Thought i'd start a new thread for this, as its a bit different to the other ones that are floating around.
Just a thread for the random things about uni. Tips for people going next year, little random observations etc...
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Thought i'd start a new thread for this, as its a bit different to the other ones that are floating around.
Just a thread for the random things about uni. Tips for people going next year, little random observations etc...
Im worried about money when it comes to uni. When should I get a job when I move?
I mean I have a job now but most of the unis are ages away so I will be moving away
- 2am is an early night. Be proud of yourself.
- 3 hours sleep is plenty to survive a 9am lecture.
- Quick food is good food.
- It is perfectly normal to spend double the amount on alcohol as you do on food.
- No one ever goes out on the weekend.
- Any drink over £2 is expensive.
- Make friends with security. Will get you out of lots of trouble.
- Fire alarms will always go off on the night when you have an early night. 5am fire alarms are a killer.
Try applying before you get there. Otherwise have your CV ready and apply to nightclubs and bars when you get there. Everywhere will be hiring around that time, its easy to get a job in a club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abbie
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Originally Posted by Abi
2am is a very early night.
It's perfectly normal to live on supernoodles and p*ss your loan up the wall.
You're not a proper student until you nick a trolley or anything else that doesn't belong to you, including a pot duck, which should be held to ransom.
It is obligatory to buy and wear a university hoody.
It is normal to tape you flatmate to a chair and push him/her down the stairs and to tape greaseproof paper across his/her door and make him/her run through it a la Gladiators.
Haha Uni sounds so fun! I can't wait.. just need to get in first! :D:D
Two more things:
A pack of jaffa cakes constitutes tea when you have half a pint of milk, half a loaf of bread, a few bowls worth of cereal left and a tin of soup.
You think buying a bottle of booze for a p*ss up on a Sunday night is more important than buying milk for your breakfast in morning.
You're so hungry that you chew on ice to keep the hunger pangs at bay because you can't be bothered to go shopping.
Going out on a Monday/Tuesday/Thursday is perfectly normal. Going out on a Saturday is not.
lmao too true!! Today it was like "Do i go to Tesco and buy proper food for dinner, or eat Tuna Pasta and go to Liquid tomorrow?". No competition there!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Abigail
I find three hours sleep is plenty for a 9 AM lecture, becuase i catch up the rest in the lecture.
Falling asleep in the Library is perfectly normal.
My personal favourite, no university acconomdation is not complete without a stolen roadsign or cone that has been picked up the night before!
:rotfl::rotfl: those bring back memories..
Buy beans.. cheap and filling.. Pot noodle is a major food group
£5 in your pocket is plenty to go out on a night with...
Sharing a single bed with a flatmate is a good idea when you've both had a few. Trying to get back to your own room in the morning without being seen is tricky.
amen to the weekend one! we never used to go out of a weekend, but now we've found a really good pub where it's 5 pound for a bottle of wine, we all buy a bottle, and it's good music and a good atmosphere, s it's a good saturday night out. but it is extortionate to go out clubbing of a weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abi
Any drink over £1.50 is expensive in Soton! That's about the standard price for a shot, or shot and mixer.
love your observations though haha!
Walking around with no shoes on is normal.
The fire alarm will go off at 5AM at least once a week.
You will learn to love other people playing music loudly.
People will drop out, and you will be shocked and sad.
You will realise just how much your parents have done for you before you left!! Baring in mind i had to get my flatmates to show me how to use the washing machine...
You will collect soo many leaflets from pubs and clubs.
You will spend far too much on a uni hoody before the end of the first semestar.
You will realise that Loose Women is repeated at 3AM and will find it mildly amusing.
Time will go sooo fast!!
They are, we are supposed to believe, the brightest and the best.
But 'I love dog porn' and ' hooker' are among the least crude slogans scrawled on the clothes and flesh of several hundred female undergraduates gathered in Prince of Wales Road, Norwich.
Other graffiti is much more explicit. One pretty girl, slumped on a bench in drink-sodden incoherence, has cartoon male genitalia daubed in marker pen on her goose-pimpled breasts.
