The University of Kent

Easy to move into as there was lots of help, tips, tricks. Lots of events at nightclub and around campus for you to take part in. Sports teams were good at fresher fairs, easy to sign up to

moving in was a hassle as i didn't know my room had the things i had bought so i just had extra things, the events were exciting and entertaining, useful tips for new students from me would be join societies as it is an easy way to meet new people and make friends

Freshers week was full of daily activities, most of them were centered around alcohol and the local SU: Venue. Team/ bonding activities in the evening before going out were not really made public and thus the turnout was rather poor. The university does advertise drinks deals all over campus, and in essence promotes the over-consumption of alcohol. Freshers fair is reasonable, with many student societies attending over the course of two days. Albeit, many turn up for the free food from the likes of dominos and Nando’s, and many societies were lacklustre and disorganised.

I was a bit concerned about freshers week but I was lucky in that all of my roommates were very sociable and up for attending all the social events that the university had to offer. There was no real inductions per say so having sociable roommates made the difference.

Kent university had a great team of helpers to make sure the moving in process was easy for everyone involved. The best part of freshers week by far was the social events organised by the Union and other societies, which really helped bring everyone together!

Freshers week was the highlight of my first year of university, I got to make loads of new friends, get a feel of Canterbury and enjoy some good nights out.

Lots of help moving into halls and lots of info about events that were happening in freshers week. The events were lots of fun and there were many taster sessions for clubs and societies

Everyone was so friendly, and helped me with settling in. I was so nervous but Fresher’s week was the perfect way to break the ice, being so far away from home scared me but the environment was so warm and welcoming.