When I initially sat down to think about what I wanted to write about on Freshers, it was difficult to put into words. The “Freshers’ experience” is such a complicated tangle of experiences: new people, places, classes, accommodation, habits, Freshers events, parties, and society fairs, that it’s almost impossible to pinpoint exactly what to write about. Now, after having been here for a year, I realise that if I could teach my past self anything it would be how to manage the Freshers experience and look after myself when university is most intense. Planning, planning, planning. Personally, I find giving them a choice to be useful: a) Do you want to talk through what’s going on and receive some advice?