Students dressed up and scribbled profanities across their bodies as part of a pub crawl which saw 1,500 students descend on the streets of Norwich (obscene words have been edited out because they are so offensive)
Someone has also written 'slut' on her arm. It is unclear whether or not she is aware of the fact. But much of tonight has become unclear to many of those taking part. After all, they have been encouraged to drink for hours.
An intoxicated young woman in hot pants is bending over to retch and simultaneously be groped by a male undergraduate, who she may well not know. Others are simply in a state of alcoholic collapse. Police, stewards and a medical team lurk nearby.
A cold Monday night in November would normally see central Norwich all but deserted.
But Carnage UK is in town. And as many as 2,000 local students, mostly teenagers, are taking part in what the 'UK's number one student event promoter' has billed as a 'Dirty Porn Star' fancy dress party.
For £10 each, the undergraduates are given a souvenir T-shirt and exclusive entry to six city centre nightspots. Each venue is printed on the T-shirts and is supposed to be ticked off with marker pens as the evening progresses.
The garments also bear printed challenges for the wearers to perform. These include 'dares' of a titillating nature, such as securing a piece of underwear from the opposite sex. Brideshead Revisited it ain't.
Superficially, Carnage UK is a glorified pub crawl, with added crudity. But slick internet marketing has seen it become market leader in a multi-million-pound business. Many consider the events organised by Carnage UK and its rivals to be the cynical commercialisation of our youth binge-drinking problem.
Paul Bahia, the founder of Varsity Leisure Group Ltd, which runs the provocatively titled Carnage UK events, denies being part of the problem.
'We are not irresponsible or promoting binge drinking,' he says. 'Our events are heavily focused on group identity and social and ethnic cohesion.'
Bahia is the smooth-talking, 28-year-old university graduate son of an insurance executive and midwife. He was raised in the stockbroker belt village of Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire and, until recently, he says, still lived at home with his parents in their £800,000 house.
After graduating from Birmingham University with a modern languages degree, he worked in the print industry. Then he got the idea of Carnage UK.
It was 'trialled' in Liverpool five years ago and has since been rolled out in almost every British university town or city.
Since the Christmas term began in September, Carnage UK has put on 34 different Dirty Porn events, attracting as many as 2,500 students each. And the students seem to approve.
Police and security were on hand to ensure the students didn't get too out of control
One, who gave her name as Rachel, denied it gives undergraduates a bad name. She said: 'I don't care what other people think. Students drink - no one will be surprised about that. The night was a brilliant way to meet people and was really good fun because of the activities and costumes.'
Meanwhile, Stuart Marrison, 20, said: 'It's been a right laugh and I am quite drunk. Yes, I would say it encourages binge drinking, but not in a bad way. We haven't caused anyone any problems and I've enjoyed some of the outfits the girls have been wearing.'
And it is clearly very lucrative for Bahia. As well as the T- shirt revenue, his company gets ' management fees' from the bars which play host to his revellers.
Carnage UK's autumn offensive has attracted flak from local authorities.
Last month's scheduled event in Blackpool was called off after police and council objections. Carnage UK then went on the attack and described the council as 'bullies'.
But Swansea found out what could happen one Sunday evening last month, when 1,700 Carnage UK students descended on the city. Violence broke out and eight people were arrested.
Some events run far more smoothly. But critics would say that's because Carnage UK visits only once a term.
An event last month in Stirling was opposed by the university's Students' Association. It said of the Carnage UK website: 'It says: "Stay safe and know your limits." But just below it has videos from (events at) Middlesbrough and Newcastle and ... it's obvious they are not promoting responsible drinking at all.'
What then of the university unions, traditional bastions of heavy student drinking? The National Union of Students has called for a ban on events such as Carnage UK. But Bahia calls many of the university unions 'hypocrites' and points out a number of 'drink the bar dry' nights that they run, selling discounted alcohol.
Bournemouth offers double vodka Red Bulls at £2 each, Coventry union promotes 'Skint' on Tuesdays, which lures students with 'all you can drink for £5', while York has a 'trebles for singles' spirits promotion. Bahia says: 'Can I make one thing crystal clear - there are no inclusive drinks in our deal and if one of the venues already has a drink discount on offer, then we ask them to remove it for the night we are there.'
