Hello, so I'm a student at UCLan (The University of Central Lancashire) and I'm currently living in student halls! So I'm going to be giving some hacks and tips for those of you wanting to go to uni and if you're already studying at uni!
Join a society!
Now joining a society may be the last of your worries but believe me, at night time student accommodation is so boring. Sitting in your room and looking at the dust settle is something I am so bored of so I have joined a society to keep me busy, now this isn't a time consuming thing for me as I still get important work done, plus it helps you make more friends!
Keep your communal areas tidy
We all know that cleaning is such a chore but your flat mates are going to hate you if you are a untidy person. So clean up after yourself and you can even make a router for who takes the bins out, who hoovers etc. Make sure you even clean the bathroom because you don't wanna be showering in some nasty bathroom! And if you have an en-suite, well you're fine!
And as for your personal room, well, it can be as messy as you like!
Hand wash small items
Ok, believe me, when it comes to washing your own clothes its time consuming and extremely annoying! I have to walk to the launderette every 1-2 weeks. But then I realised, you can hand wash some of your clothes, and that's what I do. I have my own sink in my room so I rend to put a wash tab in the basin, wash my clothes, then rinse them, then fill the water basin up again with clean water and some fabric softener, and then put your clothes into the softener and then repeat the rinsing step! It's easy and I hang my clothes on the radiator or the maiden we have!
Here are some other small bullet points:
- Get lots of sleep, trust me, them bags under your eyes are gonna come if your a uni student, especially when there's noise all of the time and partying!
- Create a budget list. You do need to budget as money comes tight.
- Always shop after you've eaten, don't go food shopping if you are hungry, you will buy lots of unnecessary things!
- Keep your flat door open on the first few days to socialise with flat mates
- Don't procrastinate, it's bad- even I do it but I try so hard not to, Try not to have any distractions and do that assignment!
- Enjoy yourself!
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