A 'Fresher Perspective' blog: cutting down to get in shape

Date: 01/04/10

Posted by: keiran g

ok im in year 11 about to go into sixth form also known as year 12 and i want to ask a question why everyone drinks at uni it isnt helping you through your education and it dont hurt to have a night having fun without drink and every one at uni is immature they supposed to be setting a example every one looks up to them as they are the next generation of are country just think about it yea

Date: 01/04/10

Posted by: graham

coz its fun, and if u go into uni with that attitude , trust me boy, u will make no friends!

Date: 06/04/10

Posted by: Anthony

Well exactly Keiran G, you have it. Yes, Graham, you are right, and that is the problem, how sad is it that to make "friends" you need to have a drink. Not true friends if you ask me.

Date: 06/04/10

Posted by: emma

i disagree with that cos not drinking wont stop keiran from making friends just because he doesnt drink as much as others, he has a point - its not sensible to drink too much

Date: 06/04/10

Posted by: H Hall

But what is the point of going into your 20s, unable to compete in the real world, maybe unemployable, surrounded by 'friends' who used their uni-time in the same way, with little or no control over your career because you have been overtaken in your own country by those from other countries who discovered the value of self-discipline and remained in charge of their lives, wherever they choose to live ?

Date: 06/04/10

Posted by: Alex

Uni is about being young, there's no other other time in your life when you can go out, get drunk whenever you want, with some of your best friends you'll make, you dont have to drink, but don't think the ones that do are immature, they're living while young

Date: 06/04/10

Posted by: paul

@keiran because uni is the last refuge of youthful exuberance before hitting a job and watching your soul slowly grind into dust take it easy son you're like 16 enjoy these years

Date: 07/04/10

Posted by: sally

You dont have to drink at uni to make friends, people go out and drink because they want to, if your going to succumb to peer pressure then thats your own choice but you have the choice to not drink. If people dont want to hang around with you because you dont drink then who cares move on, to pick friends because they do something different to you is stupid everyone is different and you should be able to make your own choices. But it is a laugh to go out at uni and have a laugh with your mates.

Date: 07/04/10

Posted by: Robyn

I've just read the majority of this blog and found it pretty interesting to read everyones comments. I'm a first year student at liverpool uni and love to go out drinking, whether im at home or at uni.(normally about 3 times a week) Of course i know the dangers and i know i won't drink this much forever, yet at the moment as i have hardly any lectures or work to do (8 hours of lectures a week, and about 2 hours of study a week)so i want to fill my time as much as i can. I'd like to point out that i have a job and im a member of both the skydiving, potholing and duke of edinburugh society as well as doing loads of work for charity including a hitchike to morocco and climbing mount everest in summer, so drinking is not my only activity! The notion that students are lazy alcoholics really annoys me because if i have work to do i will do it and i study hard for my exams. I hate the fact that we pay so much money and some of us have so little contact hours- i may as well go out because i literally have nothing better to do with my time!!!

Date: 12/04/10

Posted by: Hannah

First of all @ Keiran - you really didn't make your point very well with the poor spelling and no punctuation, why should OUR generation be berated for setting a bad example when you guys aren't doing so well yourselves. Second - no you don't need to get drunk to make friends but judging everyone who does drink will get you nowhere! Third - uni is meant to be fun, drunken banter is funny and once you get a job you can pretty much kiss that goodbye! Also most uni students know the balance between drinking and studying so don't ruin their educations. So far I've got a first in engineering and I love going out, as do my friends who aren't immature.