The most recent Norwich event passed off relatively peacefully. There was a brief scuffle, drunken tears and a few people collapsed under the influence.
'There were a lot of 18-year-olds who could not handle the booze,' said an observer.
One fallen drinker was shielded from a photographer by a number of the 80 or so Carnage stewards on duty. The photographer was informed: 'We have been told to get in your way.'
It's the turn of Guildford and Portsmouth next, then Bolton next week.
In Greater Manchester, local police have expressed their concern at Carnage UK's imminent arrival. 'This whole event appears to be a really irresponsible idea - a company-directly encouraging a night of binge drinking,' said Superintendent David Flitcroft. 'We know that type of drinking leads to disorder.'
It is also ruinous to health. And when you sober up, the reality is simply demeaning, as these photographs show.
Dressed in skintight leggings and hairbands the students get into the swing of things
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-business.html
I am sure that students also study hard and that this is a one-off rather than regular event. I hope so, anyway. lol
We had the first ever Bangor Carnage last week! it was pretty funny. Although every one a tad messy the following day.
We've got Carnage next Thursday. Just got my tshirt today, it comes with a warning at the bottom about drinking responsibly.
I discovered Loose Women was on at 3am yesterday morning too. Duncan Ballantyne was on it.
Starting a war with the flat downstairs isn't a good idea when you've been drinking.
no its not, we ended up haveing a food fight when we got into a war with downstairs i have never seen so much ketchup and shaving phones on the wall in my life. It ended messy though we had one broken foot and a dislocated shoulder.
Pound coins and twenty pences are precious bloody washing machines
Checking the post is a to do everyday
Falling asleep in lectures is not unusual and no one cares
Fire alarms going off at four in the morning is crap and horrible but remember the tasty firemen come!!!
2.30 Definately an early nite if you're lucky
You will eat anything that is free or really cheap
Taxi companies will begin to know your names and exactly where you wanna go before asking you
Make friends with security it's sooooo helpful (trust me)
You will base your day around the TV guide
Facebook is counted as research for uni (in your eyes anyway)
You will empty the bin at least five times a week
Going Tescos in your PJ's isn't uncommon
Sleeping in the day has never been such a necessity
Accommodation managers become your new best friends very quickly when you need something repaired
Washing up becomes running something under the tap
Uni dryers burn your clothes
A night out has never been so cheap
Primark becomes expensive
Days off are spent in bed or in pj's
Tesco value is amazing
Who has the most Tesco Clubcard points is WAR
Reheating takeaways for Breakfast is healthy
Housekeeping in the flat can get nasty
Lambrini becomes your fave drink
Have a bulls**t board in your kitchen and have a competition to see who can collect the most stuff on nites out
Drinking in the flat before you go out becomes routine
can't think of anymore me and my mate came up with them after a few bottles of wine lol
Researching on the internet will always result in you ending up on facebook and msn.
Competition for space in the freezer is high, especially when you have been shopping.
Eventually nobody will care that your kitchen is a mess, and it will only be tidied up the night before the cleaner is due.
You get you know your flatmates so well that you don't care if they see you in a morning with no makeup on and bed hair.
if you have a landlord/lady.. you only need to tidy one room on the day they visit and bring them in there :lol:
Attempting an assignment will always result in facebook.
You will develop the urge to tidy your room when you are supposed to be doing an assignment.
Getting post is one of the highlights of your day.
You have absolutely no money for food yet can always manage to find some to get smashed.
Turning up to lectures hungover becomes the norm.
One pair of jeans is sufficient to get you through the week.
You internal call, facebook or msn the person in the next room to you because you can't be bothered to get up and walk round. Alternatively, if your walls are only one breeze block thick, you can just raise your voice slightly to have a conversation.
You're scared to look at your bank balance.
Pound coins are like gold dust.
You will sleep during the afternoon, regardless of what time you got up.
Scaringly, most of these apply to me... and I'm not even in Uni :|
The back of your chair, door and the floor will become your wardrobe.
You don't need to be in uni for this, happens in our home too :lol:
Fruit and veg will becoome a thing of the past and only ever bought when your parents take you shopping.
