For many university is a huge change to their lives. Going from living underneath parents roof and their rules can be a lot to take in. Having the freedom of being away from home and having no-one telling you what to do and when to do it can be slightly overwhelming. For some it's an opportunity to rebel, for others it's a chance to just try and prove that you can make it on you're own.

 

Those who rebel tend to turn to things their parents always told them not to do, things such as, tattoos, piercings not on your ear lobes - make of that what you will - drinking exceedingly high amounts of alcohol and behaving inappropriately in public.

 

Those who want to prove they can make it on their own turn to the kitchen and try to cook fabulous meals and not burn it, doing your own wash load and not having the colours run or clothes shrink and go out at night and take care of yourself and your friends.

 

University tends to be a time when we try desperately to find ourselves and work out what we want from life. One reason is that we are plunged into a new world with new people and have to try and let our personalities shine through in a crowd of people. We need to make ourselves stand out in a large group of people and try not to stray too much from our true selves we need to ensure we don't change or mould into something we're not.

 

It's tempting to become a new person and change everything about ourselves to fit into those around us an act more like the people we live with rather than who we are. We must resist this temptation as they key to a happy household is individuality, if you live with three people who all try to act the same then you'll all end up arguing because you are all so similar.

 

Don't be afraid to let your true self shine through and if your going to try and change yourself at university don't transform yourself just enhance yourself so your true attitude and spirit can shine through.