After moving to the area from South Gippsland to begin an arts degree in 2009, I soon found myself feeling pretty overwhelmed and just needing someone to talk to and provide a bit of guidance. During orientation week I heard a presentation from staff in Health and Wellbeing and found out there were a tonne of ways to get support while studying at the uni.
I met with some of the staff who were all terrific. Everything's confidential and they gave me assistance with my finances, budgeting and even assistance with finding part-time employment. They also got me in touch with the Language and Learning staff here at Monash, who have been awesome. They have given me study tips and helped with referencing and research skills, which I struggled with in first semester.
I also thought it was great all the services were free and the staff were always going out of their way to help me out and to make sure I was doing okay. I'm going into second year feeling a lot more confident and relaxed about my studies.
Lara