{"id":5144,"date":"2019-08-19T17:02:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T16:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=5144"},"modified":"2019-08-14T09:45:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T08:45:20","slug":"my-freshers-week-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2019\/08\/19\/my-freshers-week-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"My Freshers’ Week experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On your first day, I would expect a lot of waiting around! You’ll probably have to wait for your Freshers\u2019 packs and for your student card. And eventually, you’ll be waiting for whoever dropped you off to leave so you can begin to get to know your new flatmates!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a lot of admin involved with the first few days\/weeks of university. So it\u2019s worth expecting to have to be patient while things get sorted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to Freshers\u2019 Fair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even if just to grab some freebies, it\u2019s at least worth checking out what the university has to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sign up for the mailing lists for any and all societies that you like the sound of. You\u2019re not committing to turn up or to buy a membership. Plus it means you can then select the ones you most enjoy to continue with. It\u2019s also worth turning up to some societies you might not have originally thought are for you. I ended up randomly joining meditation soc and it was one of the best decisions of first year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get your bearings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re offered a tour of campus, the town, or how to get to Aldi, definitely take it! You will be so thankful to know your way around when you\u2019re frantically searching for your lecture theatre five minutes before your lecture starts, or if you find yourself lost with only geese to ask for directions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was fortunate that my college offered a tour of the city centre during Freshers\u2019 Week but you could easily gather a group of your new friends and explore together. You might get lost, but it\u2019s better to get lost with others and you\u2019ll probably also have fun! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t forget the other campus as well. Whether you\u2019re on Campus East or Campus West, it\u2019ll probably be the case that you eventually have to navigate the other campus. So it\u2019s worth making sure you\u2019ve at least seen it before!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expect lectures!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not all departments begin lectures during Freshers\u2019 Week but a surprising number do. So at least if you go expecting them you can only be pleasantly surprised! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst these may not include essential content (although they could do!), they\u2019re often introductory and will tell you about your modules for that year and the general structure of things. They’re definitely worth attending and not too painful if you\u2019re feeling worse for wear! I really wasn\u2019t expecting my lectures to start during Freshers\u2019 Week and remember finding out that they did was a huge shock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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