A 'Fresher Perspective' blog: is the media right about students?

Date: 20/11/09

Posted by: Rumman

Don't drink alcohol, it is the cause of all evil.

Date: 24/11/09

Posted by: melanie

drinking is so fun and so cool but it can affect you and some thing bad will happen. It is your option if you want to do it then it is all up to you lol

Date: 25/11/09

Posted by: Bex

I understand what you're saying about art students. I study fashion and some people just think that i 'cut and stick' into sketchbooks all day, but a creative course is mentally and physically challenging, so by the time i've done a whole day at uni I just want to go home, have a cup of tea and go to sleep, literally like an old lady! You're not on your own on that one, Sophie!

Date: 26/11/09

Posted by: Tamsyn

Hiya, Loving your blog. I'm a fresher and was alittle concerned about the whole alcohol thing before coming to uni. Wasn't a big drinker, didn't even go out all that much. However, I did look back over my first few weeks the other day and think, wow, there isn't all that much alcohol involved, and infact, I'm not actually going out that much either. Last week a friend from uni rang me, feeling homesick, I suggested we go out. She refused, when I asked her why she said, I don't feel like getting drunk tonight. I said you don't have to get drunk. In the end we went to this cute little bar, sat and drank diet coke all evening and chatted. It made us realise, being sociable, going out and having a good time does not = alcohol/get slaughtered. So basically, to anyone out there thinking uni isn't all it's cracked up to be. It doesn't have to be. Make the most out of little occasions. And at uni, nobody is normal =D x

Date: 26/11/09

Posted by: Katy

I think that if you have a less demanding course, especially in first year where there is less pressure, you have the time to socialize more, so you drink more than other uni years. I found that living in halls also meant that you had the constant company of other students, which means that you were more likely to drink together and socialize.I definately drank about 3 bottles of wine a week in first year, which is binge drinking, as I would drink a bottle at a time. Really interesting blog, I will keep reading!

Date: 26/11/09

Posted by: ben

i was a student for the past 2 years, and i used to drink pretty much every day. i stopped drinking (not entirely, im only human!) about 13 months ago and almost every aspect of my life has improved. i dont go to clubs anymore as the loud and usually terrible music coupled with over priced drinks is nowhere near as much fun as a brew and a quiet night in watching films

Date: 27/11/09

Posted by: Mat

Granted, whenever there's a night out, it practically always involves alcohol, but very few people specifically try to get insensibly inebriated. Most normal people can tell if they've had too much and stop, and frequently when people drink too much and make a fool of themselves, they regret it in the morning (or at least the hangover) and most of the time will learn from that.

Date: 27/11/09

Posted by: Nic

I don't drink (maybe 1 every six months or so), and my friends are always urging me to drink. When I refuse they ask me how I can have a good time without it, but I don't need it, just good company and a fun evening (well, until I here them telling me the same thing for the fifth time in their drunkenness). The result? a great bank balance and 1st Class grades! Oh yeh, I had a brill time clubbing in Ibiza on non-alcoholic cocktails too!