By Muhammad Shuja
This blog is about my personal experience of the first
semester at Sheffield, and what you can learn from it.
Intro Week (also known as Freshers’ Week):
Ready to Step in the pitch! |
1st Week of Lectures:
Soon after Intro Week you’ve got lectures (BOO!).
However, you’ll notice your lecturers realize it’s probably the first time
you’re sitting with almost 200 students listening to one person talk.
Therefore, you won’t start learning concepts on day one. Instead, you’ll mostly
be given introduction about individual modules, the number of contact hours out
of which how many will be lectures, practical sessions or tutorials and also
how each module will be assessed; either through quizzes, assignments or a
combination of both. You can also expect a department meeting in the first week
of lectures where you get to meet your personal tutor. They’re just awesome
people who will be your first point of contact if you have any issues regarding
your studies, or your course in general. Oh, and you get free pizza and drinks
as well! Apart from lectures, the Students’ Union hosts a number of fairs
throughout the week, like the Activities Fair where you get a chance to explore
all the societies there are (Faith, Nationalities, your course or a hobby,
we’ve got it all!), the Sports Fair if you’re really into sport, Freshers’ Fair
which is everyone’s favourite because of all the freebies you get (another
chance to grab a free Domino’s pizza!), and the Jobs and Volunteering fair
where you could choose between earning some extra pounds or a chance to serve
the community (there are tons of options and sometimes, you can do both!)
Settling into student life:
Never lived on a budget? Had a hard time living with
total strangers? Been horrible at making friends? Never knew your way around or
experiencing a culture shock being an international student? Your first
semester is your chance to deal with all these problems since you’ll get really
busy with studies to worry about these things later in your course. The first
thing you should do is join as many societies if you can or if you have a hard
time choosing between them, opt for the Give-it-a-Go scheme where you can try
out new stuff which might turn out to be your favourite hobby. Go to the
Student Advice Centre to get advice on various issues like homesickness,
budgeting or settling in. Use your free time to explore the beautiful city,
try different routes to get from your accommodation to campus. Don’t worry if
you get lost. Ask the people around or you could always use Google Maps. Who
knows you might stumble upon your next favourite restaurant?! Get used to the
fact that you’ll be called “love” and “darling” a lot more than you used to be
back home. Speaking of you getting called that, I’d avoid using that when you
go back during semester break (females back home won’t appreciate it that
much). Make sure you set up a bank account as soon as possible but be thorough
with your choice. Explore all your options before applying but make sure you do
that before you run out of the cash you brought with you! If you’re on a
budget, explore options like cooking your own food or using less public
transport. How about a part-time job? The JobShop will help you out in that
aspect. The point is, you’ll always find someone to talk with no matter what
your worry is. The fact can’t be stressed that the University does everything
to support students.
Exploring the city with bunch of friends! |
Have a great time in Sheffield!
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