Imperial College London

32nd  in Freshers' Weeks

Reviews

Anonymous

It was a great week that was organised very well. Lots of events were hosted at clubs all arouns london, and most were great fun. It was quite an expensive week, so subsidizing some events would make it even better

Anonymous

Fresher’s week at Imperial lasted a week but the clubs and society stalls were up for only a day. Given that there are over 200 clubs and societies, it would have been better if they could keep the stalls up for at least 2 days, so everyone could have a chance to visit all the stalls!

Anonymous

It was good to get to know new people and start to fit in and also I was lucky to be in a good corridor in halls with other people who j got on well and I that was fun.

Anonymous

Really run although I recommend not turning up too late to skip the small talk! The events they hosted were varied and fun.

Anonymous

Some of the events were really good, but some of the others weren't (mostly due to the venues chosen). It was also quite expensive (£95 for a wristband that allowed you entry into these events over two weeks). However, it did make meeting new people a lot easier so in that aspect Freshers was very good. Useful tips for new students: keep your drink on you (so it doesn't stand a chance of being spiked) and you don't have to go to each event. If you're not genuinely interested in a night, don't feel you have to go.

Anonymous

Move in experience was pretty good, initial event for meeting new people was quite awkward and most ended up sticking to flat mates/ People they’d met straight away in halls. The events were really fun, most revolved around heavy drinking which is great for most but not the most inclusive for all. Difficult to make friends at the events personally, everyone seemed to already have predetermined groups from the first day or 2 based on who they’d met on the 1st day, who they knew from before uni or otherwise, and I felt on the fringes of many friendships

Anonymous

Freshers is fun but the biggest point I want to make is that, at least at Imperial, you’re expected to attend different welcome lectures, registrations, health and safety meetings etc. all through the first 2 weeks, many of them starting at 9am. I didn’t go to a few and was never called up on it, but it came as a bit of a shock when I saw a 9am lecture on the Tuesday of week 1. Moving in was made fairly easy and the warden team definitely make a lot of effort to be welcoming and helpful, which makes the whole experience nicer. There’ll also be a few meet-and-greet activities arranged by the wardens which are seriously cringey, but going to 1 or 2 does help you meet your flat mates.

Anonymous

Pretty nice starting new at uni, going out there and making new friends. I felt great getting to know is new people and joining new clubs, partying harder than before and not really worrying about my course too much.

Anonymous

To be honest, it was pretty horrendous. However, speaking to lots of other people their experiences were also disappointing with regards to the university. Having said that, I met the most amazing people so I recommend going with an open mind people it's the people that make freshers week at the end of the day.