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I wrote down some of the especially truthful statements from the What UCAS Forgot To Tell You About University... Facebook group (UCAS is of course the website that manages applications to British universities).
Pound coins are priceless. – They’re definitely worth more then just one pound. For example when you need to take a bus or do laundry.
You live for post. – Post really is great. And I’ve never before got so much of it. You get everything in the post here, including your debit card, bank codes, SIM etc.
Going to bed at 2am is an early night.
You won't survive without the internet. – That isn’t really limited to uni, is it?
Food is more expensive than you think.
The halls were only clean on the open day. – And during Orientation week, when there were only two of us living here.
You won't miss TV.
I-player is God. – No, 4oD is.
You'll eventually become immune to alcohol. – I can see that happening, yes.
You have no idea what is going on in the world outside uni. – Well, you might do. If it’s a trending topic on Twitter.
You will be Faceraped many times. – Not me, because I always lock my door and turn off my laptop, but yes, it happens every day.
You will worship Tesco. – Wouldn’t have guessed that, but yes, Tesco is awesome. Pretty much everything we use is Tesco’s: from bread and juice to the sandwich grill and kitchen radio. I might even switch to Tesco’s vodka soon because it’s so much cheaper. And everyone who’s drunk it is still alive.
Your calculator will become your soul mate. – Mwaahahaha, not for me. Not this time.
You will go out until 4 am before an important lecture.
You will start thinking and talking like your friends around you, and will pick up a mixture of silly accents. – 'I know, right.' (with an American accent. Or 'aah, for fook's sake' with a Northern accent. So basically, yes.)
You'll eat cereal for dinner. – You’ll eat anything you have anytime you’re hungry. Meal times are so overrated.
You will find yourself browsing Youtube for hours.
You will destroy your corridor in halls after a good night out. – Destroy is perhaps too strong a term, but covering doors with Post-It notes is something we do quite often.
You'll join everything in Freshers' week, but then go to none of the meetings. – Embarrassingly, that seems to be the case, yes.
You will sit in front of your computer refreshing Facebook every minute. – It’s really quite sad, when you think about it.
Your room will never look as good as somebody else’s. – So true. But I didn’t have the opportunity to bring a carload of stuff here, did I?
You will find yourself phoning your mum more often than you thought. – I was surprised. (Although she still thinks I don't do it often enough.)
You can never afford food, but always a night out!
Pound coins are priceless. – They’re definitely worth more then just one pound. For example when you need to take a bus or do laundry.
You live for post. – Post really is great. And I’ve never before got so much of it. You get everything in the post here, including your debit card, bank codes, SIM etc.
Going to bed at 2am is an early night.
You won't survive without the internet. – That isn’t really limited to uni, is it?
Food is more expensive than you think.
The halls were only clean on the open day. – And during Orientation week, when there were only two of us living here.
You won't miss TV.
I-player is God. – No, 4oD is.
You'll eventually become immune to alcohol. – I can see that happening, yes.
You have no idea what is going on in the world outside uni. – Well, you might do. If it’s a trending topic on Twitter.
You will be Faceraped many times. – Not me, because I always lock my door and turn off my laptop, but yes, it happens every day.
You will worship Tesco. – Wouldn’t have guessed that, but yes, Tesco is awesome. Pretty much everything we use is Tesco’s: from bread and juice to the sandwich grill and kitchen radio. I might even switch to Tesco’s vodka soon because it’s so much cheaper. And everyone who’s drunk it is still alive.
Your calculator will become your soul mate. – Mwaahahaha, not for me. Not this time.
You will go out until 4 am before an important lecture.
You will start thinking and talking like your friends around you, and will pick up a mixture of silly accents. – 'I know, right.' (with an American accent. Or 'aah, for fook's sake' with a Northern accent. So basically, yes.)
You'll eat cereal for dinner. – You’ll eat anything you have anytime you’re hungry. Meal times are so overrated.
You will find yourself browsing Youtube for hours.
You will destroy your corridor in halls after a good night out. – Destroy is perhaps too strong a term, but covering doors with Post-It notes is something we do quite often.
You'll join everything in Freshers' week, but then go to none of the meetings. – Embarrassingly, that seems to be the case, yes.
You will sit in front of your computer refreshing Facebook every minute. – It’s really quite sad, when you think about it.
Your room will never look as good as somebody else’s. – So true. But I didn’t have the opportunity to bring a carload of stuff here, did I?
You will find yourself phoning your mum more often than you thought. – I was surprised. (Although she still thinks I don't do it often enough.)
You can never afford food, but always a night out!
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