Uni life is so great! I had the best time there and I can't explain how excited I am to actually
go back in my 4th year. Yes, yes, 4th year, seems old now, but I remember, 3 years ago
when I was watching youtubers and they were saying they were 4th years and I thought they
were old, well trust me, time passes like this so you better make the most out of your
university experience. My channel will help you do that because I know exactly what to
do, to provide you with the best tips, to provide you with the best fresh start and
the best university experience. I can't wait to tell you all of my secrets.
So University life is great, it's a mind blowing experience, best experience in my life, personally
and I've met the most incredible people.So I am from Milan, I'm italian and I was basically
in the french system, in the french school, all my life, so imagine yourself, from the
age of 5 until the age of 18 with the same people, year over year. I mean, yes it's great
you get a kind of family feel and yey, but oh my goodness I so needed a break, I really
needed to get out of that environment and just start something new with new people,
I just needed a fresh start. That was what motivated me to go to England. So if you are
looking for a fresh start, my channel is perfect because I know exactly what you are looking
for and I will deliver video after video, and will also answer the comments! Guys! what
are you waiting for, ask your questions right now in the comments! I just remember how I
felt and I remember what kind of videos I was looking for. So this video is an overall
summary, ok, this is nothing specific. It's just me communicating how I feel about University,
and so yea I chose business and management because I had no clue what I wanted to do
later on, I don't know about you guys but after my equivalent of A levels in Italy I
was just like oh my goodness I don't know what to do with my life. So I chose business
because it is the most random vague course you could do frankly, so since I didn't have
a passion for the course, I literally spent my first year having the best social life
ever. That was just my thing, I just wanted to have fun and I really didn't care about
the degree, especially for all those international people who do not know this: first year of
university in England does not count towards your degree. All you need to do is pass with
40% but the first year, I repeat, does not count towards your degree, so you can imagine
how much partying I've been doing during that year, it was just, a blast. I am so jealous
of you guys who are about to be freshers because my goodness freshers was the best year of
my life. So don't worry, more specific videos are going to come up like "advice, how to
make friends, what's the best house party like" and all these kind of things I am going
to post things like that from now on. This is general feeling of my university experience.
What I quickly realised is that while I was having fun, a lot of people decided to actually
hit the library a bit to often, because they really wanted to have good marks and I didn't
understand why, until some people said you know if you want to have a good placement
or if you wanted to have some summer internships, you really need to have good marks, cuz the
employers do also look at your marks in first year so that's a bit of a like low point,
I mean do study in your first year, you shouldn't not go to lectures at all like I did. Just
do study because you never know for employers, it could really be useful. I mean, I am talking
about parties but I am also an expert in making yourself employable, ok don't judge the book
by its cove.
Alright guys, this said let's go back to Uni life video partying. So people drink a whole
lot in this country. SO people in uni do a lot of predrinks and you would think, maybe
a lot of international people don't know what this is, basically before you go to the club,
you need to go drink in someone's house or someone's flat and you just drink before going
to a club so especially at the beginning, most of you just get drunk, before you are
even at the club, you need to make sure that you don't look too drunk other wise you won't
be allowed to get in. For all those who feel like, oh I don't know, I don't want to be
drinking at Uni. I mean guys you don't have to drink at uni to fit in I mean a lot of
people say "no but if I don't drink I won't have any friends". That's not at all true,
I drink just once a month and I am one of the people who went out the most with a diverse
amount of people and everyone came up to me asking "hey fran, are you sober" and I would
be like "yes" and then "how do you do it I don't understand how do you not drink?" I
just know that I can have fun without drinking, I am just myself and you know having such
a good time without needing any drinks and this is something you can teach yourself if
you are interested I can do a video about it but, it's just you know, you don't have
to drink. All this myth about if you don't drink you won't have any friends, completely
not true, just be yourself. Accept yourself first and you will see that other people will
accept you. So crucial. You shouldn't be embarrassed. When people say "hey, you're drinking?" i
say no. And then they say "are you sure" and most people at this point are like "uh yea?".
