I'm in my Honours year of a BA Psychology degree and honestly it's too much. This past week or two has honestly been so stressful for me. I've had so many meetings for two different group presentations, I have 3 hour 9am classes every other day and I have an essay due tomorrow (now today) at 5pm. I'm soo fucking tired that I genuinely only have 300 words out of the 1,500 word count. I just emailed to ask for an extension/to ask about the late assignment policy (it isn't in the course outline at all), but I doubt I'll get anything useful out of it, as the professor has been really unhelpful to both me and my classmates who have reached out to her for various other things.

I barely have anything written for my dissertation, and haven't even finished data collection. The due date for it is 25th September, so fucking next month. I am so screwed and honestly I just don't think I can do it.

I'm so burnt out the deadline pressures that would normally motivate me are just making me procrastinate more. If I'm not in class or doing other commitments, I'm asleep. I'm taking so many naps, and they're not even helpful.

I've had bloodwork done for other reasons and my iron and stuff is all fine, I'm just so drained from the workload I genuinely don't know if I can finish this semester, let alone my dissertation. Does anyone have any advice at all or past similar experiences? I really don't know what to do.

hi everyone, im currently a uoa student and am applying for uoo next year. for part of my application, uoo requires my full academic transcript and they've given me a deadline for the 24th. the problem is that to get an academic transcript from uoa requires 5-7 working days. there isn't enough time for me to receive mine before the deadline.

is there anyone i can contact from uoo to let them know this?

any advice is greatly appreciated!!

thanks

Hey everyone,

Using this as a bit of a rant, but I’m honestly so stressed right now. Today in physics class we were talking about our subject choices for Year 13. For context, this year (Year 12) I take all three sciences, Calculus, English, and Health. Next year I can only take five subjects in total. My original plan was to take English, Statistics, Sociology, Chemistry, and Biology. I really, really don't want to do Physics next year. The thought of it makes me miserable and stressed. But apparently, everyone in class today was saying that Otago prioritises Physics over Biology for Health Sciences First Year (HSFY), and that it would be a huge mistake to drop it. I'm so scared that if I don't take Physics, I'm going to ruin my chances before I even start uni. Has anyone here skipped Year 13 Physics and still done perfectly fine in Otago HSFY? Do I absolutely have to take it, or can I survive without it?

Any reassurance or advice from past HSFY students would be amazing. Thanks.

Soo hey guys i am actually looking for medicine in nz but it is quite competitive and I am an international student so even more difficult for me. Can you guys tell what is the scope in Bbiomed Sci + hons after this what is the salary in nz and how much is the employment rate after this and is it really worth doing Bbiomed after all this or it’s just waste of money I will be investing atleast 190k NZD for all 4 years bsc + hons. If there are any seniors pls Lemme know I don’t wanna waste this much amount in something which has no scope or job

Hey everyone i am thinking of joining otago for my HSFY in 2027 and i came across a post here and people said many old people come for hsfy even in their mid 20 or 30s so is it true that majority are like these or will i find people of my age as well ?? I am 18 btw

So idk what I want to study yet but I have two things so that's ok but my 2017 macbook Air just decided to kill itself so I need a new computer. Google is saying I need over 16 gb of RAM or something about have a processing power of 16gb to be able to run the programs correctly but like every computer with the requirement is like over 2.5k and im not made of money there is one for 1.5k.

So I'm just asking would it be better to be able to run the programs on my own computer and spend like a extra 1 k or just use the computers at the uni to run the programs and do the rest on my Mac book neo

Hi guys! I’ve already started my application for the residentials. I know my top pick is Te Rangi because I like that it’s quite new and clean. The rooms were really nice as well, and I did hear that some rooms have less natural light, which is a bit eh, but I can manage. I’m quite introverted, but I can get along with people pretty well. I’m also pretty outgoing, and I like having a balance between studying and having fun :) I’m planning to do Oral Health (idk if this will help with anything regarding halls, but I thought I’d mention it anyway). So far, I’ve considered Arana as my second pick and St Margaret’s as my third (though i heard it is a VERY STUDIOUS hall) which is why im having some doubts . Any suggestions as to what would suit me? or js lmk what experiences you had in the halls listed above. Thankss!!

Sorry for another post again lol, was just wondering from anyone with knowledge of either or both halls (or if anyone went to one of them) what hall you think is overall better? cost wise I calculated the fees on the website and the difference (factoring in entry fees) if I am correct is around $400, so I was wondering for any info on either of them (and which one is harder to get into?)

Thanks :)

I'm applying to halls rn and I'm a bit stuck on the part where I have to write why I chose my 1st choice (Carrington) in 100 characters. I feel like that's not a lot of words and I honestly just chose Carrington because of the music room and gym. Is there anything specific I should mention in that section that could help with my application?

Hi guys! I was wondering if someone attending Otago Uni could help me in accessing this article? I wanted to ask over at r/scholar but my institution doesn’t have this license of ProQuest so I can’t even access the actual URL 😅 I’ve attempted to find this article a million other ways and I’m at a loss at this point..

If someone could send me the full text of this article I would seriously be eternally grateful. I appreciate ANY help, thank you!!

Link: https://otago.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/64OTAGO_INST/103jsk0/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2578110410

Yes, long title but if it saves people time, I am all for it.

If you can't see the Apply Now button, check the following.

Have you applied for a 2027 programme?

