Uni?

SilensFatuus · Post by **SilensFatuus** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:30 pm

Is anyone going off to uni this Sept?
Or returning?
I'm off to Chester Uni, only 140 miles away EEK, to study Animal Behaviour.
Just found a list of stuff that is recommended to take to uni, copied it into to word and its 7 pages long :shock:
So nervous and excited!
Not much rugby for me though :(

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:17 pm

A whole new world awaits you :D

Its over a quarter of a century since that exciting first trip to Bristol uni, but many happy memories and boy, was I different after the experience :shock:

Good luck on your adventure .... and I am just a tiny bit jealous ! :D

SilensFatuus · Post by **SilensFatuus** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:20 pm

dailywaffle wrote:A whole new world awaits you :D

Its over a quarter of a century since that exciting first trip to Bristol uni, but many happy memories and boy, was I different after the experience :shock:

Good luck on your adventure .... and I am just a tiny bit jealous ! :D

Bristol :o :P joking of course!
I'm so scared. Never lived away from home obviously and most of my friends are doing gap years so pretty much the only one jumping straight in.

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:24 pm

First time I had lived away from home too, but I reckon I had adapted within .... oh .... about 6 pints !

All the freshers were in the same boat, and we soon found that the only problem was finding time to study

orla - mumha abú! · Post by **orla - mumha abú!** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:15 am

you ll be absolutely fine! im going back to college in september to start 2nd year. i was the only one of my friends to go to dublin to college. for that matter, i was the only one of 220 in my year at school to go to dublin to college!( UCC, in cork is a big college, it does most courses, except mine of course!!) so it was a really weird experience for me. but i love it. my friends in college are like my family. i love them all to pieces. and the only thing better than college, is living away from home!!

so good luck, and have fun!

DCat · Post by **DCat** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:28 am

My lad's just finished his first year at Aston. When he first went, he was my little boy (all 5' 11.75'' of him) and we had a tearful hug. he was home quite often first of all, but when we picked him up last weekend - he had a cold from swimming in the lake (from what I've heard he was lucky to have come away with just a cold), he had accumulated all sorts of memorable things, like a traffic cone (they have plenty to spare in Birmingham!) and a 'Pedestrians Keep Left' sign to hang over his bed (until I pointed out what his dad might say) and was quite emotional to have to leave! So there you go.

Big bummer though, he got home to find his summer job had fallen through. Anybody know of any summer vacancies in Leicester?

Ollie smith rules · Post by **Ollie smith rules** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:49 am

Have fun when you go. I have one more year at school the off. Never been away from home before unlike my brothers who go to bording school.
Trying to decide on courses at the mo and Uni's to go to.

Wattsman · Post by **Wattsman** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:31 pm

I'm off to York next year :D :D :D

Ollie smith rules · Post by **Ollie smith rules** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:03 pm

Wattsman wrote:I'm off to York next year :D :D :D

What you going to do?????

Wattsman · Post by **Wattsman** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:10 pm

Archaeology, I need ABB to get in for it. The course looks brilliant. I get to dig holes :D

TigerTimmy · Post by **TigerTimmy** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:57 pm

Ive just finished a four year Master of Maths degree at Warwick Uni . Got a first too, which was a shock (but a very pleasant one :D )

I was nervous as hell in my first few days but everyone else there is in the same boat and you soon make loads of friends from halls, courses, societies and sports. Ive had a quality 4 years and am gonna miss it in September when I have to start work (and have to get up for 9am starts every day!!!).

Ollie smith rules · Post by **Ollie smith rules** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:13 pm

W - Sounds fun.

TT- well done for getting a first. Have fun in your job

Cornish Tiger · Post by **Cornish Tiger** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:41 pm

My daughter's off to Royal Holloway (hopefully) to do Psychology. Anyone else going there? She's a bit scared. Her boyfriend's going to Jesus, Cambridge and she''ll miss him. Ah.

SilensFatuus · Post by **SilensFatuus** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:56 pm

Got my accomodation forms today and they're already in the post! Fastest I've ever filled in a form.
Slowly gathering stuff I need!
Most excited today as I have been so far.
3 months and 4 days! Eek!
was hoping I would be closer to WR but theyres only a mile in it.

orla - mumha abú! · Post by **orla - mumha abú!** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:51 pm

dailywaffle i am soooo jealous of your son!! we tried all year to get signs and traffic cones but to no avail. between irate taxi drivers, evil policeman and a sign that happened to be attached to 6 foot by 6 foot fence and so wouldnt fit up the stairs to the apartment, we failed miserably. although, people did have to climb over the fence/sign for a few days!

i got within a mile of Donnybrook and another couple of lansdowne road. wahoo. lucky me. i feel so privileged :shock: