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Freshser's Week??

Tuna

Ok I know this will sound so stupid, but what actually is Fresher's Week because I don't have a clue...

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Reply 1

*starry_eyed_*

its the first week of uni where you just get to know everyone, join all the societies etc and just generally settle in :smile:

Reply 2

Tuna

Oh ok lol cool. Someone on here said somethin about having to pay for freshers week themselves? What do you pay for??

Reply 3

*starry_eyed_*

Well just bring money for drink if you're going to drink, money for fodd, money for societies etc. Bring as little or as much as you like!

Reply 4

bOwLiNg_FoR_sOuP

Alcohol, socialising etc...

Reply 5

Navajo

It's not really anything. It's just a week in which you all move in and you have no lectures. All I did was get drunk with my new freinds all week, didn't join any clubs/societies and just screwed about for a week...

Reply 6

*starry_eyed_*

Navajo

Has that changed much as they year's gone by? :p:

Reply 7

BlackpoolCraig

Freshers week is a week you spend at university without actually learning anything. it's quite hectic, since it serves two purposes:

1.) Inductions to your courses, choosing courses, enrolment, registration etc

2.) Excessive drinking.

My tip is to make sureyou have plenty of meals that you can make in about five minutes (pot noodles and the like) simply because I found in freshers week that when I wasn't doing one thing, I was doing something else.

Reply 8

Navajo

*starry_eyed_*

Has that changed much as they year's gone by? :p:

Not at all, I'm failing due to my year long freshers week :biggrin:

Reply 9

the sand man

yer getting drunk is what i did all the time the 1st week so your be going to lession (introdution lession) of your course for the whole week whith a bit of a hang over becasue most of the nights i did not get to be unitill 3am by assive drinking and then to lessions at 9am
the first week you dont have time to sit down for 5 min your allways doing something or another the first weekend of you after freshers week will be just sleeping
well whith me that week has never ended

Reply 10

MattMatt

Its all about fun. Forget the societies etc...That stuff can wait. You will make friends in freshers week that will be with you for the rest of your life.

Just don't go overboard and make a fool of yourself. Oh wait...scrap that, go mental.

Reply 11

Navajo

But not too mad, people have cameras and people tend to remember things :rolleyes:

Reply 12

the sand man

i have a lot of photos from that week and there are lats say there worth remembering not in a good way

Reply 13

L i b

Tuna

Oh ok lol cool. Someone on here said somethin about having to pay for freshers week themselves? What do you pay for??

Some students' unions organise a lot of events over that week - bands, clubnights, that sort of thing. Some charge to attend and occasionally give out a sort of ticket for the week.

But yes, I blew about £200+ over my Freshers week (which actually carried on to at least 12 days) on drinking and other completely stupid expenses. But it was memorable... or at least would be had I any remaining memory of most of it.

Reply 14

Ferrus

A week of endless binging. Unless you're an unsociable loser. Like myself. :smile:

Reply 15

FadeToBlackout

My fresher's Week lasted three days. Well, two, actually.

It all depends on the uni, some let you have longer, others arrange meetings, classes and essay assignemnts early. Arrive Saturday, meet lots of people, go out, Sunday, meet more, have a meal with a load of new friends, stay in and drink, monday- ditto, Tuesday: Meet tutor, get given first essay assignment. Wednesday morning, first lecture, and far less drinking after that!

Reply 16

Ferrus

the sand man

well whith me that week has never ended

You've been hitting the drugs hard right?

Reply 17

L i b

We had to matriculate during Freshers' Week, which was a bloody disgrace in my opinion.

We were also 'expected' to attend a thing vaguely resembling a school assembly... except with the Lord Provost of the city, the VC, the Rector etc, lots of men in funny outfits carrying maces, speeches and people wearing gowns. Load of ****e it was, started at 10am too... and I ended up rolling in late with a hangover.

Got some free pens at the end, which went some way towards making up for this affront to my par-taying.

Reply 18

pendragon

Girls be careful in freshers week, there are lots of predatory 2nd year guys around who have 'f ** k a fresher' competitions to see how many fresher girls they can sleep with.