How to survive Durham Freshers’ Week based on your star sign

So, you’ve just got into Durham! Yay! Whether you’re a bold Aries ready to conquer Klute on your first night out or a cautious Virgo meticulously planning your library routes, your star sign might just hold the key to surviving (and thriving in) Durham Freshers’ Week. Here’s our best advice based solely on the stars:

Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan 19)

NEWS FLASH! Independent doesn’t equal unsociable – you can be disciplined and have the most organised planner in the world, but all that is a bit rubbish if you don’t have anyone to show it to.

Advice:

Talk to as many new people as you can. But, as the star sign with the reputation for being unforgiving, remember everyone is nervous and lots of your interactions in Freshers’ Week are likely to be a bit awks.

Aquarius (Jan 20- Feb 18)

Fashionistas of the astrological world, listen up. Spontaneity doesn’t equal a new wardrobe.

Advice:

I implore you not to discard your impeccable dress sense in favour of the Durham uniform (an overpriced pair of UGGs). They WILL get soggy, and you WILL have wet feet. Don’t do it.

Pisces (Feb 19 – March 20)

I promise you aren’t in love with that rando across the Jimmy’s dance floor you had 10 seconds of eye contact with. It’s not worth it (note: it’s the lighting making their teeth look that white).

Advice:

Channel that romantic energy into taking cute pics of the cathedral and swishing around in your robe like you’re in a romcom. You don’t actually need a love interest, I swear.

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Aries (March 21 – April 19)

Approaching Freshers’ Week with energy and passion sounds a bit scary, I can’t lie. Don’t burn yourself out tearing up the dance floor every night. The passion part will soon vanish and you’ll be struck down with Freshers’ Flu.

Advice:

Divide your energy between doing the worm on Klute’s dance floor and taking time to rest and recoup with friends.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20)

Loyalty is an admirable trait, it really is. Freshers’ Week is a great opportunity to make new friends and meet loads of new people. Your patience will absolutely come in handy when it comes to never ending “where are you from / what degree / what college” variations.

Advice:

Do not sign a house in Freshers’ Week – you can be a loyal friend without committing to a legally binding contract after knowing someone for less time than the relationships on Love Island x

Gemini (May 21 – June 21)

Being curious and sociable is a very good combo for Freshers’ Week, especially when exploring the unusual and varied societies available to join at Durham (be prepared- there’s a lot).

Advice:

You’re not actually legally obligated to join a society’s emailing list just because you made very awkward eye contact with the exec members (and probably claimed a free pen). You can walk away (pen and inbox intact).

Cancer (June 22 – July 22)

With character traits of creativity and empathy, you’re well suited to the peaks and troughs of Freshers’ Week, likely to thrive particularly when it comes to the various themes of Freshers’ bops.

Advice:

Empathy does not equate to getting tangled up in the inevitable dramas that will appear – you can experience Freshers’ Week without feeling like you’ve walked into a posh Eastenders episode.

Leo (July 23 – Aug 22)

As you’re known for your leadership skills and generosity, Freshers’ Week could easily become draining. And that’s on both your mental health and your bank balance, if you feel compelled to buy round after round in Spoons, resulting in no money and a raging hangover the next day.

Advice:

Invest your natural desire to lead in joining societies and exploring exec roles, rather than leading your soldiers into battle (yet another Monday night Ozzy’s).

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sept 22)

An impressive organisational system (colour-coded modules, I’m looking at you) and a practical head on your shoulders makes you well prepared for the academics of university life. But this doesn’t actually mean you’re guaranteed to make every 9am by default.

Advice:

Freshers’ Week is for spontaneity – you don’t have to attend every event you carefully planned to go to if you’re not feeling it. The world won’t end, I promise.

Libra (Sept 23 – Oct 23)

Your indecision and love for all things aesthetic is a lethal combo in Freshers’ Week. It could very easily wreak havoc on that carefully planned budgeting scheme you cooked up before you arrived… and before you encountered the posters in Mugwump.

Advice:

Don’t blow your money on overpriced posters at the fresher’s poster sale. Whimsy is a state of mind – and you can’t find it in A3 card reprints of Monet’s artwork. Sorry.

Scorpio (Oct 24 – Nov 21)

A determined fresher sounds like a newspaper headline if I’m being honest. Please don’t take this as your sign to do a 17-college bar crawl, it will end in disaster. Determination and intuition can prove helpful tools when trying to remember every new person’s name, degree and place of birth. Just don’t bite off more than you can chew.

Advice:

Follow your gut and concentrate on building friendships with people you feel drawn to. Also, if your bed is calling to you on a Friday night – listen to it. The clubs aren’t going anywhere.

Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)

Known as the ultimate free spirit with a tendency for restlessness, Freshers’ Week offers the perfect opportunity for you to explore a new place with new people and an infinite combination of new events. But take this with a pinch of salt however, and be careful – running along the bailey after a night out is liberating but also might end with scraped knees (is it worth it?).

Advice:

Slow and steady wins the race (and beats the hangover).