Building your community, mentors, study groups and doing it scared
11 July 2026 12 YouTube viewsCareer & Mentorship
No one gets a first class alone. Fiona Maura and Eric Kibogo explain how to build a support system, from forming study groups with the right mix of people to approaching lecturers, tutorial fellows and students a year ahead. Fiona's advice for the shy, do it scared, sits alongside Eric's idea of intellectual vulnerability, that admitting you do not know opens the gates to learning more. If you have been hiding in your shell, this one is for you.
1. Coming out of your shell
2. Start early, build your community (Fiona)
3.Study groups and approaching seniors
4. Do it scared (Fiona)
5. Eric on intellectual vulnerability
6.Get a friend who believes in your ability