Freshers, without the excessive drinking
18th August 2015
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So, you got your results and you’re heading to university? Good stuff! Though, with every event invitation on Facebook inviting you to what promises to be the ‘biggest’ and/or ‘messiest’ freshers event, you are filled with dread?
Well, that sounds just a tad extreme. Though not rare.
I am 19 years old and have never been absolutely wasted, as us young people put it. That’s not to mean that I didn’t enjoy freshers and don’t enjoy nights out.
I do drink, I enjoy a couple of cocktails with the girls and a vodka and coke in a club. I enjoy a cider with a pub lunch and a wine with a chick flick. I just don’t enjoy the thought of drinking money away to spew in a gutter and break my favourite pair of heels.
Though I can see why getting drunk appeals to some people, for me it’s really the loss of control that comes with it. Whatever your reason, everybody is different and that's okay.
As freshers rolled round last September, I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t dreading it. Everybody I met at uni or in halls was asking me where I was going and which wristband I had, like I had a clue!? If you’re like me, then here’s a few ways to get the most out of freshers. Join in, your way Clubs do not force alcohol down your throat, so if that’s your worry then scrunch it up and throw it away. There’s no harm in trying an event, if you don’t mind being covered in UV paint or conforming to a circus theme. Get your glad rags on and head out with your new flatmates; if you don’t want to drink then don’t. If you want a few then have a few. Don’t let fear hold you back; if it’s not your scene then grab a taxi home, no harm done. Find a few unusual bars During our freshers, myself and best friends found a jazz bar in the middle of Birmingham. We walked in and it was a free gig with a great atmosphere. Even a band from home were performing. Another time we went to a burrito bar that served all drinks in tea cups. The next a Jekyll and Hyde themed bar. With so much happening in the surroundings, nobody gives a toss what’s in your glass – so long as you’re having a good time. So you drink that mocktail. Or that cocktail. Attend the freshers fair It seems lame, but it’s a great way to meet people. How very cliché. It’s true though. Go and get your free pizza, fill your bag with leaflets and grab a couple of vouchers for gym memberships. Have a look around your campus and be one of the few without a hangover. You might meet your new BFF who has bright ideas about an evening plan. Whilst there…

As freshers rolled round last September, I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t dreading it. Everybody I met at uni or in halls was asking me where I was going and which wristband I had, like I had a clue!? If you’re like me, then here’s a few ways to get the most out of freshers. Join in, your way Clubs do not force alcohol down your throat, so if that’s your worry then scrunch it up and throw it away. There’s no harm in trying an event, if you don’t mind being covered in UV paint or conforming to a circus theme. Get your glad rags on and head out with your new flatmates; if you don’t want to drink then don’t. If you want a few then have a few. Don’t let fear hold you back; if it’s not your scene then grab a taxi home, no harm done. Find a few unusual bars During our freshers, myself and best friends found a jazz bar in the middle of Birmingham. We walked in and it was a free gig with a great atmosphere. Even a band from home were performing. Another time we went to a burrito bar that served all drinks in tea cups. The next a Jekyll and Hyde themed bar. With so much happening in the surroundings, nobody gives a toss what’s in your glass – so long as you’re having a good time. So you drink that mocktail. Or that cocktail. Attend the freshers fair It seems lame, but it’s a great way to meet people. How very cliché. It’s true though. Go and get your free pizza, fill your bag with leaflets and grab a couple of vouchers for gym memberships. Have a look around your campus and be one of the few without a hangover. You might meet your new BFF who has bright ideas about an evening plan. Whilst there…
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