NASHWA'S POST-FRESHERS SURVIVAL TIPS
The period after freshers is when the nerves proper start to set in, it gets a little quieter, and everything starts to feel a lot more real. All of a sudden, your dishes are piling up, you have readings to get through and you’re missing your dog. So, here are some thoughts that (hopefully) may help somehow or at least remind you that everyone is going through similar things.
- Missing home is something that can really kick in at this point, something I always found helped was eating some familiar food or even just making the time to stay in touch with family and friends from home
- You’ve probably met a lot of people so far but an important thing to remember is to not feel pressured to stick to the friends you made in fresher's week. You might not have found your people yet, so keep looking!
- Washing. It sucks and you’re probably gonna leave it till you’re on your last pair of socks. There’s not much else to say aside from Good Luck
- ‘What do I prioritise?’ It might get to a point where you want to do everything. You want to prepare for your lecture, meal prep, join 5 different societies and go out to 4 nights a week. Doing as much as possible is something I’ll always recommend but the important part is to not let yourself burn-out
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