Trained staff and ridiculously dedicated student officers will go out of their way to help. Party on dudes Sex and drugs and rock and roll are not necessary to the student high life and frankly a frightening combination for your average student. The thing to do is to get informed and get advice. There will be plenty of information on safer sex, the dangers of drug use and alcohol abuse, and the deathly hazards of smoking as part of your student union's welfare awareness work. Mum might be many miles away but there will be a lot of other people looking out for your well-being while you are away from home.
College life is bigger and better than any schoolboy's or schoolgirl's dream.
College life is a riot and you will be heading for a roller coaster ride through happiness, peppered with a just few exams, essay assignments, overdrafts, arguments and bad grades. But above all, the friends you make will be with you for life, and what you learn will be the key to your future success. If you want to know more about life at your chosen college get in touch with the student union there.