Erm, first time ive heard about this, help?

luciet2009

i got an email today saying i had to pay £30 membership fee to my college (pendle) and also something about a freshers party and meal in morecambe or something? and a purplecard?
has anyone paid these?
i dont know anyone going to lancaster and im very shy, so if you see me, please talk to me lol, ill be in one of the pendle standard rooms! and im doing computer science.

Reply 1

maverick191

even i got that but i don think im paying. im pretty sure ppl rather stay bak and have fun in the campus. im in pendle too but en suite.

Reply 2

loopy6111

1

Hiya i'm in Pendle standard too, i got the same email. I've paid for my purple card and already have it. Still need to pay for my membership fee but am not going to bother with the freshers meal.

Reply 3

luciet2009

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loopy6111

Hiya i'm in Pendle standard too, i got the same email. I've paid for my purple card and already have it. Still need to pay for my membership fee but am not going to bother with the freshers meal.

Ok i dont think ill bother xD
ill just stay on campus :smile:

well if you both see me on campus come say hello lol, im proper scared now eek, and i have way too much stuff!

Reply 4

michaelbenson

12

Regardless of which College you are put in you'll have to pay the £30 membership fee, this is for administrative stuff and helps fund the College so we can provide you with new facilities and events. The Purple Card is the Union card which acts as student ID, gets you students at loads of different places, and you'll need a Purple Card to join Union societies and clubs. Oh, and stuff like the Freshers Ball is again specific to each College and will vary in price. You don't have to attend if you don't want to though - not everyone will go.

Oh, and don't worry everyone feels nervous and awkward beforehand, that's why there is a Freshers Week, so that everyone can get to know one another :smile:

Reply 5

luciet2009

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michaelbenson

Regardless of which College you are put in you'll have to pay the £30 membership fee, this is for administrative stuff and helps fund the College so we can provide you with new facilities and events. The Purple Card is the Union card which acts as student ID, gets you students at loads of different places, and you'll need a Purple Card to join Union societies and clubs. Oh, and stuff like the Freshers Ball is again specific to each College and will vary in price. You don't have to attend if you don't want to though - not everyone will go.

Oh, and don't worry everyone feels nervous and awkward beforehand, that's why there is a Freshers Week, so that everyone can get to know one another :smile:

Thanks

clears that up lol

Reply 6

melodic-verse

13

luciet2009

i got an email today saying i had to pay £30 membership fee to my college (pendle) and also something about a freshers party and meal in morecambe or something? and a purplecard?
has anyone paid these?
i dont know anyone going to lancaster and im very shy, so if you see me, please talk to me lol, ill be in one of the pendle standard rooms! and im doing computer science.

im going into pendle standard
and im not going freshers meal
ill see you around
My name's Cynthia =], im quite excited to go

Reply 7

loopy6111

1

luciet2009

Ok i dont think ill bother xD
ill just stay on campus :smile:

well if you both see me on campus come say hello lol, im proper scared now eek, and i have way too much stuff!

will do

i'm getting scared too, i'm really shy too. I started packing about 2hrs ago and have given up already :P i didn't realise i had so much.

Reply 8

luciet2009

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melodic-verse

im going into pendle standard
and im not going freshers meal
ill see you around
My name's Cynthia =], im quite excited to go

Woop

Im Lucie, but thats fairly obviously lol
what course you doing? you all ready?

Reply 9

maverick191

okay one more thing.

im an international student and i have not paid the purple card fee or membership fee. im not gona pay the meal anyway. i wanted to know if i can do the membership and card wen i come to the uni on 26?

Reply 10

melodic-verse

13

Im doing marketing management [wish me good luck] hehe

i semi hope im ready? I hate packing so that's half done/if at all lol.
but all my friends have already left and its a bit lonely now in my hometown, so guess its time for me to get moving hehe

what about u?

Reply 11

luciet2009

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maverick191

okay one more thing.

im an international student and i have not paid the purple card fee or membership fee. im not gona pay the meal anyway. i wanted to know if i can do the membership and card wen i come to the uni on 26?

quote michaelbenson, hes the master.

