Uni Series! // Part One // Pre univeristy.

I've decided to do a University series where I take you along my journey of the big and scary university. I wanted to call this segment the 'pre university' stage because lucky for me, I've rehearsed and perfected first year and know how nerve racking it can be moving to another city or even if you're in your hometown It's still just as scary.
I am now ready to redo a completely different course with the experience of what to do and what to 100% not do.

I'm not going to lie, I'm actually more nervous to do it again than I do it again. Yeah, I know the area and I have friends in the area of my new place I call home, But I'm doing a completely different course, with new lecturers and new course mates. I feel there's the added nerves because it's a fashion course and if we all listen to the stereotypes that are fashion students they re all bitchy as hell! Which to a degree.. was kinda right but that's because I didn't gel with different people. I made friends with one girl and didn't mix with others. She did the socialising and I just tagged along and became the little puppy dog that I am in these types of situations where I don't know anyone and just go with the flow instead of just going out there and putting myself out there. This goes to my first tip!

Tip one - Practise on being confident on introducing yourself to strangers (Sober) This will always be a downfall for me, I go really shy with people I don't know when I'm 100% sober. I mean making friends drunk is all great that's why freshers is a thing, but then there's the awkwardness of if you're actually real life friends the following morning. Plus I wouldn't suggest going to lectures half off your rocket just for a bit of dutch courage.

Tip two - Say yes to everything!! Now I'm not talking about the literal term. But make sire you're getting yourself involved with as much as you can. If someone asks if you want to go to the freshers fair or even get the bus home with them, connect with people and jump at every given time to hang around with different people so you're not cornered like I was and having to be around people that after a time, you find out 'arent your people' and you don't connect with.

Tip three - If you're suffering.. tell someone. This was my biggest regret. I was suffering so bad with really bad anxiety and the work load that is university. I didn't reach out to the correct people that would give me the correct help. I felt so alone and hardly came out of my room. If you know you have anxiety or an type of mental illness, I plead that you tell someone and get the right help. Even if you're just not getting the work there are services to help you with all your worries etc at uni. So abuse the shit out of it and get as much help as you can!!! I know I'm going too and not going to go though the added stress of doing it all on my own.

Tip four - BE YOURSELF! Honestly don't go to uni with the intention you're going to be this amazing person you've always dreamed of being.. because honey that ain't you! You find who you really are at uni and you grow into the person you're meant to become, so be yourself and enjoy the process of growing into the best version of you :)

I hope you enjoyed this first part to one of my many new series I'm going to start on this blog. If you're at uni, what was your favourite memory? If you're starting uni what are you most excited about? Let me know in the comments or privately whatever you feel comfortable I'd love to hear!

Love you loads darl
Elle x