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From Freshers’ Week and first nights out, to finding new friends, new routines and a new sense of independence for some, the first few weeks of university can be unforgettable - but what are your memories? We asked people in Leeds to reflect on their university beginnings and share Freshers’ tips.

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00:00I don't think I got as much out of my Freshers' Week as well, I should have, but I would
00:03say, like, try everything, like, go out, you've got, you've got the opportunity to try loads of stuff that you
00:10wouldn't usually get, doesn't matter if you don't like it, just throw yourself in and have a go at something
00:14and see something that you might, that you might like.
00:16If you want to start Quidditch, try it and just go to as many things as you can, you know,
00:22first couple of weeks of uni are all about enjoying as many things you can do and trying as many
00:27things and then you get to find, might find a passion you never had before and I think one other
00:32bit of advice is just don't judge someone depending on what halls they went to.
00:36When I was a fresher, I just, like, enjoyed the student union and that's all we did, we just did
00:43the student union and I used to play rugby and cricket and sports and all that.
00:48When it comes to studying and things like that, I feel like, you know, you can pressure yourself and it's
00:52like the pressure's already immense for anything like this, isn't it? Tests and, you know, having to meet deadlines, so
00:59I think if you can throw yourself into as much as you can to enjoy yourself, but then, you know,
01:04alleviate the pressure as much as you can.
01:06One of the things you really got to watch out for is the freebies, because they're a really, really kind
01:13of powerful way of getting you roped into something you probably wouldn't have thought of going into.
01:19So, you know, use the freebies, take the freebies, but just watch out for what's behind the freebies.
01:25When you're doing this kind of thing, you know, you'll let yourself flow a little bit easier.
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