Reply 12

maverick191

i just wana noe if i can pay the membership over there rather than beforehand.

thanx

Reply 13

luciet2009

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melodic-verse

Im doing marketing management [wish me good luck] hehe

i semi hope im ready? I hate packing so that's half done/if at all lol.
but all my friends have already left and its a bit lonely now in my hometown, so guess its time for me to get moving hehe

what about u?

Im doing computer science lol (need lots of luck)
ive not started packing yet, but ive got a corner in my room full of stuff im taking. all my friends from home are at uni already, so its same with me. its come round so fast! we will be ok im sure :smile:

just hope everyones friendly!

Reply 14

loopy6111

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melodic-verse

Im doing marketing management [wish me good luck] hehe

i semi hope im ready? I hate packing so that's half done/if at all lol.
but all my friends have already left and its a bit lonely now in my hometown, so guess its time for me to get moving hehe

what about u?

The last of my friends left yesterday so have nothing to do except pack but that means tidying/sorting out my room which i'm not looking forward to doing.
I'm Laura by the way :smile:

am doing BA Geography (thinking of swapping the BSc, the first year is identical either way)

Reply 15

michaelbenson

12

luciet2009

quote michaelbenson, hes the master.

Hahaaaa!

Well, yeah you can still buy a Purple Card when you arrive, this is done through the Students Union building on campus, and infact you can buy one at anytime throughout the year. Though it is best to get it fast before you decide you want to join societies and realise you can't because you don't have one (the Purple Card also gets you access to the Sugarhouse, the Union nightclub, and you don't want to miss out on that)

You can either pay the College Membership online beforehand, or you can just pay it when you arrive on moving in day instead. Probably easier to do it beforehand so you can get your keys and start moving in as soon as possible though :smile:

Reply 16

melodic-verse

13

hi laura and lucie =]

whats the difference between BA and Bsci at the end then?
Btw, can any of you guys cook? I'm looking forwards to cooking for myself but i can imagine i have limited culinary skills hehe

Computer science is hard- and i got frustrated when my vista stopped working for me [technology iliterate here]

Reply 17

luciet2009

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loopy6111

The last of my friends left yesterday so have nothing to do except pack but that means tidying/sorting out my room which i'm not looking forward to doing.
I'm Laura by the way :smile:

am doing BA Geography (thinking of swapping the BSc, the first year is identical either way)

Cool, i keep putting it off, because im lazy :smile:

Lucie

and im doing Computer science.
I did geography alevel, but found it too difficult, so dropped it after first year xD
is your finance sorted? because mine isnt even close haha, ive got to the point where im passed caring, which isnt good.
hope to see you up in lancaster, where are you from?

Reply 18

loopy6111

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melodic-verse

hi laura and lucie =]

whats the difference between BA and Bsci at the end then?
Btw, can any of you guys cook? I'm looking forwards to cooking for myself but i can imagine i have limited culinary skills hehe

Computer science is hard- and i got frustrated when my vista stopped working for me [technology iliterate here]

Well in the 2nd and 3rd year i would specialise in Human geography with the BA and physical geography with the Bsc, well that's the difference in Geography. The thing is i like both sides of Geography and can't decide which side i prefer. Am going to see what it's like in the first year as i do both sides and then see which i like the most. I can't cook at all, my birthday was recent and i got about 5 cooking books. My mum is convinced i'm going to end up giving myself food poisoning :P she's bought me what seems like a life time supply of noodles.

Reply 19

luciet2009

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melodic-verse

hi laura and lucie =]

whats the difference between BA and Bsci at the end then?
Btw, can any of you guys cook? I'm looking forwards to cooking for myself but i can imagine i have limited culinary skills hehe

Computer science is hard- and i got frustrated when my vista stopped working for me [technology iliterate here]

hmm, i dont know lol
mines Bsc Hons.
and am i right in saying you can choose another subject then swap at the end of the year if you like the minor subject better? coz if computer science proves to be too difficult im hoping to swap to my minor.
i can't cook, my level of cooking stops after super noodles, but ill just have to learn. the washing machines will be a problem for me, ill probably make a fool of myself. i know how to work mine, but the ones at lancaster may prove a problem xD
i get frustrated when my computer dies, but after that i just find it a cool challenge to try and fix it, and when i actually fix it, i feel like i have the power hehe x
add me on msn if you want
[email protected]

Erm, first time ive heard about this, help?

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