Hey guys. So it's the first official day of Freshers' Week and today I have some
introductory lectures for Maths, just two I think, one at ten and one at eleven.
And then I'll be going to the Freshers' Fair which should be pretty interesting
and see what sort of societies there are and things to join. And apparently you get loads of
free pens!
Okay so we are going to the Students' Union now to get something to eat and
after that we're going to go to the Society Fair and look at the societies.
I've just come back to my room and just sat in here because it's been so tiring
you know I've had a really busy day and I think there's a lot of pressure to
feel that you've got to go out all the time during Freshers, you know, constantly
be out socialising. But it's absolutely okay if you need to just take some time out,
go back to your room, recover.
Tomorrow we have a night out which should be interesting so bring on Tuesday!
So it's Tuesday today and this morning I've been to a Maths lecture which has just
been about transitioning to first year and after that we went to a poster sale
on the Portland steps which is where we are now. After this we're just
going to go and register at the University at the David Ross Sports
Village and we'll see where the day goes from there.
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Hiya! So I look really tired from last night after going to Rock City
but today we've got some induction lectures, a few more,
and after that I'm registering at the Health Centre where I think I might even get a jab for my meningitis
which I really needed to get.
Make sure you get your meningitis jab. And then in the evening I think there's some taster
sessions going on. There's one for archery definitely. I might go to that
and we'll have look, play it by ear.
So I have had my meningitis vaccination done. It was okay but it did hurt a bit
and now some friends and I are on the way to Nottingham, into the city, and I'm
going to try and buy some things that I need.
Hi guys so I've just had dinner and now I'm going to an archery taster session I
think 7 to 10pm, yep. I'm going to an archery taster session
and it should be really fun. I've never done archery before so it's going to be interesting.
So we just got back from the archery taster and it was really good. There were
lots of people and they organised us into lefties and right handed people and some
of the students who'd been doing archery showed us how to do it.
I didn't quite hit a bullseye but I was pretty close I think.
So it's Thursday today and today is a pretty laid-back day. I haven't got
anything on this morning but I might go and visit
a Discover Nottingham Fair that they're holding in the Students' Union. After that
there's a Maths lunch thing going on for my group that I'm in. They have a meeting
where we can get to know our mentors and all of that so I'll be going to that at
lunch time, and then after that I've got my swim test at about half five. And
that's a swim test for me to join the boat club just to check if I could swim and
then after that I'll go back and I'll get ready for tonight which is a glitter
party which should be really fun.
I've got so much free stuff. I have at least four or five bags absolutely full of it.
We have mugs! I've never had free mugs before. Amazing.
So I'm just going for my boat club swim test.
It should be really exciting. I've never done a swim test before but from
what I can infer it's just to check that I can swim should I fall in. I'm all
packed and ready. Got my swim suit on but again I don't know if I'll need it.
So I've just done my swim test. I look awful but I did it and
I passed it and I get this red band which I could take to my rowing taster session.
Yay I passed it, even though it
literally took it completely out of me.
So it's last day of Freshers' Week. It's Friday. Yesterday was really good.
Last night was really fun. We danced to a lot of like throwback songs in Pryzm.
And today I think is a lot more chilled out. I've got a meeting with my personal
tutor at ten past eleven so I've got to go for that but in the meantime, breakfast.
So I just took part in the inter-hall sports day.
I did table tennis and I was terrible but I had a really good time.
I met some new people which was great and I also met up with one of my friends from
school as well which was also great. And to top it all off I have a free t-shirt
that says Derby on the back which is my hall. And yeah.
So it's come to the end of my Freshers' Week at the University of Nottingham and
I have had an amazing week. I've done so much stuff and met so many new
lovely people and yeah. I'm kind of sad it's over and now the work starts.
My advice to new freshers would be don't panic. Don't worry about making new
friends, you will get there. Remember to take some time out for yourself. You
don't have to attend every single event, it's okay to just have a night in just
recuperate, you know, relax. And lastly just be yourself. Smile, have fun, just
chill out a bit just for you to get to know your surroundings, meet a few new
people. You don't have to finish Freshers' Week with a million and one
friends but I'm pretty sure you'll get there. Yeah that's it. Savannah out.