Take Heed....

My dear unsuspecting younger self

I am warning you! Do not believe all that people say that glorifies varsity life. Trust me it is not as blissful and fun as people make it out to be. I’m not just complaining about the work load, it was to be expected. The other aspects of life are what you should be afraid of, no. Be afraid of the people, the parties the boys (there are lots of those, but no men!) and worst of all, making new friends you will stick with.

You will probably make friends with lots of people during ‘O’ week but many people have come to find that they don’t even talk to the people that they made friends with back in their first week today. So be prepared for periods of loneliness and there will be days when you feel like you don’t fit into the groups of people in the residence and days when you will sit alone in the dining hall. It will be sad and you will feel like crying but one thing is for sure, you will realise that you really do not need an entourage to walk around with and that one friend you may have may make all the difference in the world. Do not get affected by the way people may seem to not care about your existence, just accept it, because the truth is, it is a dog eat dog world out there and they actually really don’t care! Remember the high school days when you had all your friends around you? Well those days are gone. Varsity life is a challenge and believe me it will build your character in a positive way so just tough it out because there is life after and DO NOT drink!(well not too much anyway...) Hangovers stink!

Yours Sincerely

Your reconditioned older self