Week Four

9 Awkward Moments every Bangor Fresher goes through...

1. That one flatmate who's actually never in the flat, but always out drinking instead...

Seriously. There's always one flatmate who seems to have come to university just to get hammered, make a load of noise as they come home and pass out in a pool of their own vomit. Gross.


2. Then again, there's always the hermit....

Sometimes the flatmates go the "other way" and there's that one person who moves in super-early on move-in day, shuts their door and you never really know if they're actually in their room or not...and you're too afraid to knock in case you disturb them because maybe they're some super genius and will cut off your arms if you dare knock on their door ever again. 
Or you just have no idea what they look like.


3. Tidying your room after Fresher's week and you realise how much space you have...

...only to mess it all up again after your NEXT night out. Clothes. They get everywhere.

4. When the fire alarm goes off at 4am...

You never know when it's coming. You never know what day it's coming on but you know the fire alarm test (and not the one every Thursday just to check) is going to happen and it will probably be when you're in deep sleep. Keep some slippers and a dressing gown by your door because with those shaking hands after being dragged from your slumber, you'll need to calm your heart (which by this point will be about to burst from your chest) and get the hell out of there - or risk having to repeat the procedure.

5. Being locked out and having to endure the humiliating walk to the Security Office...

Bad in the morning. Bad in the afternoon. Terrible at night. Getting locked out or forgetting your key card results in a £5 fine, plus the Security Guards having to let you back into your own room.

Remember your key card. 

6. Walk of shame...

Yep. 

The walk of shame is never pretty, and hopefully you'll never have to go through it. However, everybody in your flat WILL KNOW if you didn't come home that night, and they'll be pretty sure when you get back (normally with hair un-brushed and wearing the clothes from the night before) and you better expect the jokes and the questioning that comes with it. Or just, don't.

7. Wandering around the University, trying desperately to find the lecture room without having to ask anyone for help...

8. You never realise how much you need coffee, energy drinks, tea, ANYTHING with caffiene, just to get an assignment finished...

May as well just get a caffiene drip installed directly into your bloodstream because after all the partying you need approximately 674 cups of coffee to function as a normal human being.

9. Locals on a night out...

Yeah...we're all terrified of the local people who come out to play on nights out in Bangor. Hint: Academi runs a night on Saturdays only for students! Find refuge...or stay indoors.