Jobs&Growth Tips from a Graduate-To-Be: Thnks fr th mmrs Ligertwood, I am ready to move on to smaller and worse things. I have had a long and storied six year stint at the University of Adelaide and feel the need to graciously provide first, second, possibly third year students with some advice for getting the most out of Uni, Law School and your legal career!
1. Things will get worse over time: If I can guarantee one thing, it will be that by the end of your schooling, the overall economic and political situation will be worse – call it entropy. I am not just saying this because I started uni in 2015 – it is a general rule that the situation cannot improve and can only stagnate. This is true also of the University, which for example cut social/ alcohol-based events, became more decentralised and was subject to numerous scandals throughout my tenure – seriously, bring back the old unibar damn hahah legit what is the Uni Council doing? Finally, the quality of the Adelaide nightlife has only decreased (from my perspective). With the proliferation of small, trendy bars has come a general
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increase in prices – the Austral no longer does cheap jugs, new Coopers flavours are getting old, Pirate Life went mainstream, Rhino Room moved and became lame, the Hungry Hippo closed down, admissions fees went up. I could go on, but I don’t want to slide further into melancholy. Siri, play the Smiths.
