The only way is up I am sitting in the library where there are not many people at the moment. The assessment weeks have just finished and students are all busy going out for fun. The library was packed with students in the past month. There was a time I had to come here early in the morning to grab a seat let alone a computer. However everything has changed after the exams weeks. The exam is a truly test for a student, not only on the knowledge but also on the ability to deal with stress, time management and temptation. Life was stale when preparing for the exams. I tried my best to bypass all the unnecessary plans in order to focus on my study. The only thing for entertainment on those days was having dinner with classmates. Even ordinary stories could bring us a good laugh. Finally the exams have finished and I am free to have a normal life again. I can play tennis, go to gym, go to parties and do all the things I was dying to do. I cannot be happier. After the exams, I stayed in London for a few days. It is a city which I really want to live in. I kept imagining that one day I would become a part of the city, like one of those people in suit and tie rushing in the underground. I met many more people in London than Nottingham. They do all kinds of jobs for living in this fantastic city and they clearly have different concerns about life compared with a student. It suddenly dawned on me that my life is safe and satisfying. I do not have to worry about the food, the money or what am supposed to do for a living. The uni life is a cycle. There are two months when I am extremely busy and another two months I am extremely free. In the rest of the year I live a normal life which is not too busy but still have lectures and coursework in hands. The concern is about the future, because one day the uni life will be over and I will have to get in the society and make a lot of decision for myself. Moreover, I will compete with people with all kinds of background and this time it is not just about getting a High Pass, Pass or Fail. The result I get can be wealthy, respectable or unemployed, difficult. Life is more brutal outside the gate of the university. I am pretty happy with my student life currently especially after I have just gone through the exam weeks. Tomorrow the new term will start, and I will work harder than before because I know how hard it is to battle out a place in London. I hope I can have more choices in the future. Like a song says ‘the only way is up’.