Rather boringly I spent my first evening making my room my own, complete with lots of stationery and files, But the second day and the rest of the week was full of more reportable events. I must set aside a section of this post to mention my flatmates and college advisor (who very kindly gave us biscuits, yay!). They are such a great group and speaking to other Freshers from other houses and colleges throughout the week, I get the feeling that I’m not the only person to be saying this either! I feel like I’ve known them for much longer than I have; it’s weird! There’s somebody I can turn to if I need a hug, or if I feel like baking brownies, or if I’d like a chat, if I need a giggle or some time to just relax. We’re all learning things from each other and it’s really great (tips on how to party are also coming in handy!)

The meet your major lectures on the first day were great and it was so interesting to find likeminded people who clearly share the same keenness for history and philosophy as me. Sitting in the lecture theatres also gave me that real, stereotypical image of a student; there were notepads and coffee cups at the ready!  The student-y vibe and energy from everybody was so fantastic – it’s great to be in an environment where people are so interested and interesting too. The minor sessions gave me even more opportunity to interact and make friends from a wide-variety of interests. Armed with the three-absolutely-essential-questions survival kit, it was so fun just to continue making contacts from other colleges and other courses. However, picking a minor was tricky – there are just too many interesting combinations to choose from! Nonetheless, I look forward to EPR!

As I was making the decision about my minor it really hit me that this was actually happening! It was strange that I’d been to sample lectures and things and I’d felt that student-y vibe: yet, as I walked towards enrolment I couldn’t help but think that this combination of subjects will help me to create the plot of my university story and will moreover effect the next stages of life’s story. Seeing the floods of students choosing their new subjects made me appreciate that university, like stories, will be unique and influential. Beyond these somewhat overwhelming events of choosing minors and enrolling on these potentially life-changing (*cringe* sorry, that’s such a cliché (and probably more so because I pointed it out) but, hey, it’s true and no other word sounds quite right) courses there was also an awful lot of fun to be had this week too! I don’t think I have laughed so much in a long time!

But, before I move on to talking about the ‘eventful’ (being one way to put it!) evenings we’ve had this week, I feel it is essential to highlight the awesomeness that was the Freshers Fair! They say that there is something for everybody and I’ve never known a statement like that to be so accurate! Everywhere I turned there were things I’d never heard of, or didn’t even think could be a society. The buzz from inside The Great Hall and in the queue, even, was incredible – honestly the genuine passion people had for football, or debating, or Harry Potter, or writing made me want to sign up for most things (and that is not a huge exaggeration!) I ended up signing up for a few societies and I’m really looking forward to going next week – I’ll let you know more in the next post!