First week at UNI! How was it? Better/Worse than expected?

I'm still only just beginning, but so far all has been well.

I wasn't overly panicking about it beforehand, but I did get a bit 'WOAH!" when I got to registration and couldn't fathom out what was going on.

This morning was a bit mad too. Nobody was really sure who was supposed to be where, but it felt OK because a few of us had formed a little group - so we didn't look like clueless prats alone.

I'm just dying to get into the academic stuff. I'm sick of all this induction palaver already

I'v been here for 4 days and i'm hating it so far. I wasn't expecting to enjoy freshers fornight...i think it's so overated and desperately want it to end. i really can't wait to start my course....it seems really fascinating.

I started last week for the ''week zero'' induction basically and I found tht sooo tedious n quite boring bt i guess it was for my own benefit.

Started proper lectures yesterday and im pretty interested or even more keen to get stuck into the Criminology HOWEVER, im not soo sure on the Sociology! Will give it a bash for the year and see how I go.

apparently almost EVERYONE is finding freshers week crap so.. guess I'll be expecting it, and guess a lot of people are in your same shoes so.. hey no worries
crimonology must be soooo interesting! What aspects do you do? Law and humanities? Sciences?

i'm really worried now because of all the posts of people not getting on with their flat mates and stuff =/

I live not far from the Uni so makes no sense me living in halls however, im finding it quite hard to socialise with other students from my course. I joined yougo in the summer and iv talked a little bit to those who i recognised n tht but still sorta feel a tad left out. The fact that the Freshers block passes sold out, has thrown me even more to making new friends.

Im doing the social and policy sciences side of the Criminology. Very interesting so, hopefully will enjoy the next 3years of that part.

Have you already started?
Don't worry.. don't know if you're into psychology at all.. but you get positive benifits by writing down and expressing yourself over bad experiences.. not when you're happy.. so it might be that here you've just seen people trying to find comfort and not feel like they're the only ones in a certain situation, while the partiers/drunkards (and obviously not only them..) are outside doing other stuff..
you never know

Why is no-one enjoying it? It's making me scared, lol.

Hey don't worry you'll get through the first few weeks.. don't think first impressions are ever great but you might enjoy and discover a new side to the uni you'll adore.. and part of that is in the course! What courses are you doing/taking?

I'm going to do a module in the history of madness which looks at things like witchcraft and how mental health illnesses have been percieved throughout history etc..

I don't feel like i'm in the UK anymore. I've met people from Iceland, Germany. Saudi arabia, America, Sweden etc. I love my uni!!! .