
These 17 TikToks show what it’s really like to be isolating in MMU halls right now
Parties, post-it notes and a lot of boredom
I think it’s safe to say that the 1,700 MMU freshers being forced to isolate in halls right now take the prize for worst Freshers’ experience in history. 127 students from both Birley campus and Cambridge Halls tested positive for COVID, and so everyone in these blocks has had to wave goodbye to pubs and say hello to being trapped in halls.
Forced to fend for themselves with limited supermarket delivery slots, moving in with strangers and in some cases being completely isolated, the situation remains pretty dire. Students have taken to plastering post-it-notes on the windows and creating TikToks to share their experiences.
These 17 TikToks capture the highs and lows of isolating in MMU halls right now:
1. The Freshers’ experience of a lifetime
— pippa (@pippa82169446) October 1, 2020
Really feel like these guys deserve a refund.
Via @hannahc_2404
2. F*ck the Government and F*ck Boris
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Nice to see that once again students are getting the support they need during the pandemic – I’m glad that £9k is being put to good use!
Via @phoebemortlock
3. 14 days of doing nothing
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Eat, sleep, Netflix repeat. Then stare at the wall and clean everything AGAIN.
Via @erinmillea
4. Pleading via Post it notes
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Okay can someone please “send drink”. And seriously, where are their eggs??
Via @studentproblems
5. Another day in the life
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Not even food could make this bearable when you can’t smell or taste anything but boredom.
Via @elliebenn
6.Freshers fending for themselves
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Using a towel as a duvet has got to be an all time low. Public appeal to get this room key replaced.
Via @hannahlcc
7.Love in Lockdown?
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Like something straight out of a Taylor Swift music video *swoon*
Via @katrina.lx
8. A seriously impressive game of noughts and crosses
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
I cannot BELIEVE how much effort went into this!!
Via @katrina.lx
9. The pandemic will bring us together… or strengthen the rivalry between UoM and Man Met
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
No surprises here, at least there’s some consistency in these uncertain times.
Via @sam_hedshaw
10. The ones that got away
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Those who managed to escape and return to their homes must be over the moon. Guess it’s alright for some.
Via @rafnunezz
11. ‘HMP’
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
When your call for help makes it on the news!
Via @jakerossiter8
12. Finding flat friends despite the odds
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
They can take your freedom, but they can’t take your ability to socialise from the inside.
Via @aoifeboyd
13. When life gives you lockdown, make your room look awesome
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
After all there’s not much else you can do to fill the time.
Via @powello
14. One is the loneliest number
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Send her some friends pls.
Via @immortalbarbiex
15. It’s my party and I’ll party if I want to
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Pandemic who?
Via @miaproberts90
16. The show must go on in any way possible
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Keep up the morale even if things are bad.
Via @jadeindia_
17. Snapped by the paps
— pippa (@pippa82169446) September 30, 2020
Let’s be honest, seeing yourself on the news has got to be the only thing more positive than the Covid tests over there.
Via @oliviaroseb2
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Although students at Man Met are making the most of a bad situation by trying to stay busy and creating these TikToks, their videos demonstrate the mental and physical toll the lockdown is having on the students.
Sending some virtual moral support to everyone stuck in the lockdown right now!
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