Things you wish you had known before starting university

Firstly, when moving in, take lots of alcohol - preferably stuff that is easily shared, i.e. probably not a bottle of vodka as you'll want that to yourself, but small 300ml bottles of beer, cider, alcopops and maybe something cheap like apple sourz works well. Snacks that you can also share work well too.

Go out every night, too. Don't be sat in your room. Just don't.

However, when you are in your room, always have your door open unless you are masturbating or getting changed.

Also, take things like Xboxes and Wiis as they are great for breaking the ice with your flatmates.

Go along to all of the Freshers activities, too. And don't consign yourself to your flatmates as you will be seeing them plenty over the next year anyway. Try and make friends with people who are neither your flatmates nor your coursemates - and not people you know from home either. You'll have many years to get to know your coursemates. Try and take up a sport, too. Sports socials are great and playing a sport will help keep you fit and healthy, too. This is a regret of mine.

Don't try and sort out the living stuff like washing up liquid, soap, toilet paper etc. until after freshers week. Make freshers week a week to remember (or one that you should in theory have remembered but drank too much to).

Don't be afraid of "getting with" other people either. Even if it's just a freshers fling. People aren't judgemental at university and the only people who will care about your sex life are the people without their own. This goes to virgins too - no-one will care or make fun of you.

So really, just be as sociable as possible.

Firstly, when moving in, take lots of alcohol - preferably stuff that is easily shared, i.e. probably not a bottle of vodka as you'll want that to yourself, but small 300ml bottles of beer, cider, alcopops and maybe something cheap like apple sourz works well. Snacks that you can also share work well too.

Go out every night, too. Don't be sat in your room. Just don't.

However, when you are in your room, always have your door open unless you are masturbating or getting changed.

Also, take things like Xboxes and Wiis as they are great for breaking the ice with your flatmates.

Go along to all of the Freshers activities, too. And don't consign yourself to your flatmates as you will be seeing them plenty over the next year anyway. Try and make friends with people who are neither your flatmates nor your coursemates - and not people you know from home either. You'll have many years to get to know your coursemates. Try and take up a sport, too. Sports socials are great and playing a sport will help keep you fit and healthy, too. This is a regret of mine.

Don't try and sort out the living stuff like washing up liquid, soap, toilet paper etc. until after freshers week. Make freshers week a week to remember (or one that you should in theory have remembered but drank too much to).

Don't be afraid of "getting with" other people either. Even if it's just a freshers fling. People aren't judgemental at university and the only people who will care about your sex life are the people without their own. This goes to virgins too - no-one will care or make fun of you.

So really, just be as sociable as possible.

I'll definitely be following this

Firstly, when moving in, take lots of alcohol - preferably stuff that is easily shared, i.e. probably not a bottle of vodka as you'll want that to yourself, but small 300ml bottles of beer, cider, alcopops and maybe something cheap like apple sourz works well. Snacks that you can also share work well too.

Go out every night, too. Don't be sat in your room. Just don't.

However, when you are in your room, always have your door open unless you are masturbating or getting changed.

Also, take things like Xboxes and Wiis as they are great for breaking the ice with your flatmates.

Go along to all of the Freshers activities, too. And don't consign yourself to your flatmates as you will be seeing them plenty over the next year anyway. Try and make friends with people who are neither your flatmates nor your coursemates - and not people you know from home either. You'll have many years to get to know your coursemates. Try and take up a sport, too. Sports socials are great and playing a sport will help keep you fit and healthy, too. This is a regret of mine.

Don't try and sort out the living stuff like washing up liquid, soap, toilet paper etc. until after freshers week. Make freshers week a week to remember (or one that you should in theory have remembered but drank too much to).

Don't be afraid of "getting with" other people either. Even if it's just a freshers fling. People aren't judgemental at university and the only people who will care about your sex life are the people without their own. This goes to virgins too - no-one will care or make fun of you.

So really, just be as sociable as possible.

liking this thread already....

Anyone have advice for people not living in the uni's accommodation, but rather private renting. I feel as though i might be missing out socially, especially with london being so big.

I think that you will be missing out; sorry, no way to sugar coat it. A lot of freshers activities will be organised from halls, and the freshers team (I'd imagine every uni has one) target halls and not private accomodation for obvious reasons.

But beyond the halls stuff, there isn't really anything else that you'll miss out on. Perhaps you should try and befriend someone who lives in halls?

However, when you are in your room, always have your door open unless you are masturbating or getting changed.

lol, thats what i was planning..