First year is great and you\u2019re going to have loads of fun but, if you\u2019re anything like me, and you\u2019re starting first year you\u2019re going to be scouring these blogs for advice and reassurance! I\u2019ll try!<\/p>\n
Social<\/strong><\/p>\n You will make friends. They might be you\u2019re hallmates, coursemates, in the club you joined, met them at a club (most likely on the way back) or you decided to crash their table one night (yes, don\u2019t judge me, it worked!). Wherever. You will make friends and you\u2019ll probably find it a lot easier than in school, you\u2019ll always have science in common!<\/p>\n Make it easier on yourself though! If someone invites you to something, go! (Unless you think they\u2019re a psycho \u2013 use your judgement\u2026). Trust me, you have time in first year! Go to your hall events, no one knows anyone anyway, they\u2019ll never know if you came alone. Talk to people on the tube (if they go here, but you can talk to other people too \ud83d\ude09 ). Sit next to people in lectures, don\u2019t be the person who leaves the space. This all sounds really obvious but sometimes you just need someone to remind you. Everyone\u2019s in the same boat! Also try and make friends outside your course, it\u2019ll be a life saver next year when your course is hectic and you have less time to socialise!<\/p>\n Academic<\/strong><\/p>\n Henry\u2019s done great posts on this! You should check out his stuff for revision and how to take notes. If I\u2019m going to say anything it\u2019ll be don\u2019t worry. You probably got straight A\/A*s and were at the top of your year in school and I know I got to first term and panicked. I wasn\u2019t on top of notes and people could think of questions to ask in lectures, whilst I was trying to understand their question! It was also the first time I hadn\u2019t felt on top of everything for exams. It\u2019ll work out okay when exams come around. Just make sure you keep up to date with writing up your lectures, think of extra reading as helping you understand and email lecturers with questions, it doesn\u2019t have to be immediately after the lecture either.<\/p>\n Careers<\/strong><\/p>\n I know leaving university seems far away but make sure you start thinking about what you want to do. Go to the careers service for help with your CV and think about a UROP, even if you are only first year. If you\u2019re applying to a Year in Industry\/Research an internship will be invaluable!<\/p>\n Societies<\/strong><\/p>\n Please join one! Even if you stop going after first term at least you\u2019ll know what they are J. It doesn\u2019t have to be sport either! Look around Freshers Fair, get a whole load of leaflets, join loads of mailing lists, spend the next 9 months unsubscribing and develop that passion to be a magician or knit a hat or play lacrosse. You\u2019ll meet loads of people along the way. Ethos also has a swimming pool which you don\u2019t have to pay the gym membership for, just so you know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First year is great and you\u2019re going to have loads of fun but, if you\u2019re anything like me, and you\u2019re starting first year you\u2019re going to be scouring these blogs for advice and reassurance! I\u2019ll try! Social You will make friends. 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