASSC College is running Peer Mentoring online meetups in Week 4 AND Week 7! The Peer Mentor Program at La Trobe connects returning students with new students to help guide … Continue reading Lean on me – ASSC College Peer Mentor Meetups!

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Student Experiences, Support and services

Starting uni with support

It’s the start of the university year and you might be feeling a lot of things – nervous, excited, overwhelmed and maybe even a combination of all three. Starting university can be overwhelming at times. You don’t know which building is which, what classroom you’re meant to go to and what textbook you need for each subject. Take comfort in the fact that you’re not … Continue reading Starting uni with support

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