University of Aberdeen

Somethings in life are guaranteed such as death and taxes, another thing that is guaranteed is you'll have the best week of your life at the Aberdeen freshers. Live, love, laugh.

Freshers’ Week was excellent! It was a great atmosphere and it (mostly) didn't revolve around getting hammered so if you're not a big drinker don't worry.

Plenty of events and good student support sistem if getting homesick. Would like to repeat it though

Freshers week is a weird time for everyone because you're all experiencing loneliness and homesickness, but no one feels they can talk about it so you all just go to flat parties in strangers houses every night. When you're getting drunk with people you don't know, chances are you won't even remember each other in the morning. To form real friendships talk to your flatmates and join a society for something you care about.

Move in was easier than expected. Fresher's week was fun but to any student, don't bother buying the fresher's bands etc. Not worth it at all. Just see where the week takes you!

I didn't really go out due to lack of funds, but all of the events seemed well organized and easy to get to

There was so much to do and experience that it was almost too much! Overall fresher's week provided an introduction to most things associated with uni life but it could have been spread out a bit more.

Moving into the halls was an exciting experience, since it meant learning to be fully independent. While the freshers week was full of challenges, including getting to know the city and speaking to loads of new people, it was definitely rewarding. There were many events, from night outs in the clubs, through societies fair, to games night, which meant that everybody could easily find something for themselves. The Aberdeen Uni campus was quite hard to figure out at the beginning, but with a map it quickly became more familiar. While I didn’t go to any inductions, whenever I needed any help I knew I could ask any staff members and I was never left without an answer. Overall, it was an amazing experience full of meeting new people from around the world and full of parties and university events!

There were many events and heaps of new people: a very enjoyable experience. However, I feel that there wasn't much scope to do much other than night club events - perhaps having a hall vs hall foam fight or something similar and fun.