Nervous about meeting new people? Don’t worry.

Coming to University and meeting new people is a huge daunting experience, especially if you are a shy person.

There are massive worries such as who will I get along with, will anyone talk to me, and are they nice? There are hundreds of questions you can ask yourself but the massive worry is if they will get answered.

There is many different ways at University as to how you can meet new people and make new friends.

Firstly there is accommodation. You cant always plan who your going to live with when it comes to student housing, but just think your not alone everyone else is in the same boat as you. You will always meet new people and chances are you will adapt to them straightaway with them being people who you are living with, you will soon feel comfier than what you expected.

Your course that you choose to do is also a massive help in you making new friends. During every different course your on there will always be a session to meet new people. You wont expect it, but even the person you may sit next to will become your friends. Eventually most people get to recognise one another, but you will make new friends from team building activities or working in a group with people. Soon you will create you own group of friends within your course.

When I started University I was dreading going in, but I did and on my first class activity we got put into small groups to do a task, from that I made my group of friends who three years later I am still close to now and will continue to be for many years.

I literally sat next to one girl, got talking to another in a group and then we got talking to two people behind us then later in another class got talking to another girl. Its weird how it happens but it just does and everyone just clicks. It will be one the best experiences you do in meeting new people and learning about them and where they are from.

Don’t let the worry about making new friends be a massive stress when coming to university. Just be yourself, you don’t even have to talk much just gradually become comfier slowly whatever is easy for you.

You will soon come to realise that you will have many groups of friends, even if you live at home, you will have your course friends, your friends you live with and even friends from any social or sport club societies you may join.

Everything will soon be easy and you will think back after a few year laughing at yourself when you first started. Hopefully you will make the best of friends and have an amazing time at University! 

Survive Fresher’s Weeks

We all know that fresher week’s is just non-stop partying for two weeks, can you cope?

Yes you can! Fresher will always be the best time of your life at University even when you’re going back into your second and third year. There will be so many different events on you will want to go to and attend with your new course friends or housemates, so you can do some drink bonding and get to know each other well, maybe a bit too much by the end of it but we all know that’s what drink does to you!

So that you can make sure you enjoy these two weeks with no worries, you need to make sure that you have planned ahead well and worked out all your finances so you don’t run short of cash for these crazy nights out.

Before you arrive to university you get confirmation of your student loans or what money your going to have to use throughout your first year at university.

Work out your bills first of all, what you’re going to need to pay and what food you’re going to need to survive. Once you have done all this you can put aside your money for fresher’s week!

After that you’re good, once you have enjoyed the best two weeks you can just see how you go afterwards. Maybe have a look around and get a job somewhere, there will be plenty going around the pubs and bars for students to keep you going extra money as well as what you have already got.

Fresher’s week has always got an event planned for every night of the two weeks. It is fun and exciting and is going to guarantee you many hangovers but surely you will be able to cope with this with being fresher’s, that’s what it is all about!

We at skignz hope you have the best time and make sure your getting way too drunk!

Result!

A huge congratulations to all those receiving their A level results today. We hope you’ve got the grades you were anticipating and all that hard work has paid off.

It’s time to get excited about coming to University, especially to those attending Teesside. You will be the first freshers to experience skignz, the new exciting virtual mapping device to make finding your way around campus a whole lot easier.

Skignz doesn’t stop there… You’ll find skignz on nights out, letting you know what’s going on in the Students Union or updating you on the latest drinks promotions.

Not done yet… Skignz can also be used socially with your mates. Picture this: You’ve just met all your new friends in halls or student accommodation, your ready to smash your first big night out together, drinks starts flowing, you roll up to the Students Union for pre drinks, your at the bar, turn around after paying for your drinks and your friends are gone… Panic!!!

Don’t... With skignz you can place virtual signs above your friends heads. This allows you to use your phone to scan the crowd to find your friends there and then, as simple as that.

Find out more at: https://www.facebook.com/Discoverskignz

It’s no good constantly being worried about your kids!

It’s no good constantly being worried about your kids!

Kids in their younger years we all know it is a full time job to constantly watch them to make sure they are okay!

Then comes the time when they start to grow up and want to do their own thing, but you still constantly worry about them and cant always watch them like you used to.

This can be stressful for parents and what you need is to know that you can be stress free from worrying when your kids are not in your sight!

I know how this is as I have been in this situation with my parents. I live at home and one day when I got asked to go do the food shop by my Mum I went into town and in Iceland I never have signal on my phone to get calls or texts through.
When I arrive home from the food shop my Mum told me she was on the verge of calling the police thinking something had happened to me due to me not answering my phone, when I had just been to town to do the food shop for her bearing in mind I live about 10 minutes from the town, and I am 21 years old!

Imagine when your child moves away to University that’s even worse, not being able to see them all the time, or knowing what there up to when out partying! Bet the first thing you think is HELP!

But not to worry because there is a new way that you can make sure your kids are just fine. You don’t have to think about doing what parents do on sun, sea and suspicious parents, being sneaky then getting caught out!

New technology has now been developed, a new way for you to keep track of who you want. skignz lets you place a sign above someone’s head so that you can see where they are when you want. You can also become friends with someone and then wherever they are just follow them around seeing what they are up to.

This is new and exciting for both parents and your children to get involved in. It is trendy for everyone and can be really helpful for when your kids do not answer their mobiles! (If only my mum had this) All you have to do is download skignz to your mobile, tablet or portable device and then away you go.

It is fun, less stressful, free and you have less chance of getting caught out!

Has this helped you? Let us know!

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