Everyone who knows me probably knows one big thing about me – I’m a huge nerd for my degree, international politics, and I love university. If I ever get the chance to make knowledge my career, I’ll take it in a heartbeat. But, a lot of the time, I don’t actually think people know what it is I do day to day, or what it’s actually like. Politics degrees come with a big cloud hanging over peoples’ heads, even students’ heads. In addition, it’s hard to imagine what university is like more generally if you’ve never done it, or if you come from a different education system. People have been asking me a lot lately if I’m going to write a blog post soon, and I’ve also been asking myself that question. So, I thought as an easy way back into writing, I’d bust some myths about (my experience of) university as an international politics student. Myths are collected from assumptions I once had, and assumptions given by real people who don’t study this, or don’t study at all. Assumption 1: Sma...