The Secret Life of Students on Channel 4

Are all 18 year olds this vacuous, useless, and lacking in any degree of willpower and self-esteem, or did they select these lot especially?

Chlamydia is legitimately so much banter! Ha. Ha. Ha. But I could see the clear embarrassment in his face, I still don't understand why he would be idiotic to broadcast him stupidity on national TV haha?

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Aiden is exactly the type of guy I can't stand. I was a fresher at Leicester last year when this was filmed, and I'm so glad I never had to come across him. "Just got an std, banter lol" how's about **** off and have a word with yourself.


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I fear I will be the equivalent of Lauren in September aha ������

Just like Lauren, I'm not really the type to get drunk every night, it will be a very weird experience for the both of us! We'll have to hope we get the same outcome as her finally settling in

This really made me lol... Hahaha

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If Aiden was my flatmate I would have ****ed off home as soon as he did that cringey handshake/wink thing. A degree maybe worth 9k a year but it's not worth that.

I didn't feel sorry for Lauren, she kept complaining and isolating herself from the flatmates. You obvioulsy aren't going to make that many friends if you insist on staying away from everybody.

That Aiden guy got on my nerves, he was so cringey and he just looked like he was overcompensating. I think he might have deep insecurities and tries to act like a 'lad' so people don't suss them out.

I liked Josie

After having watched this, I'm feeling nervous about going to university. I don't want to drink or have one night stands, but I still want to make friends and socialise. And it seems drinking is a big part of social life at uni maybe I should avoid Leicester

I felt sorry for Lauren, freshers week must have been awful for her.

Aiden was just annoying as ****

Hi, I am a participant in the show, I won't say which one in case you hate me when you watch my story! Lol

The show is a 4 part series airing every Thursday at 10pm.
Each week concentrates on different students experiences at university throughout the first semester. The first episode was freshers week (or fortnight at leicester) and the last episode finishes with January exams.
The contributors were picked for the show before anyone had confirmed their choice of accommodation. The students chose either catered or self catered and the students were split into two flats. 6 in one and 5 in the other. (One student lived at home). As a tv show they picked students who could bring something to the show but were from different backgrounds, different interests and different social standings (the show is about social media and university after all). Everything on the show is real, however a few students may have acted up to the camera abit (towie, Geordie shore influences I'm afraid) or because of embarrassment may have shown bravado! but nothing was actively encouraged (or discouraged) by the production crew.
There are probably two students who were more introvert while the rest were more extrovert. Had the students gone into halls by random selection 'Lauren' may have had someone who was more introvert like herself to pal with instead of being with 4 extreme extroverts, and 'Josie' may have been with slightly calmer girls who could have calmed her down rather then egg her on. The same with the other students you'll meet later on.
Stick with the series, there are students in the show who are more 'mainstream' but they probably picked the three extreme characters to give the shock factor and get ratings. (Again although we are real students, it is an edited tv show!) each student was filmed from early sept until mid march but we each only have around 15 mins worth of air time, so please bare this in mind!

P.s enjoy and please be nice on twitter and Facebook!

ara youll be grand

I wasnt great at that stuff myself

dont do the lauren and stay downstairs:P

make sure to be social its a good thing

I lived in a party house an it did me good in many ways

just be friendly..theyll get if youre not the same as them

God no I can assure you I won't be as socially awkward as Lauren! I'll have to practice at coming out of my shell as you have suggested Everyone's in the same position I guess

mj!!! howya getting on kid..I pmed yeh before a while back



a lad in my house was really like Aiden...hes okay he organises stuff a born entertainer and open about himself..
love the comment tho priceless!:P
josie is annoying...laurens no one to compare too but at least she has actual problems

fairly typical uni girl fresher tho


it is...but you have to be social you dont have to drink...practice being social..drink water or coke instead...whatever but be involved...its hard but aslong as you stick with it..itl be grand..enjoy it if yeh can..no one knows youre not drunk in the club so dance/do what yeh like
awww whoever this is...very well put

dont forget to pm me who yeh are though..

U pm'ed me on this? Hmmm never received anything