13 things every fresher should know

When I first arrived at Uni I was a naive 18 year old with no experience of washing my own clothes, cooking for myself or being an independent human being. But two years on I feel generally I am actually a grown up. I buy my own food, cook questionable meals and wash my own clothes without bleeding the colours.

1) Buy a packet of colour catchers. These will be your laundry life savers. Now you can put purple towels with white pants and never live in fear again.

2) Your diet will mainly consist of tinned foods for the first few weeks. Stock up in your first food shop and avoid the fresh food. Let's be honest. You'll be drunk most of the time you wont even have time to make it to the fridge.

3) Ah the dreaded freshers flu. Stay hydrated and purchase LOTS of Lemsip Max cold and flu relief capsules. These are a lifesaver.

4) Let's not waste time here. You're going to buy a Netflix subscription sooner or later.

5) Go to ALL THE THINGS. Its the easiest way to make friends and find new things you like.

6) Sainsbury's basics really isn't that bad.

7) Don't give out your real email address to companies. They will bombard you with spam. It will be awful. Save yourself the time and make up a fake one.

8) Ah the joy of getting a free pen.

9) Don't complain about how much work you have. Really. First year doesn't count you just have to pass!

10) You're going to put on weight. It's inevitable. Booze + cheap drunk food = increasing waistline.

11) Those 'best buds' you made in freshers week... bet you can't even remember their name by first week.

12) Student houses kind've suck. It's just a thing you have to deal with.

13) Uni is the best thing ever but it's not weak to feel homesick or hate it with a passion. It's more important that you're happy with all your choices than to do something just because your parents, friends, career advisor tells you to.



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