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As a Fresher you'll be faced with so much freedom (probably for the first time) that you may feel like a fish out of water. To keep you on the straight and narrow we've found some tips from former students who are willing to pass on their wisdom to you.
1. Making the decision between going to your first lecture and going to the pub with your new-found friends is a difficult one. There is no right answer, however - your decision here will help shape the kind of student you will become. Choose carefully.
2. Gutters don't make good beds.
3. The slower drinker is the wiser drinker: your night lasts longer, you remember your mates foolish antics for future ridicule material and you won't be the fool who throws up on the 'buckaroo bronco' in the students' union bar after necking six pints.
4. Pasta is your best friend.
5. Sleep until it's dark outside: bright light can hurt your eyes.
6. You have a student loan, not a grant. You could still be paying for those pints when you have a job, kids and a mortgage.
7. Student discounts are a gift from God.
8. Lectures and hangovers don't mix.
9. Five-day-old pizza is not an edible foodstuff.
10. Part-time work will not only earn you extra money for going out, you'll also make new friends that you can go out with and get some practical work experience at the same time.
11. Everyone arrives at uni with a kettle and a toaster. Save money buy using someone else's or sell yours when you're in need of a good night out.
12. Students with goaties don't make friends.
13. Treat your parents like mushrooms, keep them in the dark.
14. Spar Supermarkets and British Rail accept debit cards even when you have no more money in your account.
15. (Boys only) If you're on a bus on your way back from a university sports match, buy a tube of Pringles or a drink with a wide neck - that way you can relieve yourself without annoying the driver and all your team mates by making stop on the side of the motorway.
16. You might fit into a tumble dryer, but sleeping there after a drunken night out and throwing up in the morning isn't going to make you any friends.
17. Join a club or society to make friends outside your lectures.
18. After a heavy night out, keep a bucket by your bed so you don't throw up over your floor in the morning.
19. Fire extinguishers are only for extinguishing fires.
20. Make friends with someone with a car, trips to the supermarket will be much easier.
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