Everybody tells you how fast the last year of secondary school slips through your fingers, but you don’t fully understand them until you open your emails on CAO offer day. There, in capital letters, the automated email informs you where …
Student Living
Unlocking your future and maximising your potential: A guide to Trinity Careers Service
Abby Cleaver speaks with careers consultant Orlaith Tunney to demystify the careers service and give you all the information you need
Career anxiety, that dreaded feeling that creeps up on nearly all students at some stage of their college careers. One day you’re a fresher forgetting about your assignment until the hours before, and the next you’re a soon-to-be graduated quasi-adult …
Can reading week actually mean reading week?
Sarah O’Donohoe writes about the pressures and realities of reading week
With the Michaelmas term breezing by, the oasis of reading week is on the horizon. While in theory reading week is supposed to be used as a time to get some rest and get your head down, in reality, it …
The top ten nightmare roommates
Erin Keenan discusses the archetypal roommates you may encounter as you move into a new flat
September time for the college student signals a number of things: new classes, reuniting with friends, basking in the final sun of summer. One of the less exciting parts of September, however, is moving into a new flat. Signing up …
Aesthetics vs identity: choose your fighter
Prachi Tailor discusses the importance of individual identity in an over-aestheticised society
The start of a new college year is akin to a blank canvas, offering a chance to redefine oneself, break free from constraints, and explore new horizons. However, in today’s age of subcultures and microtrends, it is easy to get …
Scorpions in your mind? – Things to do to clear your head
Finn Rogerson shares advice on taking a sometimes much-needed breather from Trinity
If you had asked me in my first week of college how to deal with stress and anxiety while going to Trinity, I wouldn’t have had an answer. I wouldn’t have understood why I would be stressed or anxious about …
What you need to know about accommodation in Dublin
Anneliese Kenny covers the struggles and stresses of finding accommodation as a student in Dublin
Another academic year is upon us, signalling the end of a stressful summer securing accommodation. Dublin is notorious for its housing crisis, and student accommodation is in high demand. Trinity News spoke to four students about their experiences securing and …
Tried and Tested Tips – Habits to Make from the Beginning
Eduardo Pinheiro takes you through tried and tested tips for your time at college
In the past three years, like many other incoming senior sophisters, I struggled with planning ahead and meeting my deadlines. At times, the bigger lessons seemed to lie in the social side of the physical plane, at others in academic …
Is Freshers overhyped?
Lara Monahan explores if the most hyped week of the college year lives up to the stereotypes
Dunnes is all out of duvet covers, thousands of Dr Martens are being broken in at once, and you have joined five societies just because they smiled and gave you a party-size bag of Haribo. That means only one thing …
Life beyond Trinity
Divyum Singhal explores the many different and distinct paths Trinity students take after leaving college
Trinity College, Dublin, with its eons-old history and enormous community, continues to be a catalyst for dreams, a canvas for aspirations, and a well of opportunities for a myriad of students. In this exploration of the lives of five Trinity …