Literally every single person you will ever live with at uni

You’ll probably stay friends with the people you live with at uni, or that’s at least what you’ll say to each other until you graduate, move out of Leeds and never see each other again. In first year you never choose who you live with, and you’ll probably live with the same people in second year just because it’s more convenient. So you’ll probably be left with an eclectic bunch of flatmates that you’ll grow to love… or hate.

The king of shag

In Freshers’ Week alone this charming fellow has earned numerous strikes on your flat’s shag list. While you and your other flatmates are trying to somehow make a reasonable meal to cure your hangover in the kitchen, this party animal amuses you with how he got that cute blonde English student to blow him after Fruity. His stories are brilliant but after his 10th strike you can't help but wonder – will I catch STDs on our communal loo?

The filthy fresher

Never had to do the dishes in his life and probably never will. Ew.

The ghost

You caught a glimpse of them the week you moved into halls but the ghost hasn't been seen since. No noise, no friends over, no food in the fridge…(except that infamous energy drink you get in your welcome pack) The accommodation office says they definitely live with you – but do they?

The bookworm

A classic among uni housemates. Quiet and shy, they are most likely to study science-y shit like Computer Science with Mathematics (ugh) or English Lit. There is not much to say about them accept that besides their nerdy lifestyle of excessive studying they can be super loyal. If you ask very nicely they might even fix your laptop after you drowned it in jäger bombs at pres last night.

The happy-go-lucky sort of fellow

This social butterfly might be one of the worst flatmates you will ever encounter. Always happy and talkative in the morning this guy never gives you a break, not even at 9 am. He always acts like he's on MDMA but that's just, like, his personality!? No matter how absurd the GIAG session, he's there and he's all for it. Tea society? Done. Mediaeval combat? Done. Irish dancing? “That was brilliant, man!” Come the second year he's committee member in at least a dozen of absurd clubs …what a pain in the ass.

The exchange student

In second and third year you are 99% safe from having to live with any international students. Wait, you're a fresher? Oh well. Erasmus/international students may seem exhausting at first (e.g. explaining what crumpets are and why the hot and cold taps aren't joined over and over again) but they are a blessing in disguise. They will happily cook their local cuisine for you and if you befriend them you'll have places to crash all over the world. Gimme dat schnitzel!

The Londoner

This specimen, born and raised exclusively in London, left the luxurious Shoreditch loft of their parents only because the University of Leeds has such a great reputation for whatever the hell they are studying. Style and party-wise this flatmate is not to be sneezed at but their raving about how cheap living in the North is still gets on your tits. Yes, the fact that beer is just £2 is reason enough for the posh Londoner to be constantly drunk. Spare us how you find traveling on buses so complicated and the weather so grim while we nibble on our 50p Sainsbury's basics pizza.

The basic bitch

You read to your housemates from The Tab and have a good ol' laugh about how accurate they depict life at uni. You're up for parties but not on Thursdays because you have to watch the newest episode of Riverdale before heading down to the pub quiz at Old Bar. You're always there to help with your lack of knowledge on doing the laundry but get slightly annoyed when your roomies ask you to have some of your food. Well, sharing a flat with you could be worse.