It's that time of year again where student freshers are preparing to move out (or not) and begin three exhausting and expensive years at university. I want to to write this post to give advice to those freshers who don't drink and fear they aren't going to fit in when freshers week starts.
I myself started university last year feeling the exact same way. I don't drink and the party lifestyle just doesn't interest me at all, yeah I will go out on occasions and enjoy myself but I still don't drink. It's an awful feeling to think that you aren't going to fit in because you don't drink, and this is something I worried about for weeks before I started. Of course I got myself worked up over nothing and I was absolutely fine. I managed to make friends quickly, some go out drinking and don't judge me for not and some are just like me and are T Totals. My advice for you, is that you will perfectly fine. Just like in high school you met friends with the same hobbies and interests, it happens all over again at university.
If you enjoy going on nights out but don't drink thats totally fine, there's plenty of freshers parties to enjoy. Some immature people may make comments about you not drinking but the majority of people will respect you, you may just need to help people home. If you don't like going to clubs etc I recommend befriending like minded people who enjoy doing other things like going to the cinema or playing sports. Another tip of mine is to join one of your university society's or a local group on meetup.com as these can be a great place to socialise and make new friends.
If you have any other questions about starting university feel free to tweet me at @KayleighmPlatt or leave them in the comments below.
I myself started university last year feeling the exact same way. I don't drink and the party lifestyle just doesn't interest me at all, yeah I will go out on occasions and enjoy myself but I still don't drink. It's an awful feeling to think that you aren't going to fit in because you don't drink, and this is something I worried about for weeks before I started. Of course I got myself worked up over nothing and I was absolutely fine. I managed to make friends quickly, some go out drinking and don't judge me for not and some are just like me and are T Totals. My advice for you, is that you will perfectly fine. Just like in high school you met friends with the same hobbies and interests, it happens all over again at university.
If you enjoy going on nights out but don't drink thats totally fine, there's plenty of freshers parties to enjoy. Some immature people may make comments about you not drinking but the majority of people will respect you, you may just need to help people home. If you don't like going to clubs etc I recommend befriending like minded people who enjoy doing other things like going to the cinema or playing sports. Another tip of mine is to join one of your university society's or a local group on meetup.com as these can be a great place to socialise and make new friends.
If you have any other questions about starting university feel free to tweet me at @KayleighmPlatt or leave them in the comments below.
Kayleigh
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