The Real 'Freshers Flu.'
Firstly, congratulations to all the people that got into University! Whether it be through clearing, your unconditional or conditional offer - you did it. All the hard work obviously paid off, and you're now moving to a different location, spending time with different people, and spending the next three years of your life swamped in deadlines, pot noodles and a Jaegar. Or, that's what people make you think. Since being at University, for three months now may I just add, I've noticed a lot of things about 'University Life' that are untrue and false. Before going to University, the thought of living in an entirely different place was interesting to me. Leaving people I don't need in my life behind me and focusing solely on my studies and surviving through not dying of hunger, appealed to me massively. But obviously, if you're attending Uni at the moment, you are aware of the 'Freshers Flu.' Freshers Flu is, by definition, " illnesses contract