spunout’s Freshers Hub

This Freshers Hub explores everything you need to know before, during, and after freshers. Starting college is a busy time, and a lot of the places, people, and tasks may be new to you. This hub features articles on freshers week, friendships and loneliness, being around substances, handling your finances, food shopping and nutrition, and advice on your living situation.

spunout’s Freshers Guide

Everything you need to know before your first days at college

Making friends and feeling lonely

• How to meet people and make new friends
• How to handle loneliness

Being around substances

• Staying sesh safe with drug harm reduction
• What is alcohol?

How to handle your finances

• Saving money as a student
• How to create a budget
• How to write a CV

Food shopping and nutrition

• spunout recipes category
• Meal planning made easy
• Healthy eating

Your living situation

• How to handle problems with housemates

Feeling overwhelmed and want to talk to someone?

• Get anonymous support 24/7 with our text message support service
• Connect with a trained volunteer who will listen to you, and help you to move forward feeling better
• Whatsapp us now or free-text SPUNOUT to 50808 to begin.
• Find out more about our text message support service

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