Dissertation. Done. Coursework. Done. Uni life..... Not quite.

I have six days until my final exam of my degree; a three year course that seems to have passed in a heartbeat, yet a journey that has been incredible.

When I first started at the University of Lincoln in September 2006, I was fairly sure of what I wanted to achieve from my time here; a good degree and a job in journalism, an amazing time at university with some compulsory drinking here and there, and I hoped to make some decent friends. Although how any of them would compare to my lifelong friends at home, I really wasn't sure.

After a few months, I nearly left. I had a friend from home in his third year who absolutely loved his time in Lincoln and always raved about how good it was, but I just didn't get it. I liked the people I lived with, and had made some friends off my course, but I wasn't really enjoying life in Lincoln.

I even applied for a job at the local newspaper. I felt I was spending (well, borrowing) approximately £6000 a year to attend a few lectures and seminars a week. Thankfully I didn't get the job back home in Boston, and stuck it out at university. And I'm so pleased I did.

The past three years at Lincoln have been incredible. I truly believe that you get out of life what you put into it, so I'm so pleased I made the most of my course and took up the offer of getting more involved than just going to a few lectures and seminars. Working for The Linc (www.thelinc.co.uk) has been fantastic, and seeing it go from strength to strength in the two years that I worked on the newspaper has been wonderful. Daniel should be proud of his progress in the past year, and I hope Dave is proud that The Linc has flourished so much.

Undoubtedly, the advice from my course and tutors encouraged me to set up my own magazine, Lincolnshire Golfer (www.lincolnshiregolfer.co.uk) which endured a six-month life span in my second year. Despite deciding to put the magazine on hold due to coursework, and dissertation etc, I am still very passionate about Lincolnshire Golfer and will no doubt, pick it up again when I finish university.

Being involved in the Student Elections this year is most definitely a highlight of my final year at university. Looking back through my posts from the two weeks of elections reminds me of how great it was to campaign, speak to students, and try and get them to vote. I'm still very proud to have run in the elections and I truly wish Emma, and the rest of the team, the best of luck next year.

But what has really made my time so special at the University of Lincoln is the people. I've lived with Lauren now for three years, and I'm still not sick of her surprisingly. I met Helen and Sam in the first year, and as a four, we are a very close group. Living with them this year has been fantastic, and I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do when everyone goes back home to Grimsby, Devon and Gibraltar!

Everyone else knows exactly who they are, and I'm not going to list everyone off. But my time at university wouldn't be the same without any of them; whether its living with them here, sharing a tent in the Peak District and a cottage in Norfolk, or just randomly walking me home when I'm drunk and having a great night out in the Engine Shed (most Wednesday's and Saturday's). And Scream. And Sakura.

It seems strange that this part of my life is over, and hard to believe that I have to start a new stage of my life that involves a real 9 - 5 job and a house with bills and council tax! In a way, I'm really looking forward to working though, and actually earning some money. Being a student is so taxing on your wallet!