Not a party person? Don't worry!

Hey there, since it's results day today I thought I'd stop by here and first of all congratulate all of you on your places, and second try ease some worries I know some of you probably have.

I'm going into my third year now, and the past two years there's been a thread here along these lines so I thought I'd continue the tradition. In short, you all probably have this idea that Uni is going to be constant drinking and partying in clubs all night (it can be if you really want to do that though), and if you're like me then that doesn't exactly sound like your idea of a fun time. But don't worry! There's a lot more to do than that!

Your college, or Lusu themselves, will be arranging events throughout the week, and there should be an event every day which is less geared towards partying. There'll probably be more information closer to the time, but you can find the list of all upcoming events here: http://lusu.co.uk/happening/events/

Other than that, this thread itself is probably a good place to meet some like minded people you can hang out with while you're settling into campus, and also I'll hang around to answer any questions you have. So welcome to Lancaster, don't worry, and see you soon

From what I've read and the material I've seen, am I close in thinking the Cartmel College community seems to consist of less partying or at least not a ridiculous amount? What was your experience like at your college in your first year?

There is definitely the stereotype that Cartmel is the quietest college with the most international students. However, that doesn't mean that everyone is quiet. I had a friend in Cartmel who didn't drink, though her flatmates did, and she found that Cartmel didn't have many non-drinking/partying events in freshers week so she came to my college's (Bowland) instead. I found it really easy to meet people in freshers and make friends within my college. After freshers, colleges organise a few events but I found myself going to a lot of society events more than anything else.

However, it's quite hard to judge what a college will be like because the JCR (students who organise college events among many other things) changes from year to year, so it'll vary a lot There should be people in every college that you can relate to and get on with.

Wait so we can go to other colleges events? I was always unsure.

Hey! I'm in Cartmel and have been looking at the timetable for freshers week. I don't really want to go to any of the clubbing/bar crawl events, but I'm worried that the people in my flat and the flat rep (whatever that is) are going to pressure me into going.... I don't want them to think I'm just being antisocial. Have you got any advice for this (what did you do?) Also is there a way for me to find the non drinking events other colleges are putting on and maybe go to those? I can only see Cartmel events on my timetable! Thank you!

Hey! I'm in Cartmel and have been looking at the timetable for freshers week. I don't really want to go to any of the clubbing/bar crawl events, but I'm worried that the people in my flat and the flat rep (whatever that is) are going to pressure me into going.... I don't want them to think I'm just being antisocial. Have you got any advice for this (what did you do?) Also is there a way for me to find the non drinking events other colleges are putting on and maybe go to those? I can only see Cartmel events on my timetable! Thank you!

From what I've read and the material I've seen, am I close in thinking the Cartmel College community seems to consist of less partying or at least not a ridiculous amount? What was your experience like at your college in your first year?

Hey,

Anyone in Carmel moved in yet?

I have, are you in cartmel too? What block?

Hey! I'm in Cartmel and have been looking at the timetable for freshers week. I don't really want to go to any of the clubbing/bar crawl events, but I'm worried that the people in my flat and the flat rep (whatever that is) are going to pressure me into going.... I don't want them to think I'm just being antisocial. Have you got any advice for this (what did you do?) Also is there a way for me to find the non drinking events other colleges are putting on and maybe go to those? I can only see Cartmel events on my timetable! Thank you!