During my days as a grumpy student...
I was out of my depth when I went to uni. I was a skint little council house kid, and I somehow ended up at St Andrews. When Prince William was there. We started in the same year, so my uni was full of toffs. And it was EXPENSIVE. Like 'I wonder if I can sell a kidney so I can buy some bread' expensive.

I'd only been there a week but had discovered this when the halls fee wiped out my entire student loan. I was not a happy bunny.

So when the weekend societies fair came around, I decided to go for a nose, and scope out the crazy fuckers I'd have to spend the next four years with.

This was a very smart move.

The societies were *desperate* for students to join. And especially the political ones. I mean, there was always a chance Prince Wullie might sign up, or even one of his group of friends. So there were freebies. Oh, were there freebies...

Now, being poor, shrewd, and pissed off, I saw a plan...

On that day I joined* the Labour Party (free cookies and hot chocolate), the Conservative Party (Wine and cheese evenings. Yes! Plural!), the SNP (no food but a free cup and I do like my tea), the Lib Dem (chocolates and a balloon. Yes, I'm five...) and some other random political party (brownies. The cakes, not the small girls in uniforms).

But then I went on a rampage. I joined anything that had something I wanted, and was free. The international students society? Sure! (I'm Scottish). The Jewish Society? Why not?! (I'm agnostic).

What's worse was this was on the Saturday. I gorged myself on free sweeties and cake and had enough tat to fill my room. But I still attended the sports fair on the Sunday. And pulled the same stunt again.

And this is how, I managed to graduate the University of St Andrews, having joined (as well as I could remember) 23 societies and sports clubs. And never attending a single one.

I later told a friend of mine about this scam (she was also there) and she was shocked. I think that she's just innocent, more than I was particularly smart, but it kept my belly happy for a week!

*joining was free for a lot of the societies, as a way to lure you in. You paid for membership after your first week/year in a lot of cases.
(The Oncoming Storm, Fri 9 Nov 2007, 22:56, 4 replies)

Pretty much all accomodation wipes out your student loan these days...
I'm a fresher at birmingham and all mine went in one big go.

Our societies fair was no where near as classy as yours though. We got free bugger all (well except pens and such and lets face it everyone gets free pens).

So go you
(Monkeyofspong, Sat 10 Nov 2007, 0:59, closed)

To be honest...
Loads of atheists and other godless types turn up to St Andy's CU lunches for the cheap food.

One lecture about God? One pound for a decent lunch?

I know it's worth it.
(TheSphericalCow, Sat 10 Nov 2007, 3:47, closed)

Ah the CU...
Yes, I attended there many a time, when I couldn't afford the pub. They were really nice actually, and pretty much twigged that most of us were in it for the food. Nice guys, decent meals!
(The Oncoming Storm, Sat 10 Nov 2007, 8:30, closed)

My scottish mate went to st.andrews
stayed for one term then had to get out as she couldent stand all the poshness.

She decided to give uni another go, but was apprehensive about going to a English uni as her experinces in st.A had taught her that all english people are snooty bastards.


She went to Hull.

as in "'jew want fookin' lamberts mate dickhead?" Hull
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sat 10 Nov 2007, 15:34, closed)