UEA is a great place to study. And while there are a few things you know you\u2019ll almost certainly experience during your time here, like a barbecue by the lake or a messy night out at the LCR, there are some things you just won’t experience. Here are 10 things that will never happen to you at University of East Anglia<\/p>\n
After a few drinks, everyone thinks they can run after and catch one of campus\u2019 furry residents. As\u00a0tempting as it is, it\u2019s an extraordinarily rare thing to actually manage it.\u00a0Just leave them alone to do their thing.<\/p>\n
The Students\u2019 Union have been pushing for more library space, but you\u2019ve still got more chance of finding a pink rabbit than you do a free portion of desk or computer terminal during the day in exam periods. Best to get in early or become nocturnal if you want to be sure of a space around May\/June.<\/p>\n
No matter where you are on campus, JSC ALWAYS seems further away than you remember, especially ten minutes before that 9am. Better walk faster and hope for the best!<\/p>\n
The legend of the 5 Ls is essential for any UEA student to know about. Can you do the dirty in five places (the library, lake, lecture theatre, Laundrette and LCR) on campus?! Only an elite band of people have successfully completed this challenge and written their names into the UEA legend. You\u2019ve done well if you find someone willing and manage to complete one, let alone all five.\u00a0The LCR looks even less feasible in daylight.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no shame in this, well not much anyway. We\u2019ve all posted a desperate, bordering-on-creepy anonymous message on the cult Facebook page. They always run something like this: \u201cTo the beautiful\/handsome\/lovely person I saw in the library\/lecture theatre\/working in the SU shop or bar, you\u2019re amazing. Drinks some time?\u201d Their friends then tag them repeatedly, they make a scathingly nonchalant comment and then, as if that wasn\u2019t bad enough, some joker tags their friend who it obviously wasn\u2019t aimed at. Someone always takes it seriously.\u00a0Bugger<\/em>.<\/p>\n Of course, you make the effort to see your favourite band at the LCR. I\u2019d bought my ticket to see The Fratellis before even enrolling! For others this year, it was Glass Animals or The Kooks. But if you come to UEA thinking you’ll be going to a gig every night, think again. Pick your favorite band and go see them!<\/p>\n When approached from the top walkway, the Ziggurats\u2019 stairways look more intimidating than the Chemistry course syllabus. What if you\u2019re drunk and stumble back home and your parents look on in horror? How the hell did they pass health and safety? Well, fear not. I\u2019ve hardly ever heard of anyone injuring themselves here, so don\u2019t worry.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a first year, chances are you\u2019ll be living on campus in university accommodation. There are lots of benefits to this. But one thing you don\u2019t get in most buildings is a full oven in your kitchen. It\u2019s hobs and microwaves all the way.<\/p>\n UEA has won the last five \u2018Derby Days\u2019, the annual sporting extravaganza where both UEA\u2019s and the University of Essex\u2019s sports teams face off for league points. For the less sporty among us, it generally entails a day of drinking outside and tipsily watching our friends play sports we know nothing about. So the fact that UEA normally wins is just a nice bonus.<\/p>\n There\u2019s always something to do at UEA, whether that\u2019s taking a walk around the lake, using the Sportspark, visiting the Sainsbury Centre, getting involved with student media or the Students\u2019 Union, or actually doing some work for your course! One thing is almost certain though, you\u2019ll never get bored studying at UEA.<\/p>\n Featured Image: weheartit<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UEA is a great place to study. And while there are a few things you know you\u2019ll almost certainly experience during your time here, like a barbecue by the lake or a messy night out at the LCR, there are some things you just won’t experience. Here are 10 things that will never happen to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20561,"featured_media":117885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[8010],"tags":[9515,8124,8362,8073],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-117879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-school","tag-students-at-university-of-east-anglia","tag-uea","tag-uea-students","tag-university-of-east-anglia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n<\/h6>\n
6. Afford to go to regular gigs at the LCR.<\/h2>\n
7. Fall down the stairs of the Ziggs.<\/h2>\n
8. Cook a meal with an oven.<\/h2>\n
9. Watch UEA lose Derby Day.<\/h2>\n
10. Get bored!<\/h2>\n
Do you have any other things that will never happen to a student at the UEA!? Share in the comments below!<\/h5>\n