Starting Uni Next Week....

[Bainzy]

At Nottingham Uni, doing a Management degree. I'm quite looking forward to it, but I'm growing rather concerned that most of the socialising opportunities seem to be centered around going to nightclubs, listening to dance/R&B/techno/gansta-rap music and binge drinking. Not really my ideal concept of fun to be honest.

Do you guys reckon I should go along with it for the first week, or give it a miss?

[HTH AMPS]

I'm feeling your pain Bainzy, sounds like my Uni back when I was studying.  I would do the whole freshers week thing, you'll get to meet alot of people and quickly find out who's worth bothering with.

You should've come to Newcastle - there's a decent pub/music scene round here.

 :twisted:

[Crazy_Joe]

Ha, my Bro went off to Oxford Brooks today to do Accounting & Law, smart arse :lol:

At the risk of sounding like a softy I will probably miss him, but he is back at christmas anyway, so it won't be that long till he is back again.

[Kilby]

If you do cr@p that you don't like doing, you are not going to be too happy, so why put yourself through it ?

Theres bound to be somewhere worth going to, go there and meet people.

Rob...

Don't listen to me though as I never go out (cept to work)

[Bainzy]

so why put yourself through it ?

To meet good looking women?  :lol:

[FELINEGUITARS]

Nottingham Rock City is the Answer  !!

Shun the the regular nightclubs and go and see rock bands

[Muso]

Yea Rock City is good for a laugh, but sadly they have very few good gigs on at the moment.

Bainzy I would go with the flow, you don't have to binge drink just chill out and relax cos its all good fun.

Theres a good rock pub called tap and tumbler I usually go to, its proper old school and has an internet jukebox so u can play any song u like

Gimme a shout if u need any info on Notts

[tommyfobia]

I've just managed to live through my freshers week without dying of alcohol poisoning...

My tip for you: Do EVERYTHING.

Its in the first week that you get to meet everyone and bond with a particular group of people.

Even if you THINK you'll hate it, you'll have fun meeting new people. Its harder to break the ice later on in term. First impressions can stick, so make sure your not 'the boring guy who doesn't go out'.

I went to nearly every freshers night and allthough I spent far too much money at places I wouldn't usually be seen dead, I have had a great time talking to other first year students.

Seriously. Grin and bare it mate! Good luck. :)


After that, go see some REAL music and do your own thing!  :D

[CaffeineJunkie]

don't drink too much, most of the girls there will be drinking loads, and why would you want to make things hard for yourself

plus we all know that's a great way to break the ice :D:D

[HTH AMPS]

and another thing, if you can't get laid during freshers week it's NEVER gonna happen  :lol:

 :twisted:

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

GOOD luck with the UNI MAN
Q:)

[lp_man]

Definately go to freshers week, even if it is just to meet people, just watch how much you drink if you don't want to get completely mashed. Alternitively, there should be a lounge if you are staying in halls, just go down there see if there is anyone who wants to play pool :)

-Will

[ToneMonkey]

I spent some of Freshers week at some dodgy clubs, but it's normally a good larf.  I wouldn't worry about it too much, the chances are that there are a fair few people that you'll be with that don't like going to the kind of cheesy club that people think students like.

Once freshers week was over, it was fairly easy to avoid the dodgy clubs and go somewhere decent.

You should be OK in Nottingham (if you avoid getting shot) as there's loads of stuff to do.  There's quite often good bands at the Ice Arena and like they said above, Rock City is always good.

Enjoy uni all you young whippersnappers, I left about 3 or 4 years ago now (Loughborough) and I really miss it, this working for a living is a pain in the arse.

Bainzy, do you know where you're stopping in Nottingham when you get there?  I designed the electric for a lot of the new student accommodation (and most of the new developments in the city centre).

[Philly Q]

Its in the first week that you get to meet everyone and bond with a particular group of people.
Even if you THINK you'll hate it, you'll have fun meeting new people. Its harder to break the ice later on in term. First impressions can stick, so make sure your not 'the boring guy who doesn't go out'.

A wise head on young shoulders!

That first week really is important, everyone's in the same boat and receptive to making new friends.  After that, the little groups form and the shutters come down.  You'll still make friends, but it'll be much harder work.  OK, you're not into the R&B/gangsta shite but even if you're going to be an outsider, now's the time to find the other outsiders!!

I was (am) very lacking in self-confidence; I ducked out of the freshers week thing and after that it took a really long time to make friends (or maybe I just smelled funny  :? ).  This was 25 years ago and I still bitterly regret it.  Yeah, I worked hard and got a good degree, but I honestly believe the main point of University is to get away from home, meet people, maybe make some mistakes, learn from them and "grow up" a little.

Maybe you're a confident sort and I'm sure you won't have the same problems I did, but you have 3 or 4 years ahead of you to meet hundreds of people your own age, from different places and backgrounds and with a huge variety of interests.  You'll never get such an opportunity again, so please don't get off to a bad start.

Sorry for making your thread all serious...  :(

[tommyfobia]

Its in the first week that you get to meet everyone and bond with a particular group of people.
Even if you THINK you'll hate it, you'll have fun meeting new people. Its harder to break the ice later on in term. First impressions can stick, so make sure your not 'the boring guy who doesn't go out'.

A wise head on young shoulders!

That first week really is important, everyone's in the same boat and receptive to making new friends.  After that, the little groups form and the shutters come down.  You'll still make friends, but it'll be much harder work.  OK, you're not into the R&B/gangsta shitee but even if you're going to be an outsider, now's the time to find the other outsiders!!

I was (am) very lacking in self-confidence; I ducked out of the freshers week thing and after that it took a really long time to make friends (or maybe I just smelled funny  :? ).  This was 25 years ago and I still bitterly regret it.  Yeah, I worked hard and got a good degree, but I honestly believe the main point of University is to get away from home, meet people, maybe make some mistakes, learn from them and "grow up" a little.

Maybe you're a confident sort and I'm sure you won't have the same problems I did, but you have 3 or 4 years ahead of you to meet hundreds of people your own age, from different places and backgrounds and with a huge variety of interests.  You'll never get such an opportunity again, so please don't get off to a bad start.

Sorry for making your thread all serious...  :(

Exactly. I'm not naturally confident when meeting new people and when I'm nervous, I usually don't think before I speak. For example, my sense of humour is an aquired taste and unless people have already got to know me, I can seem a little odd-ball (which of course I AM, but I don't want to SEEM it now, do I?) So for me it was a case of restraining my sense of 'humour' and plucking up the confidence to introduce myself to a set of unfamiliar people who all seem to be getting to know each other.

The best advice is "Be yourself". In my case though, it was more like "Be someone else who's normal". It seems to have worked so far anyway!