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\u2019m not the only person to be saying this either! I feel like I\u2019ve known them for much longer than I have; it\u2019s weird! There\u2019s somebody I can turn to if I need a hug, or if I feel like baking brownies, or if I\u2019d like a chat, if I need a giggle or some time to just relax. We\u2019re all learning things from each other and it\u2019s really great (tips on how to party are also coming in handy!)<\/p>\n
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!\u00a0 The student-y vibe and energy from everybody was so fantastic \u2013 it\u2019s 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 \u2013 there are just too many interesting combinations to choose from! Nonetheless, I look forward to EPR!<\/p>\n
As I was making the decision about my minor it really hit me that this was actually happening! It was strange that I\u2019d been to sample lectures and things and I\u2019d felt that student-y vibe: yet, as I walked towards enrolment I couldn\u2019t 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\u2019s 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\u2019s such a clich\u00e9 (and probably more so because I pointed it out) but, hey, it\u2019s 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\u2019t think I have laughed so much in a long time!<\/p>\n
But, before I move on to talking about the \u2018eventful\u2019 (being one way to put it!) evenings we\u2019ve 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\u2019ve never known a statement like that to be so accurate! Everywhere I turned there were things I\u2019d never heard of, or didn\u2019t even think could be a society. The buzz from inside The Great Hall and in the queue, even, was incredible \u2013 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\u2019m really looking forward to going next week \u2013 I\u2019ll let you know more in the next post!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading