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Starting university can be a hectic and nerve-racking time. You may be moving away from home, meeting new people, making friends are just a few things you have to deal with. Here are my top 10 tips for starting university.
This post is number one in a series of university posts that i will be posting throughout September
1. Budget
If you
save money from the beginning you will have money for those spontaneous nights
out and a decent food shop. You wont need to be stuck eating super noodles
for the rest of the month because you have spent all of your money. Write out a
list of all of the things you need to spend money on during the month rent,
food shopping etc. Then when you have a total of money that you need to spend you know how much you have to yourself. Also keep money back so you have
money to go and visit your friends who are at different universities.
2. Go to
all of the university induction sessions
Although
the induction sessions may sound like your worst nightmare after a night out
for freshers week they ARE important. You will find out about
your course and the modules you will be studying. Although lecture notes and
tutorial activities may be online, you will not be able to get the induction
sessions online. Equally as important you will meet people on your degree
course and make friends! It is an easy way to meet people on your course so
that come day one of classes you have someone you know as your flat mates may
not be on your course or if you live at home whilst studying then this will
help put you at ease.
3. Go to Fresher Week events
I am sure
everyone knows what freshers week is and are really looking forward to it.
Parties, pub crawls, celebrity experiences etc. It breaks you into university
life and breaks the ice between you and your new friends and flatmates. It is
the perfect opportunity to make the most of starting university. However
freshers week is not all about the parties and nights out. There are plenty of
daytime activities to be a part of. Both aspects of freshers week are perfect
for you to meet other people at university and really get to know your friends
and flatmates.
4. Don’t take anything to university that you don’t mind being broken, ruined or lost.
One thing you have to remember is
that not everyone is going to be as careful with your things as you are. Don’t
take that mug or wine glass that you love and would hate if someone chipped or
smashed it. Similarly with make up products or clothing. Don’t take that MAC
lipstick that you cannot live without or other high end make up products or
dresses that you love. As someone may ask to borrow them and spill something on
the dress or lose the make up product on a night out. There are lots of dupe
make up products you can take and are cheaper to replace if they get lost.
5. Go to class prepared.
You can NEVER have enough stationery. University is very different to
school. If you don’t go to class prepared with pens, notebooks, lecture notes
etc then the lecturer will assume you don’t want to be there. They don’t have
time to hand out pens and paper. It is totally understandable if you forget
once but try to lay everything out the night before. There is so much stationery in shops so stock up so you are always
prepared.
6. Don’t turn up late to tutorials or lectures.
There is nothing worse than
walking into a lecture theater that seats 250-300 people late and everyone turns and
looks at the person who came in late. The lecturer may not know everyone’s
names however they will always remember your face if you come in late.
7. Know your limits
Don’t be afraid to say no. If you
don’t want to go on a night out then you
DO NOT need to go. You will not be
the only person who does not go out every night for freshers week and some
people are under 18 so can’t go out, you don’t need to worry about it!
8. Take some homely things to decorate your new room.
Student accommodation bedrooms are very plain and basic so take some things with you to decorate your room and make it feel more homely. Framed pictures of memories with family and friends and fairy lights are perfect to put your stamp on your new room. You may not feel as home sick if you decorate your uni room like your room at home.
9. Learn to put up with other people's mess.
You may be a very clean and tidy person however your flatmates may not be. Therefore you need to make allowances for this. Create a cleaning rota where one person does the cleaning each day is fair. That way it is not left to one person. Your flat will be a nicer place to stay in if it is kept clean and tidy.
10. Have fun
The number one thing to remember whilst you are at university is to have fun. As well as being at university to learn and study you will have a great time and a lot of fun. Meeting new people, new friends, new experiences. It is something completely different so make the most of it as the time flies by.
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Those are my top 10 tips for freshers. Keep these in mind (especially number 10) when you are settling in. It wont be too long until you are fully settled in and you will be wondering what you were so nervous about. Good luck and enjoy your first day!
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