Freshers Week

joeizz

I would say it's worth it. Most of the events are to help students settle and make friends, you can't put a price on that!

welf_man

If he'll only be 17 at the start of term, he will probably be given a special wristband so that campus / SU bars are aware of his age. He needs to be aware of this as it might affect the events he goes to (no point in buying an expensive drinks-included Freshers' Ball ticket if they won't give you the drinks)!

Mel.

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joeizz

I found the opposite welf_man, one of my friends at uni was 17 in freshers week and they managed to get into places fine for freshers week only.

welf_man

I work for a Students' Union and we're given a list of under-18s by the University, to ensure we don't sell them alcohol in our bar - it's taken very seriously as we could lose the licence if we don't take precautions when we know there are under-age students about.

It's not so that they can't get in, as obviously Freshers' events are important for younger students too, but to make sure they (and we!) are safe.

Mel.

mellymeep

I bought loads of tickets for freshers week events when I started uni, and went to none of them. I spent most of my freshers week getting drunk with my flatmates, which I found much more helpful than going out to the freshers events on my own.

joeizz

I was the complete opposite to mellymeep and i went to all of the freshers events but had to fork out slightly more to buy tickets on the door. It's a good job they weren't sold out!