College Guide 12-13
College Guide 12-13
College Guide 12-13
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Saturday 29 th September (ARRIVALS DAY)<br />
Moving in day! Beginning from 10am; get your keys, unpack your boxes<br />
and register with the college. Grab your Freshers’ Pack from the JCR Exec<br />
filled with essential items and tips for University, or just to get the free sweets!<br />
Try to arrive before 3.30pm, as shortly after this time, kitchen reps will be<br />
gathering everyone in flat kitchens to meet. Orientation, in the Great Hall,<br />
starts at 5.30pm. Meet your SCR and JCR Exec, then come back down to<br />
Cartmel for some food and to meet as many people as possible. There will be<br />
games and challenges to help break the ice, followed by a band and a DJ to<br />
start the week right.<br />
Sunday 30 th September<br />
During the day, you’ll need to attend the essential safety talk at 1.45pm in<br />
the Great Hall. Your block rep and Freshers Reps will come and meet you to<br />
show you where to go. Another crucial activity today is registration with the<br />
University. This takes place throughout the day, in the Library. The time you<br />
attend is determined by your surname, more information is available in The<br />
<strong>Guide</strong>. International Students are invited to attend our ‘Meet and Greet’<br />
brunch in the JCR to meet our International Officer and your International<br />
Fresher Rep and to help you settle not only into a new university but also a<br />
new country.<br />
Tonight is the first big social of the week – Back to School at Revolution! Get<br />
on your school uniform and meet in the bar, The Winning Post, at 8.30pm for<br />
some early evening fun before we hit Revolution Bar where we will have<br />
some amazing drinks offers (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and our very own<br />
Cartmel Cocktail!<br />
Monday 1 st October<br />
Today you’ll get the chance to meet your major department for the first time.<br />
See The <strong>Guide</strong> for more information about the time and venue. The Gaming<br />
Society will be setting up in the JCR all day with loads of retro and modern<br />
games set up – come and have a go and challenge each other!<br />
Tonight is Trickology – a night of mind reading, hypnotism, card tricks and<br />
magic! After the show we have some of the best campus bands performing<br />
in the bar for those who want to stay out a little later.<br />
Tuesday 2 nd October<br />
Throughout the day today, you can attend Part I talks. The additional Part I<br />
subject(s) you choose essentially become your minor subject(s). The talks<br />
today aim to give you an insight into what is involved with each subject, and<br />
to help you make a decision about which to choose. You can attend as many<br />
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