The Ultimate University Survival Guide: The Uni-Verse

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Praised by great authors, including award-winning science journalist Gaia Vince, The Human Cosmosis not just a pleasure to read, it's one you'll want to share with everyone you know who is interested in astronomy. Even though I appreciated the basic survival tips and the A level revision tips (those will be coming in useful way too soon!), I especially appreciated and loved the sections on diversity, wellbeing and dealing with rejection. I won't lie - a few tears were shed when I was reading the dealing with rejection section and the imposter syndrome section, as a lot of that stuff hits very close to home.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.” It's also mostly helpful for people studying in the UK, which makes sense but just be aware of that. Accommodation: What are the different types of accommodation available? How close to the campus or university buildings are they? What’s the bathroom situation? What’s the kitchen/common area like?Think of your personal statement as an essay, only it’s an essay on yourself. It’s a way of showing an admissions officer – who, by the way, just wants you to make their job easier – what you’re about and why you’re the best thing since someone had the ingenious idea of putting peanuts inside M&M’s. (Seriously, where’s their Nobel Prize?) Taking the growing body of information about other planets, applying the laws of biology, principles of chemistry, and his knowledge of Earth's history, Kershenbaum presents the possibilities for alien creatures with confidence.

The hilarious Dara Ó Briain offers scientific answers to questions such as: how did life begin? How was the Earth created? Do aliens exist? The Art of Urban Astronomy: A Guide to Stargazing Wherever You Are Levesque's writing is witty and honest, and asks us all to reconsider our relationship with the Universe. However, this is more of a point that speaks for me rather than against the work because at the moment I'm pretty good at surviving.Grade expectations: What grades do the universities expect from you? I’d recommend applying to at least one uni that is quite ambitious, and at least two that are safe bets (as in, you know you’re likely to get the grades they’d expect of you). This book is brilliantly written, it's engaging and it's full of golden nuggets of information that I'm going to desperately need. I have tabbed this book to within an inch of its life, and I will definitely be revisiting it over the coming months and years. If the end of the world really is imminent, perhaps we should start looking for another one. The obvious choices are the Moon or Mars, but there are lots of other places in the Solar System we could try, each with their own problems and opportunities. We could try floating above Venus in balloon cities, or living in caves inside our very own asteroid. Of course, his other books are all well worth a read, too. Try Limitless if you're a fan of autobiographies, or The Astronaut Selection Test Bookfor a series of puzzles and quizzes to see if you've got what it takes to go into space. Try your hand at a test for the ISS on sciencefocus.com.

For fans of Jim Al-Khalili's The World According to Physics, this book is an accessible and engaging introduction to one of the Universe's most extraordinary phenomena. Still this book managed to take some stress of my shoulders and help me worth treating university less seriously because of the jokes (BUT SHOULD A GUIDE RELY ON JOKES? - NOT REALLY, MAN) Writer Giles Sparrow tells the stories of well-known 'celebrity' stars such as Proxima Centauri, Betelgeuse and our very own Sun, but also of those holding the sky's secrets; supernovae, quasars and dark matter. Through these 21 stars (and 3 imposters) he reveals the impact that astronomy has played on science's understanding of the past, present and future.

Scientists are increasingly confident that there is life elsewhere in the Universe. But what would that life look like? Welcome to the Universe in 3D takes you on a grand tour of the observable universe, guiding you through the most spectacular sights in the cosmos—in breathtaking 3D. Presenting a rich array of stereoscopic color images, which can be viewed in 3D using a special stereo viewer that folds easily out of the cover of the book, this book reveals your cosmic environment as you have never seen it before. Stargazing does not have to be complicated, reveals Abigail Beall in this beautifully compact guide. It's not a hobby reserved for those who can afford a telescope, nor is it completely inaccessible to city-goers who spend most of their time under a light-polluted sky. Considering that the absolute basics but also deeper topics are covered, the amount of chapters you'll actually need certainly won't be the same for everyone though. Speaking of inclusion, I think he did a great job on putting in the diversity chapter. I really did not want to mark this book so low but I thought he was just a bit forceful with some of his ideas that I did not agree. These ideas of his had also nothing to do with the Uni experience. To add one of the last bits of the book about imposters syndrome I thought was stupid. If you struggle with imposters syndrome do not read that as it is as useful as a chocolate fire guard.