Sometimes you need a break from something to realise what you really want to do. I know so many people who have thought uni wasn\u2019t for them, only to be going a couple of years later because they finally felt ready for it. There\u2019s also been a rise of people carrying on education and doing masters after completing their degree, restarting the uni process again. Whatever your situation is, it might be a bit daunting to be starting as a fresher, so here\u2019s a list of some things to expect when going back to uni as a fresher.<\/p>\n
Whether this is halls or a student house, you\u2019ll probably be moving into a place with people you don\u2019t know. While this might sound scary, it\u2019s the best way to start to meet new people. You might be lucky and have amazing housemates who will end up being some of your best mates forever, or you might be living with some disgusting slobs who leave their washing up for over a week. Be prepared for both.<\/p>\n
The start of university is an exciting time, as you\u2019ll be meeting an endless amount of people all trying to find a group of friends. You might expect that you\u2019re going to meet your best friends straight away, but don\u2019t be surprised if that\u2019s not what happens. You\u2019re going to meet loads of people, so don\u2019t be surprised if you meet people that you don\u2019t like, but don\u2019t let this worry you. It takes time to build friendships, so if you haven\u2019t found your gang within the first week, don\u2019t stress about it!<\/p>\n
Now everyone has heard of freshers week. Everyone is doing the same thing, going out, getting drunk and meeting people, so you\u2019re probably going to end up joining in too. You\u2019ll witness every freshers event possible, from a UV paint disco to Krispy Kreme party. While you\u2019re out dancing the night away, remember to try to be responsible with your drinking. It\u2019s tempting with the multiple drinks deals to want to get 8 j\u00e4gerbombs in a row, but you\u2019ve got a lot of events and you don\u2019t want to overdo it on the first one and end up not going to any others.<\/p>\n
It sounds simple enough, but with all the socialising and partying you can easily forget that you\u2019re going back to uni to actually get a degree. Registering at the uni is also important so that you can actually receive your student loan, (and we all know that\u2019s very VERY important) so make sure that you make the time to travel to campus and set yourself up for the next couple of years.<\/p>\n
Depending on what course you\u2019re doing, you might have some more contact time compared to other students. Humanities and art courses generally have fewer contact hours than a medical degree, but this doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re meant to be doing less work. Universities will expect you to be putting in a certain amount of hours outside of lecture time to be doing your own readings and research, meaning you\u2019re going to have to learn how to motivate yourself! It\u2019s easy to think that you\u2019re going to want to always do work for a subject you love, but even if you\u2019re passionate about something, sometimes that lie in and Netflix day is just more tempting. You will also notice the difference in your grades the more work you do, so get studying!<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re going back to uni after a couple years of having a break from education, you might be expecting every fresher to be an 18 year old whose experiencing independence for the first time. You\u2019ll be surprised to find that you\u2019ll probably have a lot more people older or around your age that you can connect with. Over the years, the amount of people that are returning to education has risen, meaning you won\u2019t feel like you\u2019re one of the parents to the drunk 18-year-olds in freshers week.<\/p>\n
While you\u2019ll have some ups and downs throughout your degree, once you\u2019ve finished and graduated you\u2019ll miss not having any real responsibilities while having the freedom of your own space. Enjoy the best years of your life!<\/p>\n
Sometimes you need a break from something to realise what you really want to do. I know so many people who have thought uni wasn\u2019t for them, only to be going a couple of years later because they finally felt ready for it. There\u2019s also been a rise of people carrying on education and doing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24458,"featured_media":125790,"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":[1793],"tags":[8496,12852,8705,8066,7921],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-125789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uni-life","tag-freshmen","tag-going-back-to-uni","tag-student-life","tag-tips","tag-uni-life"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n