Your first day at uni

I didnt want my parents to stay
but ALL my flat mates parents stayed so i didnt miss out on anything at all

my friend went a day earlier stayed in a hotel and then moved in the next morning then her paretns left that afternoon why dont you do that

honestly though so many parents stay and go shopping/ go for a meal etc ect
seriosuly dont worry

I've decided I'd probably quite like her to stick around for a bit and help me move in but I don't want her lingering around for the whole of my first weekend there.

Without external influences my Mum isn't actually what I'd consider to be over protective or anything but she's really impressionable when it comes to the thoughts of my super neurotic grandmother who lives with us. I'll talk to my mum and come to a sensible conclusion and then my gran will go and put ideas in her head and if I disagree with her after she's been brainwashed then I land myself in an argument and now she won't hear me out at all and she just says I've pushed her too far and she wants space... This is driving me CRAZY.

why are you thinking about this already.

its a bit early to make such detailed plans, no?

Yeah that sucks
Tell her honestly that she cant stay, because thats the first night of freshers youre ment to be getting drunk and making friends
ask if you could all stay in a hotel the night before moving in day and then you can spend the day before moving in day with them or something

My parents stayed for about an hour on moving in day, honestly didn't need that much help from them. Don't let your parents stay for too long; if you're moving into halls you'll want to spend as long as possible putting effort into getting to know your neighbours/flatmates/whatever. You'll be amazed what happens in a few, crucial hours.

Hi, I'm planning on going to the University of Bedfordshire in September and I'm wondering what I should expect on my first day.

My Mum, my Dad and possibly my stepdad are going there with me to see me off and help move me in (with one of my Dad's transit vans for all my stuff lol). My Mum keeps going on about how she'll set up everything for me and make it all look nice for me while I get rushed off for induction stuff.

Her friend told her that when she moved her daughters into university she was left to sort out all their stuff for them while they had to go to meetings and things (london met and buckinghamshire private university).

I don't know how to break it to her but I really don't want that to happen... I know it sounds terrible but I just want to do it all myself so I can have it how I want it without my mum going through my things. She says she wants it all to look nice before she leaves me there to give her peace of mind... I'm thinking a compromise could be sending her off for a couple of hours while I do it and then she can see it all nice and done how I want it before she leaves me.

What did you guys do on your first days?

I guess it depends on your university.
I attend the University of Sheffield, and when I got here, my dad and myself went and got my keys and signed for some insurance, were given welcome packs, and settled in. I set out all of my stuff, met my flatmates and then my parents (mid-way through divorce and hating eachother!) went to get me some freezer food for the week. They got lost, so I was in my flat alone (it was 8am and my other flatmate who arrived then went to get food too), so I decided to clean the shower and dye my hair. (':
Long story short, they got back eventually, and I had to blow dry my hair etc, so when my new flatmates arrived, I was just in my room trying to put my stuff away (my room is a double bedroom, so I had a lot of stuff to sort out!).
My flatmates thought I was weird and antisocial apparently. (':
I later went and sat on the bed of the first flatmate I met and we discussed the meetings we had in the week (meeting personal tutors, introductions to the course etc.)

That was it really.
Although they do all differ. Any questions that I've failed to include, please ask.

Congratulations and good luck! x

Ah thank you

I think I'm probably looking into things too much to be honest. I've got to actually get the grades first and even though the requirements are quite low for bedfordshire I don't want to 100% assume that I'll get in.

Did you not go out in the evening with your flatmates?

I make pretty awesome chocolate brownies so I'll probably make a couple of batches of those when I get there.

Brownies
I'm thinking more along the lines of cookies and vodka gummy bears. Vodka and cookies always create strong and lasting friendships

Yeah... so do my brownies though... I put white chocolate buttons in them and they go all gooey and I serve them hot with ice cream

Nobody can say no to my brownies!

I'm planning on getting the stuff for making purple rain too!

Pretty much arrived, sent parents home, met the two 8/10 identical twins in the flat next door and had my first threesome (srs) then had something to eat and went to an organised night out where I brought back two 9/10 girls for an 'after party' in my room. People say uni isn't like this but in reality it is, they just don't want you to join in on the fun.

My parents stayed for about an hour on moving in day, honestly didn't need that much help from them. Don't let your parents stay for too long; if you're moving into halls you'll want to spend as long as possible putting effort into getting to know your neighbours/flatmates/whatever. You'll be amazed what happens in a few, crucial hours.