University of Reading FIRMERS?!!!!!

That makes life easier! I expect it will get busy after results day.

how did you find it making freidns?

I live about an hour and a half away from Reading, in the South West - just behind Longleat Safari Park and Center Parcs in a really quiet little hamlet. What about you?

Does anyone else think we should start a Facebook group then? My Facebook is gathering dust somewhere in a small, uninhabited corner of the internet at the moment but I'd be willing to dig it out and set up a group with someone...

yeah set up the facebook group... I'd be happy to join

Oh and guys
Ask me questions
I do cheerleading (JOIN US)
live in stenton
Do psychology
etc etc
so excited for you guys!
work hard, its worth it

Also i recommend setting up a facebook group
me and teaandcofee did and by the time i got to uni i had about 50+ people i 'knew' many who i still am very very close with as well as one i had a relationship with

I live about an hour and a half away from Reading, in the South West - just behind Longleat Safari Park and Center Parcs in a really quiet little hamlet. What about you?

Does anyone else think we should start a Facebook group then? My Facebook is gathering dust somewhere in a small, uninhabited corner of the internet at the moment but I'd be willing to dig it out and set up a group with someone...

Turns out there already is one!

http://www.facebook.com/groups/236251779804375/

i'm a member of this reading firmers group on facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/236251779804375/

Yeah, we didn't move in until the 2nd October last year and it got so frustrating. I don't know if its any earlier this year but if not you may as well use the time to get talking to people I didn't join the Facebook group for last year because i'd deactivated my account, but after seeing how well it worked out for the other girl i'm really annoyed that i didn't! Don't make the same mistake i did!



Just talk to everyone, even if its just asking what course they are doing or what block/floor/halls they're in. You won't stay in touch with everyone you meet in Freshers but it gets the awkward first conversation out of the way and they remember who you are, so you can develop plenty of friendships If you are feeling brave maybe ask if they are doing something, everyone is bricking it about being alone and it is really unlikely they will say no! You meet SO many people through others as well. Just meeting one person could mean you get to know their entire friendship group.

Your JCR will probably have a good freshers week planned, and the nights out are a great way to meet people. In my hall i knew that everyone would be going out so it was really easy to get down to someone elses kitchen for predrinks and meet people that way. I still speak to quite a few of them even though i've moved halls.

Don't just confine yourself to the people you are living with either. Obviously spend time with them, but i know people who get on really well with their flat and know barely anyone else and they regret not making an effort in the first few weeks. I live on a corridor so i'm guessing this will be harder to do in somewhere like Sherfield or Stenton which is in flats.

Thankyou for all your advice,do you have too make a massive effort too be quite extrovert then? did you join any societies? is it easy too get on with your flat mates etc ?

Since I havn't been to uni yet, I can't say from experience. But it seems that it's a case of pretty much everyone starting off alone, so everyone has one main goal when they start: making friends. From what I've been told, people establish their friendship groups mainly over fresher week, so it's best to just try and talk to as many people as you can then. For the more shy people, it is a good opportunity to step out of your comfort zones and talk to people you don't know

Sorry to sound pushy here but do cheerleading at least come to our taster session, id never done it before an am now in love with it
we do competitive cheerleading
this is the level we are at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ya-e8QS-lA&list=PL6C7D07A46788341D&index=13&feature=plpp_video
I got on the squad after doing it for like 6 weeks

in addition ive now made like 50 friends and a few have met there boyfriends through cheer (yes boys cheer too)

Plus we have some great socials planned for you guys

but yeah hockey looks good but i know little about it other than the fact that i see them around a lot and they seem to have fun

Just by looking at that short video clip, i wanna join in! I didnt know that you can cheer at reading.

Whats stenton hall like?

Yeah its amazing
We do competitive cheer at competitions! come along to our taster session next year
its AMAZING!
if you want to know anything else let me know

Let me know if the group becomes worth joining

Thankyou for all your advice,do you have too make a massive effort too be quite extrovert then? did you join any societies? is it easy too get on with your flat mates etc ?

Let me know if the group becomes worth joining

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