The ultimate back 2 school guide: media edition
The time has come; back-to-uni season has come around quickly, and no, it’s not just about your timetables and a notebook. it’s about showing up like the academic weapon you are, fully prepped and ready to face the fire.
Here is the ultimate back-to-school must-haves for media students📚:
Forget a boring backpack; we’re thinking oversized, comfy carry totes and structured handbags that’ll fit and keep your laptop extra safe while running between lectures and looking runway-ready.
The one phrase that all media students should take to their grave… “back it up!” whether that’s a USB hard drive or the cloud. It’s vital to ensure you back up every single piece of content you create for your course in a safe location. This means that if you’re a MacBook user like me, you’ll most definitely need adapters to connect your backup devices to your laptop. You can find these on Amazon for less than a tenner.
Cute noise-cancelling headphones, do you want to give the, “I’m locking in with coursework” look? Noise-cancelling headphones are perfect to drown out any surrounding ambience you’re not interested in, helping you focus on your own screen as well as an added bonus of looking chic while doing so.
Ofcourse we cannot forget the classics, yes, you may be a media queen at heart, but noting down points, brainstorming mood boards and essential information in lectures are always best written in a stylish notepad, which also helps keep track of your studies effectively and is essentially an old school backup of what you’re learning.
Ofcourse we cannot forget the classics, yes, you may be a media queen at heart, but noting down points, brainstorming mood boards and essential information in lectures are always best written in a stylish notepad, which also helps keep track of your studies effectively and is essentially an old school backup of what you’re learning.
If you’re not a coffee drinker yet. You most likely will be once you start uni and caffeine will be your best friend, own a Stanley or aesthetic sippy cups and bottles? Add them to your daily essentials because you’re going to thank me later, I promise.
(Image taken by Emily Jemal)
Next stop there’s going to be long, hard-working days and get him through and might mean you want to always have a mini mirror on curry extra lip-gloss and maybe even some extra deodorant or spray. uni lectures may be 9-11 but you’re going to be living in campus 90% of the time, so bring them. Looking good helps you feel good to keep going in the day!
As you’ll be spending at least 80% of your time on your laptop screens, a huge recommendation would be blue light lens glasses to help save your eyes from hours of a glory screen preventing headaches site deterioration an acute pair of glasses always add to a look.✨
By Emily Ayse Jemal.