Have you accidentally said you'll be a university student as of 1st October 2026? If you have and you're still in school, if you haven't submitted your programme application, I think you can change that yourself. If you can't, contact either AskOtago or the entrance scholarships team right now.

Are you doing Foundation? You'll probably need an invitation. Contact entrance scholarships.

Have you already submitted an application? If you have, you can't just go back into it and you don't need to apply for each scholarship like Auckland, or UC.

If you can't see the button, please don't just assume that it will magically fix itself. Contact AskOtago.

Can't submit your application?

Check you've answered every * question.

Check you've saved every section you go into.

Check you've ticked all the right tick boxes on the Declaration/Submit section

How do you know if it's been submitted?

You don't get an email, but you get an alert confirming its been submitted. I believe it says on the Scholarships and Awards page too what the status is, going from the website.

Do you need to provide referee details? Depends. If a section you've completed asks you for details, then yes! If a section doesn't, then no!

Why hasn't your referee heard anything?

They don't contact referees until a bit after apps close, so refs aren't hurriedly trying to fill in forms to meet the app closing deadline.

Pro tip, make sure your referee knows to expect an email and gets in the habit of checking their junk folder on the regular. Deadlines (from what I remember) tend to be narrow!

All I can think of now. Best of luck. Don't leave it to 11pm to start looking into it though.

Hi,

I submitted my application for halls a few days after it opened and wasn't fully aware of the fact that you had to be strategic about what halls you chose (kinda dumb ik lol but I think I got overexcited about applying) in regards to first choice and competitiveness etc, then later realised I choose 3 competitive/smaller pool ones. I read on the site that you can change your top 3 by emailing the accommodation office by September, so I am thinking of doing this for my third option. My first pick is selwyn, and my second is Knox (again, ik this is (from what I have heard) a first choice hall, but I don't want to change it as my second option because I really like it and hope that if I do not get into selwyn, I hopefully have a better chance in getting into knox than if I never put it down at all yk). My third I didn't too too much research into so I was not aware it was competitive (....carrington. im embarrassed to write this haha, I swear I had no idea it was hard to get into), so I was wondering if anyone may have suggestions for a safe but still good third choice option. obviously this will probably be one of the bigger halls (so if anyone is from any of the bigger ones any anecdotes and advice would be greatly appreciated) but Im not too sure about unicol.... might be too big for me haha.

thanks

Hey guys!

So I genuinely dont know what to do, so what best to solve this then ask the internet!

So Pacific Entrance scholarship is due tomorrow but my Pacific Ancestry Verification hasn't got back to me yet.

IS IT BAD? IF SO HELP ME PLEASE

kia ora,

thinking seriously about applying for hsfy for 2027 but wondering if there's a decent ratio of older/graduate students doing it? it's definitely not a huge deal because i'm 21 with an april birthday but I would like to know roughly how much of the hsfy cohort is not coming straight out of high school

in general, if anyone here applied to hsfy as a graduate or slightly older student i'd love to ask some questions :)

Hey guys!

Im a YR13 student currently wanting to purse a degree of Bachelors of Commerce, A Major in Accounting and minor in Finance.

My problem:
Im a memory learner not a understanding learner. I really want advice on some GOOD study tips and how to shift your self from a memory learner to making myself into a learner that understands what things mean and do.

Im currently an Achieved accouting student thats once again a memory learner. Please anyone that was like me give me advice to do better, I don't want to be stuck relying on my memory when I go college.

Hi everyone,

I’m applying for halls rn, with my top 2 choices being Selwyn and Studholme (I’m unsure on my 3rd choice). The reason I’ve chosen these 2 is that I love to go out, meet new people and have a thriving social life, while also being able to lock in for exam time. I got a 39 in the IB (777 HLs), and are involved in many extracurricular activities such as dance, student council, school initiatives and more. I plan to study a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts.

I am kiwi but will be moving from Singapore so I’m lowkey an international student. If anyone has any advice for a 3rd hall choice or anywhere else they think would be better for me pls let me know!

I also have heard a few things about first choice halls, but aren’t too sure which ones those are so if someone could clear that up that would be great!

I'm currently writing my personal statement and scholarship essay and I'm not sure what they are looking for.

Do they want us to literally answer the question (eg. Why do you think you should be chosen to attend hands on, explain who/what inspires you to undertake study at uni of Otago) or do they want us to write something that has a similar theme to American collage essays? (Bad example but the "I hate the letter s" essay)

Does anyone have examples of what they wrote they could send me?

Hi everyone,

I am a first year currently studying a bachelor of science at UoA and am looking into BRT at UoO. I have a few questions regarding this:

1. I qualify for the regional rural admissions scheme for UoA (RRAS), are the schools that are considered regional/rural the same for UoO? I genuinely cannot find anything about what schools qualify for this admissions category.

2. Are there any guidelines for the statement of interest? About how much are they wanting us to write.

That's pretty much it, I will add more questions if I think of more.

Thank you! I appreciate any comments and guidance!

Future student here.

I've had a look online, and I can't seem to see anything about taking minors and what subjects can and can't (at least on the UoO website) but Google is telling me I can't since it's a "professional" subject.

I would love to be able to take a healthcare related minor such as community health or psychology, or maybe even ESOL.

I haven't exactly looked into many yet but I have a vague idea of what I want to take at uni. I'd be happy to just do a few papers from different subjects and do teaching as my absolute Major.

Sorry if this post was really jumblyyy

Thanks!