Freshers week

mhoc

What happens during freshers week?

I assume that all the tedious paperwork is done, enrolling, student finance etc. Also meeting of tutors etc

(And yes I know parties every night)

But what else?

Mary

Torby

if you go to the web site for the Uni you will be attending, you will probably see a link to the student union or even a direct link to a page about freshers week. You can usually find details about any promos (buy a wristband and get free access to clubs etc) and any society stands that will be on display....in the case of most unis you will be able to get a "freshers pack" that will detail everything....good luck and enjoy....my daughter is in her 3rd year and is part of the freshers team at her uni and by all accounts....its worth going a week early to start your student life in the correct spirit...its a great atmosphere to meet new people and build friendships, get to know your way arround and familiarise yourself with the city/town and all it has to offer etc as opposed to turning up a day before....going straight to halls or digs and uni the next day...

hostie

There will be a hall full of societies of all description - yoga, dinner parties, chess, hate the world - you name it and there will be a society for it. They will all try to get you to join, promising lots of exciting things throughout the year. It will probably cost about £2 to join and for every sign up they get, the uni will give them money. The chances are, if you weren't interested in it before uni, you won't benefit from these societies. My advice would be to save your money unless you are with a good friend who you can see yourself going to these things with. If you fancy trying something you will always be able to join throughout the year.

Tallulah22

this week is my freshers week.. thanks for the info

The_doomed

well i spent almost £900 from memory. Thats what happens! Dont remember much else!

kittiwoz

You do the freshers fairs, check out all the societies and compete with your flatmates to see who can blag most freebies. You get a boring talk on time mangement. You get a talk from the police about personal safety and maybe a free attack alarm. You learn your way around a bit. You meet loads of people and busy yourself making friends. This is where the drunkeness, parties and spending money bit comes in. You run the gammut of more experienced students playing f*** a fresher.

I disagree with Hostie about socs though. A lot of people get involved with new things at uni that they maybe wouldn't have had the opportunity before. I agree you shouldn't feel you have to sign up then and there or hand over money straight away but don't just write things off. It's worth giving them a chance and for a lot of people arriving at uni who don't have any good friends yet it can be a great way to meet some. Also I don't think it's fair to be so down on the people at the freshers fair for trying to persuade people to join. All clubs like to get plenty of new members to keep the club healthy and replace the graduating students. Yes they get funds based on membership numbers but it's not like the organisers get to go on the razz with the money. It goes into supporting the activities of the club which, of course, members will be enthusiastic about. Enthusiasm is another reason they are so keen to persuade people to join. They enjoy what they do and they want to share that.