Welcome to\u00a0uni! And what better\u00a0uni\u00a0than the University of Nottingham am I right?#GreenAndGold\u00a0You\u2019re a fresher straight out of sixth form or maybe you took a \u201cgap yah.\u201d Whatever the case you will probably commit at least a few of these fresher mistakes. Whether it\u2019s spending all your student loan in a couple of weeks or thinking you can handle six types of alcohol at\u00a0pres. Check out these 20 mistakes every University of Nottingham fresher makes and see if you can relate.<\/p>\n
University of Nottingham has some of the best transport ever, hands\u00a0down. The\u00a0buses run every five minutes and it only costs \u00a31.50 for a student! But… there are so many buses. As a fresher you\u2019ll definitely jump onto the wrong bus at some point, oh look you’ve ended up in Derby instead of town centre. The hopper buses on campus are confusing until you figure them out. Until then you might end up at Kings Meadow Campus when you were just trying to get from David Ross to Portland.<\/p>\n
Don’t worry, you can and will get lost on foot too! Especially in the Trent building, and definitely the\u00a0Coates\u00a0building. These are hard to navigate in third year let alone as a fresher. You will find yourself clasping your map on your phone and running late to your first seminar.<\/p>\n
Shout out to all the girls, and boys I guess, who frequently went out in heels at home and brought them to uni. This is one of the best lessons to learn at uni. That you can go on every night out in trainers. Fuck yes. Now you have no excuse to dance.\u00a0Oh and older students will mock you for attempting slippery Crisis steps in heels.<\/p>\n
Bare bellies, men\u2019s nips and tits and full moons galore. The Crisis photo booth is a vortex of VKs and\u00a0full frontal\u00a0ridiculousness. Get excited for that Thursday morning Facebook tag. Because yes you did pose for a photo… probably more than one.<\/p>\n
I mean yeah… it\u2019s in the title^<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re in catered halls you may have never even seen breakfast during a weekday. Especially if you aren\u2019t even making your 9ams or 10ams. Breakfast is pretty good so try haul your ass out of bed and make it at least once or twice a week.\u00a0It’ll save you starving until lunch.<\/p>\n
There is so much free pizza in your freshers. At\u00a0freshers\u00a0fair and on a random Wednesday. And don\u2019t miss those Dominoes deals that seem to run every day. Make the effort to crawl up Portland hill for some free pizza. I mean, it\u2019s pizza.<\/p>\n
The awkward wave at dinner to your halls one-night stand. Oh and the next dinner, and the next dinner… annnnnnd the next one.<\/p>\n
Unless you\u2019re doing a course like\u00a0English\u00a0and actually have to read a book a week, it is pretty guaranteed at least half of the course books you panic buy you will never touch.<\/p>\n
With the attitude that\u00a0it\u2019s good to get it out the way and you can just chill for the rest of your day. Don\u2019t do it. 9ams\u00a0for some reason at\u00a0uni\u00a0are one of the most difficult scenarios you will have to face. Don\u2019t\u00a0self sacrifice\u00a0yourself when you have the option. A 10am will do just fine.<\/p>\n
Never again will you have such easy access to these pieces of gold dust.<\/p>\n
Mixing large amounts of vodka and wine just doesn\u2019t work. It =\u00a0chunder, blackout, passing out and much more bodily fluids where you might not want them.<\/p>\n
Parents, who? Maybe you won\u2019t see them until Christmas. But at least send them a few updates you\u2019re alive every now and again.<\/p>\n
You start using\u00a0Asos\u00a0as a social media app rather than an online shop. Returns are just so easy and\u00a0ooo\u00a0there\u2019s a sale! And\u00a0ooo\u00a0student discount, I’ve saved so much! And well I do\u00a0need<\/i>\u00a0a new outfit for Caramello.\u00a0I mean, this doesn’t really change in second year.<\/p>\n15. Weird diet<\/h2>\n
If you live in self-catered maybe you have never cooked for yourself before. Pasta and chips\u00a0is\u00a0nice… I\u00a0guess..?\u00a0But seriously try and incorporate some veggies in your diet a couple of meals a week at least.<\/p>\n
They made the same mistakes as you. You’re not wiser than them. It’s almost as if one of them wrote a list of 20 mistakes every University of Nottingham fresher makes or something? Heh heh.<\/p>\n
Wow who knew you would have so much spare time at\u00a0uni? We all love\u00a0love\u00a0love\u00a0a binge watch. But when you\u2019ve refreshed Netflix for the 10th\u00a0time you know\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0time to get outside. There is so much to do on Notts campus, societies to join and more. Get outside and stop hiding in your room.<\/p>\n
A FRESHers outfit is a stark contrast to third and fourth years who are usually in\u00a0trackies\u00a0and\u00a0groutfits\u00a0(grey outfits). You might feel like you have to look on top form every day.\u00a0But\u00a0honestly, give yourself a day off.<\/p>\n
Why are you here?<\/p>\n
Okay it\u2019s not where you wear your flares and rave specs but you will be singing Cotton Eye Joe by the end of third year.\u00a0Embrace\u00a0the cheese. But do mentally prepare for the erection section.<\/p>\n
University is the perfect time to make mistakes. This list of 20 mistakes every University of Nottingham fresher makes are a\u00a0right\u00a0of passage. A lot of these mistakes involve missing out on opportunities. Get involved and make the most of your time as a fresher.<\/p>\n
Welcome to\u00a0uni! And what better\u00a0uni\u00a0than the University of Nottingham am I right?#GreenAndGold\u00a0You\u2019re a fresher straight out of sixth form or maybe you took a \u201cgap yah.\u201d Whatever the case you will probably commit at least a few of these fresher mistakes. Whether it\u2019s spending all your student loan in a couple of weeks or thinking…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24753,"featured_media":136196,"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":[1798,8010,1793],"tags":[8024,15595,7921,8057,9141],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-136195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-freshers","category-school","category-uni-life","tag-freshers","tag-school-freshmen","tag-uni-life","tag-university","tag-university-of-nottingham"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n