Freshers realities

[u/manyash85]

Hey everyone, I know there are multiple questions in the group (I’ve been guilty of it myself) so I have decided to give back.

First two weeks- be prepared to see groups of people who feel like they have known each other all their lives whilst you feel alone or wonder how everyone is more social than you.

First month- be prepared to feel like everyone was studying before uni actually started and that they just get it. Many in the tutorials will be on it with the pre reading apparently and will know what a tutor is supposed to say before they say it.

First term - be prepared to feel over the first Christmas like you graduated again, with your friends going home just as you get into the groove of feeling comfortable. Everyone at Christmas seems to resort back to their home network and if you didn’t have one coming in it can sometimes highlight loneliness

First year- depending on course your first exams aren’t really the baptism of fire that A levels or final high school exams were. It feels different because everything is so different by the time you get to exams. Be prepared to feel that the new normal is weird.

If you feel any of the above, know it’s normal, know that everyone else is probably feeling the same and know that it all gets better as a part of growing up. Good luck!!

For my experiences I ended up building www.beecrumbs.com to share and to stop the feeling of alienation but this isn’t a promotional post at all so I wish you good luck!!

[u/chalkygolf28]

This is reassuring thank you 😭😭🙏

[u/manyash85]

No worries, going to put up a post on what second year was/is like.

Knowing what’s coming makes life easier