Unis are going to ban freshers from having parties and overnight visitors

UCL is the first uni to be brave enough to admit to prospective students that freshers week isn't happening and accommodation is going to be massively restricted

https://thetab.com/uk/2020/07/27/unis-are-going-to-ban-freshers-from-having-parties-and-overnight-visitors-168150

Realistically though, UCL's measures won't stop you from meeting people outside of student halls premises. They can't. It's not their jurisdiction.

Realistically, at best, it will stop people having as many one-night stands as they'd like to. I don't know what UCL accommodation is like. Unless they have receptionists or doormen at every entrance, someone is going to have to sit and review hundreds, maybe thousands of hours of CCTV footage per week to identify students breaking social distancing rules. They won't bother, but the idea of this will deter some of the more paranoid students I suppose. At least initially.

So the fact this would convince some students to defer an whole year... just makes me facepalm.

Fair enough, you explained it a lot better. Though I think where there's the will, there's still a way. Professionals and headhunters will still see fertile ground among the student population, and will still make efforts to organise professional events. It's in their interest after all, to do so. Employers, professional institutions, etc. That's my belief.

The creative recruiters could organise outings in 'bubbles' of up to 6 people to comply with the rules. Go for walks, grab some sponsored beers. Etc. There are ways around this. Just need to be creative.

Look, the thing is... I am not going to enjoy freshers anyway. I know this is evil but considering the fact that if people defer their places or withdraw then unis would be more lenient if we miss our grades. Just saying lol. I know its evil tho hahah

Essentially they'll start scraping the bottom of the barrel for cash then?

Yes we as 2020 freshers wont get that crazy clubbing experience. But trust me. The freshers wont stop. I am from Liverpool and will be going to uni in Liverpool. Since bars have opened. SO MANY people have been gathering at night drinking in the centre and literally no one is social distancing. There will be many street parties during freshers. Night clubs wont be open. But most bars will be open. And people gather around and outside bars with loud music and get drunk. Freshers will still happen. But there wont be nightclubs. And trust me, I dont have facebook and I will not be doing none of that "virtual" "online fresher events" like wtf is that gonna be? No. I will not waste my time on that. People will go towards the bars in concert square and baltic triangle and it will be crazy because right now it is crazy. I went out to baltic triangle and people were having so much fun and its like a huge street party. Do your pres, go out and bobs your uncle.

Yeah thanks I’d rather not risk dying or getting people killed. Maybe think about valuing human life over your ****ing sesh.
Anyone who goes to parties like that right now is a grade A *******, this is literally life and death for some people.

One would hope so. But it will lead to more competition. To be honest with my course it's a non-issue because of the career I'll go into, but if I were in my finaly years of my first degree I'd be a lot more concerned.

That aside, you have the issue that university seems to be, to put it frankly, a time which makes or breaks the mental health issues of a lot of students. I went through a very dark period in my second and third years of university. I was in a very bad place, my university councelling service was useless, and going home wouldn't have helped anything. My friends and being able to distract myself with university life and societies were what eventually helped me get to a point where I started to slowly get better. Things will be a lot more isolated now, I'm already concerned about my own well being, and will be harder for students that are struggling now. A lot of universities had poor support in place before. Despite so many saying they are 'investing' in more now because of covid-19, I can't see how things will improve much if they have less money to work with and potentially more people seeking help.

Would deferring one year of studies alleviate feeling of 'isolation' though? I doubt it. You'd be stuck at home with parents, most likely, for another year.

Would it also improve job prospects? Also doubt it, given the state of the economy.

If you're loaded I suppose you could go traveling on a gap year, but that carries other risks under the circumstances. Though some countries are no longer a virus risk anymore.

What what improve job prospects?

Slight typo?

Would deferring entry by a year, improve a persons' job prospects? Likely not. I edited my earlier comment too by the way, explaining briefly why I think so.

Probably not. I never said it would? A lot of students seem to thing they can just walk into a job with a degree certificate from the university of raaaaaaaah (when we all know that isn't true), so I doubt job prospects are a priority when they are thinking about whether to defer or not.

UCL is the first uni to be brave enough to admit to prospective students that freshers week isn't happening and accommodation is going to be massively restricted

https://thetab.com/uk/2020/07/27/unis-are-going-to-ban-freshers-from-having-parties-and-overnight-visitors-168150

LMAO @ Virtual Fresher Events...

funniest thing I've heard in weeks..

But one can argue that if you go to a party, you are putting yourself at risk. Obviously it would be silly, if you know you are a someone who could be seriously affected by the virus to go to such parties. But if you are not then its fine, although going on mad raves and too crowded places would be a nono.

This is the thing, young people are so ignorant. If you’re perfectly healthy and you go to the party, and what - you catch it but your symptoms aren’t bad, or you’re asymptomatic, good for you. Then you go back to your flat and pass it to your flatmates - the ones who’ve deliberately avoided going to parties and **** because of the risk. The ones who physically CANNOT social distance from you in your cramped uni accommodation.
So if one of them gets it from you, and then they die, or they get permanent lung damage, or any of the other potentially debilitating things that could happen given there’s so much we don’t know about this virus.
How the hell are you gonna feel knowing you got them killed, hurt, hospitalised. Not everyone is gonna survive this, the least you can do is not spread it. You go to parties and you bring it home, you’re taking away your flatmates ability to stay safe.
It’s not a ‘nono’, it’s seriously going to kill people.
I am literally begging anyone reading this, if you’re in a shared flat, do NOT go to parties, or clubbing. Go next year when we have a vaccine.