LIFESTYLE
are YOU a fresher?
Here’s what YOU need to know before coming to QUT!
Most Lectures Aren’t Worth
Going to Uni For
Between the post-schoolies
depression and QUT’s orientation
week, you might be feeling slightly
bored and (let’s be honest), kind
of lost. I mean, it’s not unusual
to feel stuck between the long
three-month summer holiday and
the start of your first ever year of
university at QUT. But do not fret!
The advice you’re about to receive
will keep you as busy as a bee
until the arrival of O-Week. Here
are a few essential things every
first year needs to know and do to
prepare you for Uni!
Join all the Clubs with
under 18 events
As you can imagine, university involves
a lot of socialising and, yes you guessed
it, drinking! Unfortunately, most first years
are 17-years-old and cannot attend a lot of
club parties and events. Even so, there are
so many ways under 18’s can get involved
with clubs.
20
Do Not Buy
Brand New Textbooks!
This is one of the biggest mistakes you can
make as a first-year student. The average
new textbook can cost you anywhere
between $100-$300 (rip off!). Instead, you
can go to the QUT Guild Secondhand
Bookshop located in G Block at Gardens
Point, which provides cheap books and
the opportunity to check out the quality
before you buy.
Another option is to just rent textbooks out
from the QUT Library during exam period for
free. There’s no guarantee your textbook is
available during this period so be warned!
Do not worry if it’s a new edition textbook
from 2016, that no students have; older
editions usually have the exact same
information with slight differences and are
SO much cheaper. I personally consider
new editions every year a money grab.
Let me preface this by saying going to
lectures is up to YOUR discretion. Do not
take my ever so wise words as the gospel.
What I must say though, is that going
ALL the way to uni is definitely not worth
your time, especially if your day is just full
of lectures. It’s much more time efficient
to not attend and listen to the lectures at
home and it’ll save you heaps of money.
If you go to uni, you’ll be tempted to buy
lunch and a coffee which will put you back
around $15. Save your money kids!
Coffee is Your Ultimate
Saviour!
Don’t think of this sweet nectar as just a
‘drink’ you have when you’re tired. Even
though it allows you to function when
you’re completely dysfunctional, there are
so many more uses for it. Coffee is THE
#1 source for social interaction at Uni,
especially if you’re under 18. Have some
mates you want to catch up with? Do it
over coffee. Want to work with your group
on a project? Do it over coffee. See a
cute girl/guy across the room? Ask them
for COFFEE. Coffee will be your saviour
throughout this coming year, so embrace
it with open arms. Best of luck in the start
of your next chapter of life. See you at
O-Week!