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If you are a Mature what exactly would you get out of Freshers?

I was thinking about this and freshers seems to be mainly drinking stuff with a few activities thrown in ...

So if you are a mature and you are living at home in your own city and already go out and know people why would you go to Freshers events?

I mean the people you will mainly want to get to know are the people on your course and not Jimmy who is doing Brain Surgery etc ... and if so would you go around whilst people are drunk and say "hey are you dong a Sports Degree"?

If you are at Uni for 3 years then I reckon you will go out a lot with your societies and your course mates and your life as a mature will carry on as normal whereas new people to the area etc etc will want to see the city and get to know the place

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Reply 1

pharmgirl

Nahh its not just about people on your course. The first time round most of my uni mates were people I met outside of my course like at the bars, in the library etc. Personally I'm looking forward to meeting new people as I've been going out with my mates for years and its the same old same old. If I'm expanding my career/academic horizons, why not go the whole hog and expand my social ones aswell. I also cant help thinking that its an opportunity to grow away from mates that perhaps I'm a bit fed up with anyway. Also, you'll see things about Leeds that you didnt know about through the prospective of a student. I did my first degree in Manc and found places I didnt even know existed!

Reply 2

LeedsLad

Yeah but that doesnt answer the question about Freshers :smile:

I dont need to go on the piss to meet people lol :wink:

I am lucky in the fact that in the 12 yrs I was in the Army I have travelled around the world and know people all over so I hope it will show me something different but I doubt it .. maybe how to survive off not a lot of money

Reply 3

pharmgirl

But its a chance for some cheap nights out! Let your hair down! Chat up line "Would you like me to show you round Leeds if you get a bit lost?"

Reply 4

LeedsLad

Agreed cheao nights out ...

I shave my head so dont need to worry about that and do it every week anyway :smile:

Has visions of me drunk chatting an 18 yr old up ...

Reply 5

DodgyTrousers

I'll be moving myself and my other half all the way across the country to wherever will have me, so I'll be needing to make some friends there.

Plus, honestly, I missed a lot of the childish indulgence years because I was busy looking after someone, so I may get excessively drunk, just because :smile:

(plus, the more drunk you are, the less you hear the 18 year old women telling you "f off grandad") :redface:

Reply 6

LeedsLad

DodgyTrousers

(plus, the more drunk you are, the less you hear the 18 year old women telling you "f off grandad") :redface:

PMSL at Grandad ..... "grandad she loves you grandad she does"

And there was me thinking I was off to Uni to learn :p:

Reply 7

cloder

I'd say freshers is definatly geared to the younger crowd (say 18-30), but people of all ages should / can go. Friendships will be developed through the years rather than the first week. Personally freshers does not appeal to me (nothing to do with age) but im sure its a gd introduction to university life. Chat up line, "i've lost my number, can I have yours?"

Reply 8

mikeha

I am certainly going to give the pub crawl a miss, as well as the "skool uniform" party.

If I could find my "skool uniform" I certainly wouldn't fit into it.

But the BBQ night looks ok etc- so I reckon its just a case of picking events that appeal to you, and giving those that don't a miss.

Reply 9

LeedsLad

Wouldnt you find it better tho if you spent the first week getting aquainted with the people on your course and then had freshers and then you could go with people that you have got to know?

Reply 10

mikeha

LeedsLad

Wouldnt you find it better tho if you spent the first week getting aquainted with the people on your course and then had freshers and then you could go with people that you have got to know?

Good idea, but freshers week takes place the week before courses start......, and is when most people are arriving at random times over the few days prior to the start of the course.

Reply 11

LeedsLad

Correct .. cant wait till I get to Uni to petition lol!

Reply 12

Zarogue

I've been feeling the same way about freshers myself, none of what's on offer is particularly aimed at a 35 year old, married bloke, so am finding it difficult to see the appeal of going clubbing with a group of people I don't know, 99% of whom I'm almost old enough to be their dad.

But, in for a penny, it's all part of the experience so I'm going to make an effort to get out for a pint or three.

Reply 13

LeedsLad

I asked this on Leeds Freshers and it was deleted so luckily I had been speaking the the SU President on email so I asked her ....

Reply 14

pharmgirl

I'm kind of trying to make up for lost time cos the first time I did the "I'm going to spend the next three years in a nunnery cos I have a boyfriend at home" thing. I know I'm older now but I still feel like I can join in the fun.

Reply 15

LeedsLad

Sod that I would have joined in anyway :smile:

Zarogue - Replied to your PM :smile:

Reply 16

shibby_uk

i'm 22 and got sick of getting smashed on booze ages ago, i know i'm only four years older but there is still a difference.i don't really wanna go out and drink with loads of strangers in some cruddy bar which is too full, its not my idea of fun but then all i keep hearing is freshers week bar this and bar that i'm like OMG...

Reply 17

cloder

I'm 24, the appeal too wore off long ago. I barely drink, let alone get smashed in clubs anymore. Can't speak for everyone but at 18 I wasn't fit for very much or making decisions about what to do in higher education. The difference between 18 and 24 for me is great. I must admit my girlfriend is far more mature and level-headed than I ever was at 18.

Reply 18

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

cloder

Well I am 25, and I know that 18 year olds are not really going to want to hang around with me. In a way, that's fine. Because I am a naturally quiet person anyway. I can easily stay indoors on my own during the nights.

However, what I am worried about is getting a reputation as a moody, grumpy, sad old man who never socialises. People might think there is something wrong with me! :wink:

I think it is important to mix with people at first, because first impressions are important. You don't want to start on the wrong foot.