Freshers week is all about making friends, finding your feet and having a bloody good time clubbing and knocking back a few. There is undoubtedly no question that freshers week is the best of your life.
Don’t panic if you’re not sure what to expect, you will after you’ve read this. When you have confirmed your university offer, you should get a freshers pack through the post. This will be a booklet containing all the welcome events and themed nights that will be taking place.
For some, freshers simply lasts a week but for others it could be up to 2 or 3.
Most uni’s will have a ‘Freshers Fair’. This allows you to sign up to clubs and sports teams and learn about what the uni has to offer. You may also been given some free food and cooking advice (they clearly think were a danger in the kitchen!)
Also during the day you can take time to explore the town with your new housemates and people living on the same floor as you (only if your in a flat obviously). Before you know it, the all important night-time comes around.
Freshers week is all about going out each night, don’t be boring and stay in, get yourself out and socialise, it’s the best time to make friends. Drinks are usually cheap, so you have no excuse not to get a little tipsy.
Each night you may have to dress up in a particular theme. All of this will be written in your freshers pack but to warn you in advance they may include:
Pirate
Neon
Animals
School girls/boys
Hawaiian night
White night
Some uni’s also have a special guest for one night only at one of the nightclubs. Last year for me, Calvin Harris came to ‘The Old Firestation’ student club in Bournemouth. If clubbing is not your thing then many organised events take place on campus in the university bar such as pub quizzes, bingo and live bands.
My regrets of freshers week are that I didn’t go out enough. I went out for the 7 days solid but I didn’t last very long each night.
My advice is definitely sleep more during the day and make the most of the evenings.
After all this is freshers week.
Just come to uni armed well and be prepared to share! Though we at TNC are well aware that late night drinking sessions and stolen traffic cones are not for everyone and this is YOUR freshers week so there is going to be plenty to do other than getting sloshed!
But before I tell you to drink yourself silly, it’s important to stay safe and be sensible, and we have a helpful link to the Drink Aware website that will help answer some questions you might have about alcohol, limits, and how much is too much, after all you do want to remember freshers 2010 – the best week of your life, guaranteed.
This is a series of three fresher themed articles by Sarah that will be on our website throughout September, and we would like to hear from you, share your freshers story with TNC – freshersstory@thenewcurrent.com
By Sarah Hartland
