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Issue 43 / 2012 FINDING YOUR FEET IN FRESHER'S WEEK
Fresher's week will no doubt drain your energy and your bank account, there are not many ways of getting round that unless you are going to be the housemate who no one has ever seen- there is probably one of these in every other flat/house who buys a portable
cooker and leaves the door locked. But it is best to prepare with a large amount of money to flutter away on drink, fancy dress outfits and takeaway food to avoid your heart dropping when you check your balance at the end of the week. Once you have got
over the hit it will have on your bank account, you can start to relax and prepare for the beginning of the 'uni experience'. Here's a few pointers:
Don't waste all of your money on mixing bowls, sauce- pans in every possible size and fancy bowls. Everyone will be bringing kitchen supplies by the truck load and it will all no doubt be left within a week to fester and grow mould. Use disposable plates and utensils that can be thrown away, this will also save many argu- ments about house cleanliness and the use of other people's stuff.
Go out to as many of the nights out that are put on as possible, but find other clubs to go to or other cheap nights. Most nights in freshers week are ex- actly that, they are for freshers. That means entrance fees rocket and drinks aren't the best value around. It also means going to the same venue repeatedly, which gets boring. No matter how many different 'themes' are used per night.
Don't believe all of the good myths about uni; you're not guaranteed to get laid in the first week, but you do have 90% chance of catching freshers flu.
Join a society if you want to make more friends, but be prepared for initiations. Especially if you are going into the rugby/football team; a strong gag-reflex will normally be needed.
first few times the whole building gets evacuated are funny, but after that, people start to get angry at being dragged out onto the street for an hour because someone left their candle on or drunkenly burnt some noodles; the fire alarms are really sensitive.
If you live in halls, find something to cover up your fire alarm with. The
Whilst everyone says 'be yourself' straight away, that isn't entirely true. If you're shy, act a bit more confident. If you normally make inappropriate jokes, don't, or at least wait until everyone is too drunk to notice. And definitely don't be the guy or girl who con- stantly moans, no one likes it.
