We spoke to some past students who shared some of the most common pitfalls of embarrassment, in the hopes that you’ll learn through their painfully hilarious experiences!
Uni are some of the BEST years of your life, but it can also be a CHAOTIC time… full of potentially crippling embarrassment!!
So, we spoke to some past students who shared some of the most common pitfalls of embarrassment, in the hopes that you’ll learn through their painfully hilarious experiences.
A big thanks to our thoroughly humbled contributors – you walked so today’s students can run!
1. Ditch the queue
We’ve noticed that first years tend to be a polite bunch who like to form an orderly line…
We’re here to tell you – FORGET about it!
It’s your Casa now, go straight to the bar. Avoid the awkwardness and get served faster!
2. Remember where you live!
After a late night, those student halls and houses all blend into one…
Our advice – take note of your room number, street, halls… hell, even city! Failure to prepare is preparing to fail!
3. Deliver to the door
The slipper-shuffle in the pouring rain to get your takeaway is a rite of passage for any student. But Salford students are gamechangers.
Use pin location and What 3 Words to get that precise, front-door location and minimise your exposure to the elements. Thank us later.
4. NEVER shop hungry!
Go shopping hungry and you’ll come back with a shambolic collection of food that resembles no meal fit for human consumption.
Our top tip? Factor a food shop into your weekly plan and delay exposing your housemates to hunger-induced tantrums.
5. EVERYONE has an accent
Sure, your accent isn’t as strong as everyone back home…
Sure, it’s toned down since you moved...
Both irrelevant.
Trust us – you’ve got an accent, and your new friends will probably find it HILARIOUS to mock. Good luck understanding everyone else’s.
6. Hot MESS of Fancy Dress
Hats off to everyone who goes all out for fancy dress with full body paint. You’re our people, and we salute you!
But remember…
STAIN. REMOVER. The sheets are going to need it.
7. TERRIBLE I.D. photos...
Trust us, NO-ONE takes a good student ID photo.
Take it, hate it, conceal it all year. It’s illegal to take a good one!
8. Email etiquette
By far the most COMMON response from previous students was the horror of signing off emails to lecturers with love and kisses!
Keep your wits about you, and remember…
xoxo won’t bump up your marks!
9. Is there a discount...?
Rule #1 of being a student – there’s NOTHING more mortifying than paying full price!
Avoid the embarrassment and make, “Hi. Do you have a student discount?” your default question.
10. Be a Weirdo.
All jokes aside. You’re a Salford Student now! Welcome the awkward and get comfortable being uncomfortable.
Embracing the weird is best way of meeting fellow weirdos and loving your uni experience!