Starting lectures at uni 2017

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The other thread filled up really quickly, with exciting talk of laundry, mattress toppers and lost property.

Here's where the rest of them settle in, get through freshers and the work gets serious.

Well done Tilly!
So glad move in day went well for your DD 😊
What is she studying? Did you meet any of her flatmates?

Oh, just thinking it probably wasn't move in day was it?! Perhaps a first visit though? ☺

No shes neen thete 4 weeks! Only 1 was up at 11.30 when we got back from her meeting me from the coach and the kitchen was a mess from pre-clubbing drinks the night before But I feel I know them all from all the pics and stuff shes told me!

Shes doing Sociology and seems to be fitting in some study too!

Been there!

What do your DCs have to pay for? DD has had to pay to join the JCR and then the pool tables etc in her hall are chargeable plus she has to pay for the uni sports facilities.

dd's Univ are very proud of the fact ALL their clubs and societies are free. I think that is unusual though.

DD has joined 1 free one and 2 paying ones. She's only thinking of doing one of the ones she has to pay for though.

DD has found University sport surprisingly expensive. Subs, compulsory gym membership and compulsory kit, including a £50 jacket. Hopefully once bought that is it. But still a surprise. 50% of what she has spent in her 1st four weeks has been on joining stuff, and other than sport and some medical thing, she really did not join much at all.

Yes dd always complained about how expensive sports socs were.

DS has no real common area in his accommodation buildings. Except the rat infested grass. At the end last academic year the pub building that was in that group of buildings was demolished. They are building a cafe instead. But it’s opening in time for next September. Typical!

His house has a tiny kitchen with table but you can’t really have everyone round the table and open the door Better than some places though.

That's ridiculous about the kitchen, Dd has a kitchen with dining area plus a sofa for three and two comfy chairs plus a decent run of units and cupboards.

Ds has only joined a couple of societies- one being the aeronautics society, which gives them opportunity to learn to fly!!
At the moment they're building a competition drone to complete against other Universities!
He's been at Uni since very beginning of September and hasn't been home - a 7 hr journey ( nor have we seen him ) and doesn't finish till 10th December
but from what I can tell from the very brief messages is that he's having a great time, made some good friends and gets on with flat mates who seem to do some cooking! and he'd done a washing within 2 weeks of starting!
He's now talking of spending semester abroad next year

Taking a jaunt to Sheffield to visit ds today 😀.
He has joined ski society, hockey and rock (as in music not climbing!) society.
I can't wait to see him.

DD hasn't joined any societies which is just as well as she hasn't enough time! However, she said there's a ReFresh after Christmas, so she will look again then. I didn't actually join any societies as a student, but had a fabulous time, so I am not worried. She also wants to try to get a job as her ex(?) bf and her peer mentor have told her that it's only really possible to work in the first year as you have to work so hard in the second and third I worked all through uni, including during gruelling placements!

She also had gory tales of her friends doing Medicine and Dentistry having to examine dead limbs and bodies - those of you with Med students will no doubt have heard! And also that they are out on placement already, which I think is great as they are getting a real taste of what it's all about.

Bebumba, enjoy - I had the best time seeing my precious DD yesterday

DS joined the robotics society but missed the first meeting as it was a friend's birthday party, I think he has been since but I am not certain. He is in the final few hours of a 24h hackathon this weekend though so will be worn out - he likes his sleep!

DD has settled on rowing and the spaceflight soc at the moment.

DD joined rugby and martial arts, she's not been to rugby and has decided not to. She's also organised some voluntary work connected to her course and has been accepted on to a research programme where she will be doing some of the research for various projects.

DS home this weekend. He wanted to see the grandparents. Was a mixed visit. He has bright green hair at the moment and his style of dress is a bit eccentric- mixture of charity shop finds and things he’s customised himself. So they were a bit bemused and made a few comments - I had to tell them to stop in the end. However one of his modules is something that DGF is passionate about, a history topic, so they were able to have a long discussion about that, which was lovely.

He seems to be loving it so far.

phone call from ds to say he has been made course rep - he said its big boys school council

Well done to him EYV.

DD has talked about doing some dance classes, ballet and tap, apparently only £15 for the year once you join dance soc, which I think she did during Freshers.
Also thinking about joining some Uni band or orchestra - she enjoyed being in a community band at home.
And has also mentioned volunteering in local schools as reading buddy, and signing up to be a student ambassador at Open days.
I just sent DD her ballet shoes after eventually finding and retrieving them from her room, so maybe that will help things along.
She just called! Went with some friends/ flatmates to visit a nearby city yesterday, making the most of the October sunshine, and thinking of coming home for a weekend in November! Yay! ☺

Well done the course reps... hopefully 'big boys school council' was just a turn of phrase though!

DS still humming and hawing about whether to come home for reading week. I’ve pointed out the difference in train prices if you book in advance. I think he could come home for a few days if he wants. Dh and I won’t be here anyway as we’re going on holiday but he’d see DD.

Re societies I think some kind of need a structured social activity and some don’t. It’s great either way. I joined to two societies during my degree, one was course related. One was creative writing. I went once. People were reading out their pieces. I thought it was a pretentious load of old drivel far too deep and meaningful for me.

hugoagogo - I hope it is going well with your ds this weekend, hopefully he is feeling more settled about things now.

Looking for some support. Dd went to same uni has her boyfriend, inseparable for the last 2 1/2 years literally until the night before they left. He finished the relationship 2pm Thursday , her house mates decided to look after her by going into town . Got on the bus at 8pm and he's sat holding hands with another girl! Obviously my dd is devastated, I know teens break up but to be dating the same day after such a long relationship seems heartless. She's too far to visit and has taken down all the photos she took of the last couple of years because he's in them all. I know it's for the best but it's hard to hear her so hurt, so far away. She does seem to have bonded with housemates though so I'm hoping they'll pull her through.