English Rewind - 6 Minute English: Is student life all good?

📻 Leaving home to start life at university is an exciting time for many young people - but it can also be very challenging. Alice and Neil discuss the psychological pressures of making this big transition. Find out more while you improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of 6 Minute English. What's your advice to new university students? Join the conversation in the comments 👇👇👇

Useful vocabulary:
✔️ through rose-tinted spectacles - seeing a situation as better than it really was
✔️ out of your comfort zone - being in a situation that you aren't familiar with and which makes you feel nervous
✔️ counselling - professional help with personal or psychological problems
✔️ homesick - missing your family and friends when you're away from home
✔️ stress - pressure or worry caused by a difficult situation
✔️ balancing act - where you try to give your attention to two or more things at the same time
✔️ look after yourself - be responsible for or take care of yourself
✔️ budgeting - planning how much money you have and how you will spend it
✔️ stressed - anxious and worried

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English Rewind is a collection of programmes from the BBC Learning English archive. This episode of 6 Minute English was first published on the BBC Learning English website in December 2015.

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[bbclearningenglish]

What advice would you give to new 👨‍🎓 university students? 🤓 Try to use some of the vocabulary from this episode in your comment.

[miranda]

I understand that so well, my University life was really stressful. Exactly it is hard to balance between social or academic life, or to get accustom to living in new surroundings. most importantly dealing with new lecturers who are never satisfied, and you do not guess what they are demanding from you 😒 it is so discouraging.

[marjonalapasova-sclj]

Balancing act can be difficult especially for students who are trying to look after themselves and students might feel stress.

[MuhammadRamzan-izsl]

I would like to give advice for newly students of any university that try to get comfort in an uni and endeavor new things to face without stress because one's students out of their comfort zone and exploring new things get them a good exploration package where they could be able to enhance their knowledge as well as try to settle down in the new atmosphere 😊!

[magaditageldin]

I'm from Sudan listening from UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

[Titi-khzc]

I really like this way of presenting videos and introducing new vocabulary. It makes me grab the meaning of the words flawlessly ❤

[milly]

I didn't go to university and that's one of the things I feel sorry about... but I wouldn't go now. I read, travel and do other things that make me feel good. Thanks for the lesson.

[AnaMariaMartinezFerreras]

Listening from Barcelona. Thank you so much <3 i love your vídeos

[Ressiliance]

Listening and learning from India.
Nice job

[Dilia_iz_fighting]

While I was listening this I found out how the university life is in other countries.
But in Myanmar some of the teens can't know how the life of university is even it is stressful or not. I feel really sorry for them 😅

[joseph]

"To take care herself ", also we can say "To fend for herself"

[MdFahim-iv]

who came here for learning english?❤❤❤

[cynthiareid]

I know what is the meaning of burnout syndrome.. it is vital to let hair out to keep good mental health conditions. Thanks for letting this topic on the tablet to consider a good balance. Thanks BBC

[kiriri_k]

I'm going to go to university mext year and now I prepare for exams. it's already extremely stressful af

[khantkyawoo]

Everyday i
listen, i improve but speaking is not.