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Top Tips

Our sabbs have each come up with their own top 5 Freshers' Week tips. Read on to get clued up.

Sam’s Top Tips:

1. Get out there! Talk to and meet as many people as possible, after all, these are likely to be your friends for life.

2. StARs – a great way to meet new people on your course is to be a Student Academic Representative and represent the views of people on your course to the University, making changes at course level.

3. Sport and Societies – Personally, this was the best way for me to meet new people, not only from the same year, but years above and from different courses.

4. Try something new – the Union gives you the opportunity to try a new sport or society that you have never taken part in before, and you never know, could be your number one hobby!

5. Talk to a Sabb – Talk to myself, Richard and Helen throughout the week and get to know what's going on and what your Students’ Union is all about.

Helen’s Top Tips:

1. Talk to anybody and everybody - You’ll make friends in Freshers' week who you’ll stick with for the next three years and beyond, it may be someone you live with or somebody standing behind you in a queue! Just have a chat!

2. Take a walk – Getting to know your campus and local area will make you feel much more at home. Have a walk around St Johns and the City Centre so you can get to know your local shops, parks, cafes and much more!

3. Get involved – We’ve got great events happening in Freshers' Week and all year round so see what you want to get involved in: sports, societies, volunteering!

4. Talk to a Sabb - We’re here if you need help in Freshers' Week and throughout the year so come and chat to us if you see us about.

5. Take it Easy – There's going to be a lot going on but don’t ware yourself out and get ill before lectures start, take time to chill out. We’ve got a cinema night, quiz and BBQ if you want some chilled evenings.

Rich’s Top Tips:

1. Get chatting - Everyone is the same boat so get out there and meet new people.

2. Find that balance - it's always good socialising and meeting new people but don’t lose track of why you're really here.

3. Join or start a society – it is always the best way of meeting new people outside of your course and your flat.

4. Don’t be afraid to ask – the Uni is a big place but if you have a problem ask for help from us here in the union or your lecturers.

5. Keep an eye on the monies – we know it's hard with nothing being cheap these days but try and keep to a budget.

Any other queries you may have about university life, do not hesitate to get in touch with the Students’ Union staff Kate Gynn, student advisor (k.gynn@worc.ac.uk) or Rich, Vice President Student Experience (r.dean@worc.ac.uk). You can also find information on the University's How's it Going? pages.

The Guardian have also produced their own top tips for students which we like, take a look here.