Essential Student Fresher Tips

Everyone will have their own ideas and expectations as to what student life will bring. The truth of the matter is everyone has a different experience and no two people are the same. If you have any tips for survival as a Fresher please contact us and we will add them to our list.

Try to be yourself around others. The first day will be difficult but it's impossible to keep up an act for years.

Remember that you initial friends may well not be the same ones over time as peoples acts drop, as does your own.

Don't expect to settle into your new life in a matter of days, many people take weeks to become accustomed, this is nothing new.

Socialising, drinking and even drugs are rife in student life so remember to do things in moderation and always feel comfortable saying no.

Phone home whenever you feel like it, you folks will be happy to hear from you.

Student life will be full of the opposite sex, however remember to take things slowly and don't rush in, there's plenty of time for that to come.

Try to balance your social and working life for the best of both worlds.

Bring as many home comforts as you need to make your new home, a home from home.

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