What words of wisdom can you give to 18 year old,who is about to leave home and go to university ?

Answer 1

From a 22 year old who is about to move out of Uni forever in one week, here are my words of wisdom.... :-)

Philosophical Words of Wisdom:
1. Well done for not being a chicken and not living at home whilst being at Uni. You've done the right thing!!
2. It's a cliche, but remember that everyone will feel exactly the same way you do, even if they don't admit it or show it.
3. University is like a blank canvas to do whatever you want with yourself and your life. Be who you want to be!
4. Don't panic if things don't feel right for the first week, or even for the first few weeks. You may not get into the swing of drinking and partying straight away and might feel awkward - but you will settle soon enough without even realising it!
5. One day you will be where I am now: giving out advice to a nervous fresher and telling them how great Uni is :-)

Survival Words of Wisdom
1. Share. It's a beautiful and ever-important word when it comes to Uni ;-) A girl in our halls put stickers with her name on over all her things, then told us off if we ever used her cups or plates. The rest of us put all our plates together in one big cupboard! It's good to be generous.
2. Budget - another ever-important word! Fresher's week might be a big blow out and you'll spend a lot of money, but after that you'll have to get down to the serious stuff and make a budget for yourself. You should be able to live pretty comfortably - we don't all eat beans on toast every day! ;-)
3. Remember to smile at everyone you meet! You'll meet a lot of people in the first week, so make a good impression, be yourself and remember that a smile goes a long way!

What to Expect Words of Wisdom
1. Expect to make a few friends in your first week who you'll probably not remember come the end of your degree!
2. Then expect to make the friends who you will be friends with for life.
3. Expect to go to lectures and do your own reading. The first year is a breeze... dont' worry!
4. Expect to go out drinking at least twice a week
5. Expect to eat food you've never eaten before
6. Expect to eat a lot of pizza and takeaways!
7. Expect to feel homesick now and again, and expect to have moments of "do I really belong here?" and don't panic - the moments will pass and it's not a bad sign if you think them!
8. Expect to love life, love freedom, love Uni and love having your own money to play with!
9. Expect to watch a LOT of Jeremy Kyle and This Morning

Final Words of Wisdom
Overall hun, just enjoy your time at Uni. You will probably hear this from everyone, but it will be the best 3 or 4 years of your life. You will make lifelong friends, grow as a person, drink a hellofalot and have an awesome time. If I could do it all over again I would!!

xx Emmie

Answer 2

Carry a condom with you EVERYWHERE. It makes you prepared, not a ****.

It is perfectly normal to eat breakfast cereal at any time of day or night.

Don't be fooled into buying stuff just because it's on special offer, unless it's stuff you're actually going to eat/use.

Expect to get freshers flu within the first 3 weeks of arriving - thousands of new people from all over the country (and the world), makes for a very interesting concoction of bugs - you'll catch something off someone.

Vitamin C tablets will help in times of fruit/veg shortages - they're the next best thing to eating it, and you'll be less likely to get colds.

If you are making tea/coffee, it is common courtesy to make one for anyone else in your flat, regardless of whether they live there or not.

You can never have too many extension leads. University accomodation is notorious for giving you 2 sockets from which to run your computer, PS2, hair dryer, straighteners, lamp, stereo etc.

Fire alarms are the norm. Even if you know it's probably someone setting it off for a laugh, you should still get out the building. In the night, it is perfectly acceptable to take your duvet with you, especially in winter.

Get a big wall planner - it'll help you see where deadlines are, so they don't creep up on you.

Never put egg or beans in a sandwich toaster.

Your washing will not do itself. Neither will your washing up.

Purple Under 6 Calpol is actually very nice on toast.

Never put anything metal in a microwave.

Rumours spread faster than you think.

Unless you have a dairy allergy, cereal should be eaten dry or with milk. Water does not make a good substitute.

Sort out a bin rota as early as you can. In halls shared between 7 people, our bin needed changing once a day. In male flats, expect the bin bags to pile up, and never move for weeks, until your halls manager calls in Environmental Health.

Answer 3

Don't go off and explore the town or walk the streets alone untill you really learn about the area.

Find out if they have cards for the photocopie machine and put $$$ on them.

Explore the campus in advance and find out where your classes are (take a companion along initially)

Find out where close, good places to order food or eat are located.

Find out where you will be washing your clothes.

Did you sign up for the student health plan or do you have one already from home

See if they allow pepper spray and carry some with you or spray perfume.

Be ready to read and write more than you ever did in your life and with more reference sources. I hope you trained in a style system (e.g. Chicago Manual of Style) and have a computer (although the libraries offer them to rent or use).

College Math and Foreign Language will usually cover your high school subject in 10 minutes and then move on from there

Get ready to attend at least one class in an auditorium for 300 other students

Be ready to see beer bongs everywhere

Be ready to see a lot of girls experimenting with bisexuality.

Be ready to be approached on every fringe topic, radical, liberal and conservative, there is, by student activists who roam the campus with petitions and leaflets.

After the first 10 weeks you'll get the hang of it all.

Answer 4

before the phone calls to you start, write a handy list

No..Pot Noodle can not be eaten raw. neither can Smash

Socks and pants are supposed to bend, when they stop doing that- wash them, washing powder can be found in shops.

Keep change for the bus and when buying a can of pop from Tesco, busses to not take credit cards and some shops won't take your plastic if you are only spending 50p, don't try.

yes you will have debts but is it really worth signing up for medical experiments in order to pay them off. If a job sounds too good to be true, then it is.

It is possible to cook beans in a can on a stove without putting them in a pan, but that doesn't mean you should do it.

Morning is technically the part before lunch time, when lunch becomes breakfast then it's time to go down Ikea and buy a clock.

Answer 5

I always tell freshmen to remember who they are and what their priorities and values have always been. That is, after all, why they were accepted to college in the first place. The university should help them to become deeper, richer versions of themselves, not change them into different people altogether. Sure, you will learn new subject matters, some of which you will love. You will meet new people and become involved in new activities. Don't, however, give up being the good friend, the thoughtful grandchild, or the religious person you always were.

Answer 6

To concentrate on your studies aswell as have fun...

To plan you studies and not be influene in competition...

To try your best to achieve the best results..

Dont expect the campus thing about Univeristy that its a crahs .....

Just enjoy everything but leave Unviersity with a 2:1 and nothing else...

Answer 7

Dont blow cash all at once.

get insurance... student houses are easy to burgle.


obey firealarms...

the 70th was real

dont just study, dont just have fun

Try and work out a awy of making money that does not take up much time.

Get a student house with two bathrooms

ideally near the uni.

When prioritising work do stuff that involves other people or equipment first. both can fail you

Answer 8

Uh, furnishings isn't yours except it gets given to you. Your clothing and private products and presents could be issues that are seen "yours". it can be a sturdy thought to ask approximately issues that may no longer be seen yours with the aid of your dad and mom. remember, you are able to choose help sooner or later so do no longer burn bridges you are able to might desire to holiday lower back.

Answer 9

Be very careful, don't drink too much ,{ yea right } safe sex, always.that is a must, work hard , after all that is what you are going for, to make your life better, by getting a good job, but most of all have fun.

Answer 10

It's fun! It's a LOT of fun! Sometimes, it's TOO MUCH fun! Just don't get caught up in only the fun and forget the real reason that you are there.