There is no way you didn’t live with these five people in first year

University is a chance to become acquainted with a variety of people.

As diverse as each accommodation is, there is no doubt that each flat will boast at least one of these characters. And if you can't name one, it's probably you.

Love or loathe them, they're basically family

The messy one

It's no secret that your university kitchen will be a world away from the cleanliness of living with your parents, but if you don’t have at least one flat mate who seems unfamiliar with the concept of a sponge, you’re lying.

Whether they’re playing Jenga with the plates and seeing how high they can stack them next to the sink. Or breeding a new form of bacteria via dirty cereal bowls and marking their territory with mouldy mugs and cutlery, this person is a staple flatmate.

They'll be in a constant state of denial over their habits, even when confronted with the two week old milk left in the fridge, and they always seem to miss their shift to take the bins out. Hide ya plates, hide ya cloths, and if they ask to borrow your tea towel, run.

The Lightweight

It’s no secret that students enjoy a drink from time to time, however we all have one flatmate who, no matter how much purple or vodka they consume, their liver never does learn how to take it.

A watered-down glass of WKD has them finished off for the evening, and there is no doubt they'll have their head down a toilet by 10pm, or chunder on the UniExpress.

Be prepared to force feed them carbs, console them when they (almost certainly) will cry, and make the age-old promise to yourself never to let them touch Russian Standard ever again. Maybe they'll actually make it out next time?

The Disappearing Act

Did they move out in week one, or are they still in there? Should we knock and check on them? This is the one flatmate who, you’re not actually sure even lives with you.

You've seen their post in the postbox and the mysterious pint of milk that no one seems to own. You might’ve had a brief run-in while making toast, or spotted them darting into the bathroom before anyone sees.

You may even have heard a mysterious voice on the phone through the paper thin walls of your accommodation, but you can’t help but question if they are in your imagination, or just a phantom flatmate? We may never know….

The Studious One

As much as you may make fun of this person for saying no to nights out in order to write essays, staying up until early hours doing the recommended reading, or constantly being in the library- we all secretly wish we could be more like them.

While we're doing shots of vodka, they're getting shots at graduating with a first. They never seem to bunk off a lecture, have colour coordinated notes for modules they haven't even started yet, and their dissertation prep has started two years in advance.

They're getting their nine grand's worth I guess?

The party animal

"Eat, sleep, rave, repeat" seems to be this flatmates key motto in surviving first year. If you live less than 3 doors away from them, you can kiss goodbye to sleep for the whole of your freshers year.

Kasbah Monday, Smack Tuesday, POP! Wednesday, Smack (again) on a Thursday, Neon Friday's and then off to Birmingham on a Saturday. Sunday= rest day, then time to do it all over again.

They should have a Terrace Bar loyalty card, and a special mention for being a certified "Smack rat". Their bank balance can always seem to stretch to one last VK, and if you need a drinking buddy, you can always rely on this guy.