Don't say "uh yea" say "yea i am sure, I'm fine, look do I look like I need a drink?"
just crack a joke or say something funny and they will understand laugh and just leave
you alone. They are not here to peer pressure you. Obviously some people do peer pressure
you but you just need to learn how to deal with those people in a nice way and the people
who really do peer pressure you in a really insisting way then just don't hang out with
them, it's pointless.
So yea, get excited, I personally looked at exeter university and really wanted to go
to Exeter university because, It's a campus and I love campuses, like that's my thing.
Having a small city and literally everyone is a student in that city, you walk everywhere,
the distances are small between university and the center. Everything is there and you
just bump in to students, wherever you go and that's just such a beautiful feeling and
I just love it. So that is one of the main reasons I decided
to go to University because campus life is the best life for me and it was exactly what
I was looking for. Then the second reason is that, this is a
funny one, they told me it was the sunniest part of England and anyone in Italy who are
looking at me from Italy will be laughing at my face like "how can you even hope that
you will find any sunny days in england" and I am just like you will be surprised because
exeter was surprisingly sunny until all of october and november was really sunny. I am
not saying it was warm like in italy obviously not but it was super sunny and then in april
we went after exams, all that period april may, we would go to exmouth which is like
an hour away in the train or people would drive us there with beers, with our friends
and music on the beach, with the sun, the sea. We wouldn't go in the water but just
having that breeze and the sun and it's warm and you are with your friends, laughing there
is music. The feeling is just ... I wish I could describe it to you. I have so much love
for Exeter University.
So another thing that is a big part of social life is the relationships. So I will actually
make a whole different video about relationships. Because I have so much to say , it's just,
I am not even going to start here. There are all different kind of relationships at Uni.
You will discover stuff that you didn't know and you will start to discover things and
try things and understand a bit more about you and that's fine. university is where you
discover more about yourself, it's also about creating your future, your personality. You
are forging who you are. A lot of people think that "you are you" and this is who you are
and you can't change. But I feel that it is not about changing. I like the word upgrade.
University really upgraded me in so many ways. It just helps you so much grow into this beautiful
person that you never thought you would ever be and giving you so much hope for your future
and you make the most out of university so, I am saying all of these things, and if you
go to university and don't make any effort and then say "oh my first year was crap" then
I am sorry to say this guys but this is kind of your... you will experience what you deserve.
I went out there and I made the effort to go and meet people, to upgrade myself, as
I said, to try and be the best person I can be create a personality that is all mine,
and find myself at the same time. I did all this effort. If you are just going to be sulking
in your room, with TV on all day and you are just going to watch, do netflix and chill
on your own, and eating in bed and getting fat because you can't be bothered to cook
and order dominoes all the time, guys like you get what you deserve, remember: first
year is crap if you make it crap; first year is great if you make it great. And this is
the number one thing I would like you to get out of this video: you get out of university
what you worked for. And this is in degree but it's also in social life, it's not just
academical. You need to make the effort of being sociable and it will pay off, I promise,
I really do promise, it will pay off.
Guys, I am so jealous of you, you are going to Uni! No rules, no parents telling you curfews
and when you should be back. You are alone, you decide what to do with your life, you
are completely free, it's a dream! Marks don't count so you are basically care free, please
guys understand how lucky you are because I wish I was about to go into freshers right
now but I am not, I am going to fourth year. So are little secret here is I'll be a second
year next year so, shhh, don't tell anyone, I am a second year ok? second year, it's our
secret.
As a conclusion, I see my University life as basically a gigantic holiday, I mean you
know when you go on holiday and there is that group of teenagers that just all like stick
together for like two weeks, well instead of having 20 people for 2 weeks and you have
an amazing time, you have 20000 students for 3 years and you are living literally with
them all the time. It's just like a gigantic holiday and I love
that situation. That was my overall University experience.
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of me, well I will be posting videos in the next weeks so do subscribe, and I give you
a big kiss much affection, bye!