University Essentials

As summer unfortunately draws to a close I am beginning to think about my new semester at university and planning one of my favourite things: a stationary haul! I'm going to briefly run you through some of my favourite purchases from before which I will be repurchasing soon!

Highlighters: BIC Marking Highlighter Flex
Pack of 4 = £2.00 at Tesco
I love these highlighters purely because of their flexible tips! It allows me to underline rather than go through my writing and still in the bright neon colours!

Pens: BIC Cristal Ball Pen/Assorted Colours
Pack of 10 = £3.72 at Paperstone
Trusty ballpoint pens will never let you down! I like the pack with the red and green pens as well as blue and black as colour coding is essential for me! I also go through my blue and black pens at an extraordinary rate so I usually try find a larger pack which has double the amount of blue and black than red and green! 

Notepads: 
A4 Wide Ruled Notebook = £1.99 at WHSmith
A4 Pack of 3 Campus Refill Pad = £2.99 at WHSmith
I prefer typing during a lecture then writing my notes down afterwards. I tend to buy A4 refill pads and a large folder as I'm left-handed and don't like spiral binded notepads. However, the WHSmith Wide Ruled Notebooks have been perfect for me over the summer rewriting all my second year notes! They are spiral binded but the metal doesn't stick out as much!
The A4 refill pad I like are the Campus Refill pads as the paper is really good quality and when using highlighters, they don't bleed through to the other side.

Folders:
I always have a large lever arch file for each semester, and have dividers for each module. It is so important to stay organised throughout the year and folders are perfect for me. I usually go to Paperchase, WHSmith or Tesco and get something floral and pretty. As of dividers I usually get 5 per folder and get a cheap set from Ryman or WHSmith.

Finally, something I highly recommend is a wall planner! I have a weekly one which comes with a shopping list section from Paperchase! I swear by this, it keeps my head clearer and my life a lot more organised!!

...and here are some of the stationary I will be buying for the upcoming academic year! I hope you enjoyed this post, and I'll see you next time!