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3 things to consider before choosing your major

Congratulations on entering a new stage in your life: your career education! Have you decided on a major yet? There are thousands to choose from, and each college or university program will have a different offer. This decision will determine what classes you take, who you take them with and what jobs you will be qualified for once you graduate.

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Practice Tests: The best training option for your DP-200 Microsoft exam

What do you know about Microsoft Azure? It is a cloud computing service that lets you create, test, implement, and manage applications through data centers managed by Microsoft. Its versatility makes it very useful for organizations and individuals that deal with large scale projects.

Most likely, you know that Microsoft not only provides products and services but also offers certifications that can prove one's skills in using them. In this post, we will be talking more about one such credential that deals with Azure technology.

To Kill A Mockingbird: A Morality Novel For Modern America

While the American literature is known for lots of works that became classics both there and around the world, some novels are almost mandatory to know about. Every college student must have read and written about one particular novel. To Kill A Mockingbird lesson is rooted in the very theme of this work and is why I will explain why is To Kill A Mockingbird so important to understand, especially what are the main problems that the author explores and why are they relevant today.

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Medical Imaging students graduate early online to support NHS with COVID-19

Medical Imaging students from the University of Exeter Medical School who opted to graduate early had an online ceremony to qualify as diagnostic radiographers during the COVID-19 crisis.

32 final year Medical Imaging students joined the online graduation, some even fashioned home-made mortarboards and gowns, to celebrate their graduation on the virtual platform with peers and lecturers.

Special relationship gets Maddy and Megan through coronavirus crisis

Two University of Exeter students Maddy and Megan have forged a special relationship that has kept Seattle resident Maddy safe and well at Megan’s UK home during the global coronavirus crisis.

In an extraordinary act of friendship and generosity, Megan invited fellow student and US resident Maddy to stay in her family home until the peak of the coronavirus crisis was over and she could once more travel home to Seattle.

Three Exeter School pupils win places with National Youth Theatre

Exeter School is proud to announce that three pupils have been offered membership to the National Youth Theatre.

Upper Fifth Former (Year 11) pupil Harriet Bridgwater and Lower Sixth (Year 12) pupils Stephanie Seedhouse and Emma Bates have all been offered places with the sought after theatre company.

Every year over 6,000 young people audition for places which are limited to between 600-700.

This year, for the first time, Exeter School hosted a day of workshops and individual auditions, arranged by Head of Drama James Brough.

Elizabeth Godwin and Lucy Swiggs who have both recently commissioned from Sandhurst Military Academy.

Military honours for Exeter School alumnae

Congratulations to alumnae Elizabeth Godwin (2013) and Lucy Swiggs (2014) who have both recently commissioned from Sandhurst Military Academy.

Senior Under Officer Elizabeth was awarded the Sword of Honour and commissions into The Household Cavalry Regiment, making history as the first woman to do so since the regiment was formed in 1660. Second Lieutenant Lucy commissions into the 47 Regiment within the Royal Artillery and will be going to Cyprus in July.

Exeter’s increasingly stressed and anxious students risking mental health with lack of sleep, as almost one in five admit to using alcohol as a sleep aid

New research released today has found that students in Exeter are struggling with sleep, leaving a significant impact on their mental health with over a quarter (27%) admitting to using alcohol to help them rest.