{"id":1163,"date":"2015-09-22T11:33:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T10:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2018-05-22T16:42:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T15:42:25","slug":"welcome-to-welcome-week-guest-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/welcome-to-welcome-week-guest-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Welcome Week (Guest post)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hello everyone, and welcome to Welcome Week. I was going to write this post myself, but\u00a0<\/strong><strong>it&#8217;s nearly a decade since I went through the joys of my first week in uni. So I thought I&#8217;d pass the responsibility on. Who better than\u00a0Kate Taracinska, a Fashion and Textile Retailing student and the current Welcome Week Intern in the School of Materials? Here are her hints and memories of Welcome Week\u00a0and beyond:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1172\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1172\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2015\/09\/kate1blog.jpg\" alt=\"Kate during Welcome Week \" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2015\/09\/kate1blog.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2015\/09\/kate1blog-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kate during Welcome Week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Starting university can be both stressful and exciting. It is a completely new experience that most people see as a fresh chapter in their life.<\/p>\n<p>When I first came here everything was new to me \u2013 I had just moved to England and had never even been to Manchester before. To be honest, though, \u00a0I felt\u00a0more excited than stressed at the prospect of\u00a0start university in another country. But I know a lot of people struggle at the start of uni, so I hope that Welcome Week, and this blog post, might help to ease your concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome Week is designed to ease your transition into university life. There are\u00a0a lot of activities planned, all hoping to give you an insight into\u00a0how academic life will look and tell you what to expect. During this introduction\u00a0you will get to know what\u00a0your classes will look like and what you need to know to succeed in your studies: the structure of your course, what lectures will include, where to find useful information, and a lot more besides. Make sure you attend so you don\u2019t miss out on anything. Alongside all this, there are plenty of activities to help you socialise with people on your course and get to know each other &#8211; these can range from lunches with your future course mates to group poster competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome Week is also a great time to make new friends. My advice would be to take a full advantage of that, don\u2019t be shy \u2013 everyone else here is going through the exact same thing as you.<\/p>\n<p>I found Welcome Week to be a really fun experience. Because I was new to the city the activities we took part in helped me to get to know a little bit more about it. We had a group project in which we had to explore different parts of Manchester to find out answers to a set of questions we were given by people in the School of Materials. After exploring, we got together and prepared posters documenting\u00a0our finds. It was not only great fun and interesting, but I also got to know people on my course and made my first\u00a0friends in Manchester!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1173\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1173\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2015\/09\/kate2blog.jpg\" alt=\"Kate enjoying a night out with some of the many friends she made in first year!\" width=\"350\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2015\/09\/kate2blog.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/uommaterialsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2015\/09\/kate2blog-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kate enjoying a night out with some of the many friends she made in first year!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Outside of university hours, freshers&#8217;\u00a0events\u00a0present a great opportunity to have a bit of fun, meet new people, and make even more friends. When living in the halls of residence you can participate in the\u00a0events that are actually organised by your accommodation supervisors, helping you to meet the people you&#8217;ll be living with. And of course, not to forget, the parties. Manchester has great student life and there will never be a better time to take advantage of the deals and offers for students;\u00a0in clubs, pubs, or restaurants! It&#8217;s great if you are planning to go for a meal or a night out with your new friends!<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Welcome Week set me up for a first year at university that went really well. It was the perfect start. Of course, first year included\u00a0a lot more work when compared with school but as long as you manage your time wisely it is not a problem at all &#8211; it is actually quite easy to get into a good routine. I found that going to the library to get work done is the best way to do it \u2013 everyone there is working and it makes you more focused. 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