Attend lectures
While you are encouraged to take part in other activities you are here to get a degree. Don’t worry about missing the occasional lecture after a good night out but don’t make a habit of it or you’ll soon be regretting it once you have to do re-sits.
Be yourself
Uni is a great time to be yourself and to make new friends, whether they are your flatmates, course mates or even the locals! Don’t try to be most popular kid in the class – nobody cares. Just make friends with people you want to hang around with.
Watch your money
Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’re minted. The student loan isn’t actually that much to live on and it runs out very fast. Budget what you can buy and be careful on what you splash out on.
£10 here and there at a cash machine soon adds up to zero in wallet. You can find all sorts of deals especially using your NUS Extra card.
Pace yourself
Your time at uni will pass surprisingly quickly! Take time over things such as coursework – putting up a list of all the year’s deadlines on your wall helps to avoid cramming on the last night.
Uni is a lot different to college or six form. If you don’t hand in the work, you’re tutor won’t even chase you for it and you’ll simply fail automatically. Get work down early and then its out of the way for you to enjoy your spare time.
Stay safe at night
Don’t walk around on your own at night. Even if it takes you two minutes your in a new city and need to make sure you’re street wise as possible and not walking in a “no go” area. Keep your mobile, ipod and wallet hidden at all times.