{"id":135491,"date":"2025-04-11T01:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T00:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/?p=135491"},"modified":"2025-04-11T01:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T00:15:09","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-your-first-year-at-uni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.society19.com\/uk\/how-to-prepare-for-your-first-year-at-uni\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Prepare For Your First Year At Uni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve been waiting for the first\u00a0year at Uni all summer, and it\u2019s finally here. You\u2019re no doubt more nervous than you were for results day, your Mums cried twice already, and you\u2019ve said your last goodbyes to your dog. You\u2019re all set.<\/p>\n<h2>You\u2019ll start young, na\u00efve and unexpectant to all the things the next three years will hold.<\/h2>\n<p>But by the time you leave, you\u2019ll feel ready for anything (and tired, so tired). The best advice for fresher\u2019s week is make sure you go all out, you\u2019ll only regret it in a few weeks when lectures have started and you have your first load of assignments dragging you down.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/h6>\n<h2>Besides there, here are a few other pointers on how to prepare yourself;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure you have some photos for your room, even if you don\u2019t get homesick usually, at some point you definitely will.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I know some can\u2019t help it, but it may also be best to hold off going home until you\u2019re settled in as otherwise it will become too easy to run home when it gets tough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You can buy all the notebooks and pens you want, they won\u2019t motivate you for a 9am lecture after a night out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a blanket\/throw, saves you taking your duvet around accommodation with you when it\u2019s cold. You\u2019ll thank me later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tea. Towels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Take some flip flops for the communal showers. Even though they\u2019ll be cleaned (hopefully) every day, but you may feel more comfortable with them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Besides your flip flops \u2013 invest in some sliders because they\u2019re SO convenient. Going the library? Campus shop? Cash point? Even the bar? You\u2019ll probably find that virtually everyone is wearing them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When you\u2019re choosing plates\/cutlery\/glasses, choose ones that stand out or they <em>will<\/em> be robbed, and you\u2019ll have no chance at claiming them back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>For a lot of people, this is their first time away from home without parents watching their every move, so be prepared for people going all out and making a show of themselves, but don\u2019t let it be you. Your friends will never let you forget it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure you have an extension lead with you, because if you\u2019re building is slightly older, they probably won\u2019t have any plugs by the bed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/h6>\n<h2>I\u2019m not sure you can truly be prepared for what is about to come when you start university for the first time.<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone\u2019s experiences will be different but remember that everyone is in the same boat as you and they won\u2019t know anyone either. Be kind and make friends! That\u2019s the best you can do.<\/p>\n<h5>Do you have any other tips that we haven\u2019t mentioned for your first year at Uni? Any vital things you should take for your first year at Uni but won\u2019t think of? Let us know in the comments!<\/h5>\n<h6>Featured Image Source:\u00a0https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/brown-haired-woman-holding-a-white-wireless-device-789703\/<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve been waiting for the first\u00a0year at Uni all summer, and it\u2019s finally here. You\u2019re no doubt more nervous than you were for results day, your Mums cried twice already, and you\u2019ve said your last goodbyes to your dog. You\u2019re all set. 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