dagwoman said:
Taking into consideration all the stuff happening during O-Week in the general uni and not just college, how many college events are we expected to go to? Obviously I want to do a lot of it, but I don't want to burn out. Also, what's the cruise like? It all feels a little daunting...
Youre not expected to go to any, but I highly recommend you go to all if not the majority. Everyones very open in oweek you want to get to know as many people as possible so that you have a bunch of ppl youre happy to just go chill with when all the organised events kinda die down and friendship groups form. i met my two closest friends at the end of oweek. Also you want to meet people at other colleges its always nice to have some buddies at other colleges in case you want to bail out of yours for a bit.
The oweek leaders will take you to sydney uni oweek stalls all together so you can go sign up for stuff and each of the colleges attend the opening speech in the great hall which is hot and boring but exciting the first time you hear it because you start to feel like a real uni student. Otherwise id say sydney uni oweek is pretty much a write off and ive been to one just as a uni student and the one of my oweek. The only other thing your really have to do is get a student card, which you can do in the mornings because nothing happens in college because most ppl are dead till the arvo, but I barely slept a minute all oweek i guess i was just scared id miss something lol. So I did all uni related things in the morning hungover lol and then went back to college at lunch when everything started to get going.
Dont worry about burning out, i mean you will its kinda part of the fun of oweek you have never had so much fun/been so tired/ so scared in your life. But its all good just remember you only get it once, i know we all seem to go on about it like its a huge deal but it really is, yes daunting but you will love it just chill and go with the flow. And you can sleep all sunday lol before uni so you dont have to worry about being tired for uni the next week plus first week of uni is such a bludge they just tell you what youll be covering blah blah obviously go to it because youre a first year, but i didnt go to much of my first week last year but thats because i knew how everything worked. And also remember youre doing arts right? and youre in womens? so theyll be lots of ppl from your college in your lectures.
The crusie is lots of fun, i think you have yours with pauls its dress up i cant remember what the theme was probably something stupid so the girls look hot of course picked by the boys
. But its a good night def DONT miss it and you can crush a few paulines egos while youre at it haha (my bf goes there so I can be mean to them lol).
I know it all feels daunting but remember right now when youre imagining what oweeks going to be like you see yourself alone but after the first couple of nights youll have at least one friend probably a neighbour who will be going through it all with you so you wont be alone everyones nervous so you tend to find a mate to cling to for the week.
Its going to be lots of fun and an awesome oppourtunity - when in your life have you had a week designed for fun and meeting so many new people.
hope that makes you feel a little less stressed
if you have anymore questions just ask im really bored
Oh and one more thing to add to this epic response (clearly i have too much time on my hands) Youre going to womens, which is very different from say Johns. Less with the drinking and wild partying because your not influence by crazy country boys. You guys still have fun and a good time I just think its less hardcore you dont look like death and arent made to skull goon at 10 in the morning and eat suspect things lol. So theres a big difference.