When going to university most people will tell you it\u2019s going to be amazing and some of the best years of your life, but in reality, it\u2019s not always like that. Sometimes it\u2019s just okay and nothing more and that\u2019s fine. But painting this image of a perfect life at university isn\u2019t the reality that many live by. Here is the truth about uni that you don’t know.<\/p>\n
First year of university may not be the best year of your life, and that\u2019s the honest truth. It certainly wasn\u2019t the best year of my life. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019ve made friends and my course is good, but it hasn\u2019t blown me away, it\u2019s just been average and that\u2019s it. The first year of university is painted as the peak of your entire life, first year grades don\u2019t count, you go and party every night with your new friends for life, and everything is simple. The reality is that despite first year not counting you\u2019ll still slave over your work, desperate to keep up with everyone else and although you\u2019ll go out quite a bit, always regret it due to the unwholly hangover the next day.<\/p>\n
My first-year experience of going out was certainly not how everyone had said it was going to be. First term we went out most weekends, but by second term we went out once every month and then by third term we were lucky if we even went out once the whole term. Now this will honestly depend the type of people you are in a flat with and the friends you make. My flat wasn\u2019t really into going out that much, whereas the flat above us went out every week without fail.<\/p>\n
Now this is one of the harsher truths I\u2019m here to tell but for some this is how it goes. Everyone expects to meet their best friends at uni and yes, most of the time you do end up with best friends and friends you\u2019ll live with into second and third year, but they might not stick around after uni ends. And although this sound sad, it\u2019s just the way it goes sometimes. I\u2019ve been at university for a year and so far, I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve really clicked with anyone that much that I\u2019ll be chasing after them when we leave. But hey, I do have another two years left so who knows.<\/p>\n
Everyone assumes uni students have no knowledge of the kitchen and don\u2019t have any comprehension of recipes that don\u2019t involve the microwave. Honestly, I definitely had some flatmates that fit this stereotype, but a lot of students at university seem to know a lot more than most people think. I am forever baking sweet treats and homemade pies for dinner. My recipe collection is endless and the only time I end up using the microwave is to heat up that cup of tea I forgot about again\u2026 oops<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve probably been waiting to start University for years, getting excited for the day you can finally focus on that one subject you are passionate about. But believe me, it\u2019s not always that exciting. Maybe for the first month you\u2019ll soak in the wisdom of your lecturers but soon it wears off and you might even find yourself skipping some lectures to stay in bed. Don\u2019t be disappointed though, this is university, and everyone does it. So just go back to bed and relax already.<\/p>\n
When going to university most people will tell you it\u2019s going to be amazing and some of the best years of your life, but in reality, it\u2019s not always like that. Sometimes it\u2019s just okay and nothing more and that\u2019s fine. But painting this image of a perfect life at university isn\u2019t the reality that…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24789,"featured_media":136997,"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":[15714,8058,7921,8057],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-136996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uni-life","tag-new-student","tag-students","tag-uni-life","tag-university"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n