Here are four canon events all Liverpool students will experience the summer before uni

As the start of the academic year approaches, we can take this time to reminisce and feel some sense of nostalgia for our previous fresher selves. Unless, of course, you are a fresher. In which case – good luck! That sense of Results Day anticipation has probably spurred on some vision board creation, plenty of daydreaming about your life in halls, and a lot of questions about the ins and outs of student life.

There’s only one person who can shed some light on each of those aspects, and that’s a retired fresher and former first year. Also known as, someone who has been there and done that. You might be nervously awaiting the confirmation emails, or already planning the chaotic chapter of your uni life, but either way, there are experiences that every student moving to Liverpool can relate to during the summer before university.

Whether you’re moving miles away from home, or are already a Liverpool local, the excitement of leaving the “old you” behind is a feeling shared by all students, despite the potential evils of student halls.

From cutlery mysteriously vanishing for months on end to dozens of empty bottles of alcohol proudly displayed on the shelf like childhood trophies, sharing a home with strangers is nothing short of fascinating. Which takes us to our first relatable experience as a silly little fresher during your pre-uni summer…

The frantic search for your future flatmates

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While most chronically online people can relate to this, some didn’t go searching for their flatmates on TikTok as soon as the email dropped with the info on your accommodation blocks. For those freshers who will spiral into full blown detective mode, we salute you. Romanticising the idea of finding our potential best friends, scouring comment sections, and seeking out those who shared the same flat or even block as you the year before, just feels like the right thing to do. The hope for some familiarity as you join uni is completely justified.

Despite all of this searching, some of these people will remain as mysterious enigmas. No trace of them in comment sections. Complete ghosts, until the fateful day of moving into your accom, lurking in the shadows and sneaking up on you when you least expect it, carrying two full Ikea bags up four flights of stairs. These people may become your nearest and dearest, with the oddballs you found online fading into the background – or becoming the actual spawn of satan. You honestly can’t win.

Spend the summer preparing for the fact this mysterious student might become your arch-nemesis, or somebody who you are forced to murmur an anxious “hello” to every morning in the kitchen. The anticipation/pure dread of meeting these total strangers is a key part of the experience for most, and really adds a bit of spice to the last few days of your summer before semester starts.

Panic buying every single kitchen appliance ever

Now that you’ve assembled the majority of your flatmates, here comes real preparation – buying tons of useless stuff for your room. From basics like chopping boards and teaspoons, to a boiled egg machine that a random influencer told you was a must have for uni, filling up a mountain of boxes with excessive kitchen equipment is a canon event we just can’t interfere with.

They’ll most likely end up collecting dust and mould in your kitchen cupboard – however a garlic press is absolutely an essential for all, fresher or not. That’s just a fact.

Despite the boiled egg machine rarely getting any action, the real panic buy consists mainly of tins. Tinned soup. Tinned beans. Tinned pie. That’s a real thing. Tinned food will be your cupboards’ best friend, and keeps you slightly on track when you aren’t feeling up to devouring anything vegetable-shaped after a day of lectures, or the morning of a brutal hangover.

Doing the exact same thing for your bedroom too

Although uni can be a chance for a new beginning, the temptation of bringing a little piece of home with you is entirely justifiable. Until your parents car is bursting open due to the piles and piles of clothes and unneeded objects that you simply “cannot live without”.

In spite of this, the need for a whole new wardrobe for uni is crucial to those who desire change. From planning out your first day outfit, to spending hundreds on garish going out tops that will never see the light of day, compiling a mountain of wearables is something that everyone can experience, whether you’re moving to Liverpool for university or not. Plus, you can’t repeat an outfit during the first month of lectures, right?

Researching the city (mainly the nightlife)

Whilst one of the first things that freshers should do is research Liverpool before you begin to shop for any sort of clothing item  (raincoats are needed) or kitchen appliance, this will often be put aside until the week before you take your first steps onto Scouse soil. For those of us that hadn’t been to Liverpool before arriving here, the majority of your knowledge will likely have stretched from The Beatles, to the football clubs, and probably the accent.

The most crucial aspect of any city for the majority of uni students is the nightlife, and where the cheapest drinks can be found. Concert Square has its charms for those of us that are deeply deranged and love a bit of chaos, but nothing beats Disco Spoons at the start of a night. Some may search for quieter places, with less stressful music and much kinder lighting.

Despite the drunken crowds, Liverpool holds much more than pubs and two McCooleys’ bars. There are so many places that are perfect f0r a quiet sit down and a possible Instagram story with a coffee and a book in the background that you can pretend to be reading. Anywhere on Lark Lane is perfect for just this.

Whether you’re a Liverpool expert or a novice to the city, moving away can be daunting but the three or more years you spend here can be the most entertaining years of your entire life. Especially if you make the most of all aspects of the city – including bumping into every single person you know on Bold Street, queuing for a Gourmet Grill for half an hour every Wednesday, and spending your weekends stomping around Sefton Park. Oh how I miss being a fresher.