The University of Bath

68th  in Freshers' Weeks

Reviews

Anonymous

Starting university can be really daunting and I probably felt it more so being an international student. That said the move-in days could not have made me felt more comfortable. The hall reps were amazing and always pushed us to go interact with other people in the flat and if we weren’t willing they’d bring others to us which worked out really well. The night socials were really well organised but I felt there weren’t too many events for students who weren’t as keen on partying it out all night long which didn’t necessarily give them too many opportunity to interact with the rest of their flat. That would probably be the only drawback really so I’d suggest holding more daytime events for specific halls.

Anonymous

The University of Bath held a great freshers week! All organised by members of the student union, there was plenty to do with multiple events on every day and night. So many opportunities to bond with your new house mates. Wristbands which guaranteed entry cost £65 for the week but other than that most of the people I know hardly spent any extra money so it was worth it.

Anonymous

good themed club nights every night lots of activities on during the day very welcoming and very fun made lots of memories get the freshers wristband though! a lot of money but saved a lot of queuing as all my friends had one too

Anonymous

One big negative of our freshers week was the wristband confusion - i ended up buying three, and two of them were for bath spa because i didn't want to miss out. despite this, the actual nights were good, if a bit standard e.g. themes were basic. the non-night out events were good, and the fair was okay

Anonymous

I was allowed to take car right up to accommodation to unload which made moving in easier. Arena nights were the main events in Freshers week and were good although the acts weren't always great. The bar in the arena was expensive but pres normally sort you out for the night anyway and are a great way to meet your neighbours. More events in the day would've been nice. More events should have been put on specific to my course or accommodation so I could get to know people better. The Freshers week captain's were great fun and told us a lot about university life. However, the peer mentor I was assigned for my course was useless - hardly spoke to us at the peer mentor meet and greet event and has made no contact since. I've just been unlucky with my peer mentor though as many other people seem to get on really well with theirs and find them a great help.

Anonymous

Freshers week was a daunting prospect, meeting the people you’re going to be living with for the next year. However I found that the freshers week events pulled us together and got to know my flat mates well. The events themselves were fantastic, and I never had a dull night. If drinking everynight isn’t your thing there were plenty of events run by the SU that catered for that. However if you’re like me and want to go out everynight, you can easily do that.

Anonymous

Move in to halls was easy as anything, the student helpers were incredibly helpful and patient. Meeting new people is easy, everyone's in the same boat as you, coming away from home for the first time, and everyone goes out of their way to meet someone new. If you have a communal fridge, grab a shelf as soon as possible - the better ones will get filled quicker than you think. Get a house as soon as possible, but don't worry if you don't get your first choice house.

Anonymous

Well organised events but very expensive and long ques. Drinks were a reasonably price but then wristband for cases to events was not worth the money.