QUTLS First Year Survival Guide 2022

MEET THE QUTLS FIRST YEAR OFFICER: HANNAH CLERC ​​Hi First Years!

Welcome to QUT and to law school!

My name is Hannah Clerc, and I am QUT Law Society’s QUTLS) ( FirstYearOcerfor02.Asthe title suggests, my role is all about you – to support you and assist your transition to university. I do thisbyencouragingrstyearinvolvementwith QUTLS’ events (of which there are many) and rst-yearfocusedinitiatives.Yourupcoming events are O Week and the First Year Pizza Party.

I’m also a friendly face on campus and at QUTLS events, and your point of contact to the QUTLS. A little about me: I moved to Brisbane for university from Central Queensland after completinga12-monthstudentexchangeinthe Czech Republic. Clearly, I enjoy new places, spaces, and faces. I’m currently in my third year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen & New Media) / Bachelor of Law (Honours) double degree. When I’m not at university or working in hospitality, I like to spend my time reading, drinking tea, baking, and crocheting.

“Ah yes,” I thought, “This is more like it”.

Alittleaboutmyrst-yearexperience:I_mnotgoingto lie, when I began university back in 2020 it was tough.

Though nothing is a guarantee in these ‘unprecedented Moving away from my parents and friends, living in a times’, I’m hoping that I can help make your new environment, and being taught and learning in a rstyearatQUTbetterthanmyown.Startingwithmy completelydierentstylecomparedtohighschoolwas top 3 recommendations for taking full NOTimprovedbyCOVIDlockdownsandrestrictions. advantageofallthatuniversityhastooer: I was disappointed that my university experience was not what I expected. Online learning? This was so not GET INVOLVED: JOIN A CLUB! what I signed up for.

Am I biased to suggest QUTLS? Probably. But we have it all – Moot Club; Mentor Program; Running Club; Social Itwasdiculttogetinvolvedandmakefriends when Sport; Law Revue and more! Why? To connect with your you couldn’t be on campus. I felt even more isolated law faculty peers outside of class. in semester two when I moved back home because there wasn’t much point to staying in Brisbane when all of my lectures and tutorials were online. I hardly did Is life outside of law? Why yes! There’s so many QUT student clubs to choose from: international anything besides work and study. All in all, it wasn’t a and cultural clubs; social justice and religious clubs; greattimetobearstyear. sport and recreation clubs; special interest clubs; professional clubs; study area clubs (e.g. Business and But then! New year, new me. On campus classes and Law). Why? To meet likeminded or diverse activities restarted in 2021 and things were people slowlyapproachinganewpost-lockdown^normal _.I and form bonds across the broader QUT community. got to connect with my peers! I joined the Law Revue! I FINALLY made some friends.

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