By Áine Kenny It is hard to believe we are already at that time. The nights are dark and cold; you’re staying in the reading room until midnight trying to fit in all the key readings, you’re waking up early to hit the books. Exam season is well and truly upon us. While this can be a horribly stressful time, fear not. Here at SIN we have your ultimate de - stress guide. … [Read more...] about How to de – stress during exams
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Exams are en route and we must prepare ourselves
By Fae McNamara Sitting in the Kingfisher hall, one pen in my hair and my student ID photo, in which I look like a convict, is staring up at me. My psych paper is sitting in front of me and I am waiting, waiting for information to come to me, and it does. Only instead of child development theory I am reminded of Eavan Boland’s poem The Pomegranate and the importance … [Read more...] about Exams are en route and we must prepare ourselves
Taking care of ‘sleep hygiene’ in exam season
By Fiona Lee This may shock you, but sleep hygiene actually has little to do with how much you sweat whilst you sleep. Shocking, I know. Sleep Hygiene is in fact the practices and habits that ae necessary to have a good quality night’s sleep. Despite how much we neglect it, a good night’s sleep is of huge importance to how we perform during the day. Unstructured … [Read more...] about Taking care of ‘sleep hygiene’ in exam season
First year diaries: Christmas cheer and exam fear
By Darren Casserly With the semester coming to an end and exams unfortunately around the corner, it seems like a great time to distract ourselves with Christmas. I like Christmas, but I’m not the kind of person who’ll put up their tree right after Halloween. Even now it feels strange writing this in early November but it’s the last issue before Christmas, and everyone loves … [Read more...] about First year diaries: Christmas cheer and exam fear
Final Year Diaries: It’s beginning to look a lot like exam season
By Aileen O’Leary Welcome to the last instalment of the Final Year Diaries 2018! I will be back next semester for more insights into final year life, but for now, I’ll be signing off until our next issue in a few weeks’ time. I am a little sad that we’ve reached our last issue for the semester, but it also means a much needed break is right around the corner, right after … [Read more...] about Final Year Diaries: It’s beginning to look a lot like exam season