Getting up before 12pm on your day off is a sin.
There will be arguments over who hasn't washed their pots up and who is hiding glasses in their room.
Finding cups, plates etc weeks later covered in mould will not shock you and you will more than like put in back where you found it instead of washing it up or throwing it away
this thread is hilarious
15 shots in one night is not out of the ordinary, but you feel like crap in the morning!
if you get back before 3am it's a wasted night
eastenders becomes the central bonding session for everyone
pasta is the best food in the world
:lol: That's so true.
Pasta is the only food that is in the cupboards. In various forms: spaghetti, spaghetti hoops, spaghetti shapes, noodles, pasta and sauce, tagliatelli and dried pasta.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryan
Day time TV soon replaces Lectures and it is ok to drag your sofa outside of beers in the warmer months
This is going back a bit but, when I was a student in Glasgow in the early 80s and we missed our stop on the underground we used to stay on the train until it got back to the stop we meant to get off at. This made perfect sense at the time.
This only worked because Glasgow has a circular underground system - don't try it in London or Newcastle!
We also used to try getting off at evet stop and looking for a bar. There were bars - I didn't make it to all of them ,some of the stops seemed to be in areas of waste ground at that time. Nice yuppie flats there now I am sure.
We also used to go to the Carnival the Kelvin hall instead of lectures for most of the month of December. Students now can't do that as the carnival moved to the SECC years ago.
We also used to walk from Glasgow Uni to Anderson bus station at 3 am to get a night bus home after a night out.
(I would feel nervous doing that IN A CAR now!)
Me and my flatmate got on the wrong bus and didn't realise until everybody had got off and the bus driver came to see where we wanted to go. We ended up on a bus for an hour and half. We now get a taxi every time we come back from shopping.
Came across this website which some of you might find useful:
www.thestudentroom.co.uk, this site is a place to help you decide which uni to go to, how to survive a long-distance relationship and money saving advice. And there is a message board where you can chat to other freshers. :)
You get so skint that you nick toilet roll from the toilets in the library because you can't afford tissues for your cold.
AwwwwwQuote:
Originally Posted by Rudolph
Well it is a public service :)
Found this on Facebook. Soo true...
1. Pound Coins are like gold.
2. Two meals a day is standard.
3. Spontaneous nights out become every night.
4. Checking for post was never an ego booster/breaker before.
5. You will begin to nap again.
6. Your bookstore bill will almost equal tuition.
7. Squirt guns = stress relief.
8. E-mail becomes your second language.
9. University students throw paper airplanes too.
10. You never realized so many people were smarter than you.
11. Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and you'd never know, but you can recite last weeks rerun of Coronation Street.
12. You will never rent more movies in your life.
13. No one is too old for video games.
14. The health service nurses are there because they couldnt make it in a real hospital. Never, ever forget that!
15. Campus is only clean for open days.
16. It never sucked so much to get sick.
17. Nothing you want to register for will be open.
18. Not all your food in the dining hall will be edible.
19. Lectures: the later the better, (but you will still nap through them)
20. You are no longer thankful that fire alarms are here to protect you.
21. Disney movies are more than just classics.
22. Asleep by 2:30 AM is an early night.
23. Cereal makes a meal any time of the day.
24. New additions to food groups: Pizza.
25. Cash Machines are the devils advocate.
26. Duct tape heals all wounds.
27. Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them even more.
28. Showers become less important, sleep becomes more important.
29. You will eat anywhere that is a buffet.
30. You realize university is the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky classes.
31. Procrastination is an art form.
32. Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires.
33. The only time to dress up is when all your jeans are dirty.
34. Youll eat anything if its free.
35. A cancelled lecture is almost better than christmas. :rotfl: Too true!!
lol! ive seen that on fb before, its so true though!
The doctors don't know how to deal with anything more serious than colds, freshers' flu and minor infections.Quote:
14. The health service nurses are there because they couldnt make it in a real hospital. Never, ever forget that!
Paper plates, bowls, cups and plastic cutlery are the way to go :D
if they dont know whats wrong with you, they will blame it on freshers flu, if you have no cold-like symptoms then they will blame it on an allergic reaction! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Abigail