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[ripleyx]

Wow, I have not updated this in ages... Mainly cos I'm busy - which is unusual enough in itself - but also because I'm going apeshit with FEAR about going to Cambridge in two weeks. I can't believe it - two weeks. I still haven't got round to reading that tonne of paper than my college has sent me but just flipping through it I can feel my brain

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[pond_water]

Hi! I'm in the computer room in my hall. I've got to go to module enrolment and registration soon.
That's something I would check - do have a look through the stuff they've sent you to find any dates/times of things you've got to go to. I didn't do that until I got here so I ended up staying up trying to find it all. Also then you can come across as organised for the first few days.
Stop worrying! It's all going to be fabulous. I'll send you a long email about what I've been doing later. Now I've got to go and sort out which modules I want to sign up for.
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[ripleyx]

Hey! How's it going? I just went to a party of people in midlothian who are going to Cambridge this year. So scary! But sort of fun! Is University as good as everyone makes it out to be? How's the HP geek hunting going?

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[pond_water]

Hello! It's going well. I just had a really short nap and consequently feel worse than I did before. I don't know whether or not to go to a party to which I've been invited tonight. Nevertheless...
Are any of the people you met going to be in your college? Or doing medicine? Apparently here the first thing they do is the disections. Sounds horrifying. I've met quite a few medics.
University is fabulous, but I haven't actually started lectures yet (Monday!), so I've not had to so any work yet.
I was really disappointed, the Quidditch Team didn't have a stall at the activities fair! But then someone said maybe they were at the sports fair (which I didn't go to, because well. Sport.) and they may have been right. I have no idea what they even do. Have yet to meet any random HP-ers. At least anyone with a more than usual interest in it.

[ripleyx]

Argh... am packing for Cambridge now and there's so much to take! Is there anything that you really need but most ppl tend to forget? So many things to do and so little time!

Yeah I met this girls who's at my college doing medicine and we've actually spoken before for quite a bit as well! So at least I'll know someone!

What's your accommadation like? My room is in this really ugly building that looks like a prison. Are you getting to know people really fast cos you live together?

[pond_water]

Um...A padlock? In case there's a drawer or cupboard in your room you can lock stuff away in so you don't have to be paranoid like me. Also, a clothes rack could be handy: one of those fold-up things for drying clothes on. I don't know what the laundry situation is in Cambridge, but my clothes don't dry completely in the tumble dryers here, and I've had to resort to draping stuff artfully over my furniture. Also, even if you are catered (?) remember to take something you can use for heating up soup and so on. Spare clothes hangers. A long mirror? We're only got little ones, so you have to stand on the bed to see your feet. If I think of anything else I'll let you know

[pond_water]

Also! More stuff to remember. You might have thought of some of these already.
A wash bag (a necessity unless you have en-suite)
a bag to put dirty clothes in
a biscuit tin (preferably also with biscuits)
some formalwear
an alarm clock!
an umbrella
a diary to write down everything you have to do.
I'd recommend checking through all the stuff you've been sent to find out when you have to go to introductory meetings, registration, etc. I don't know how it works at Cambridge, but we had lots of stuff like that. Also, I emailed myself a list of my internet bookmarks so I'd be able to find them, but then I don't have my own computer here so you might not need to do that.

God, the fire alarm went off at 4 this morning, and today I had a 9am lecture. I am exhausted. It was a false alarm, but two fire engines came. Apparently it came from our corridor, and they checked all our rooms, but we have no idea what it was. Not a fire. And no one set it off on purpose.

[ripleyx]

I'm still packing!!! Except now I'm doing some HARDCORE packing and have taken up the whole of the living room for my activities. My clothes alone take up a MASSIVE suitcase AND a comparatively small suitcase! I'm also realising how many tops/skirts that I've lost over the years because I can't find them

[pond_water]

I used the whole of the spare bedroom for my stuff when I was packing. Don't think you'll have more than anyone else, most people have brought however much they can physically bring