JCR Forum - Freshers' Forum

Congratulations to all freshers on your results and achieving a place at Merton. This forum should serve as a facility for you to ask any questions you may have and for myself and other Mertonians to answer them. Feel free to post any comments, concerns or queries on this forum.

Also feel free to introduce yourself!
I'll start us off:
Hi, I'm a maths & computer scientist from Poole in Dorset. I'll be starting my 3rd year at Merton next term.
Come on now don't be shy :)

I'm in yer fresher's forum not being fresh.
I'm a 2nd year M&CS who just thought to wander into the forum and see what's happening.
Remember to join the facebook group http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9950704713

Hey! My name's Caity, I'm from Calvert in Buckinghamshire and I'll be starting Spanish and French in October =D Looking forward to meeting everybody but not to being broke... ='( x

Hey, I'm Rob from Bracknell (in Berkshire, near Ascot where I was born) and I'm starting History in October. Looking forward to the large amount of alcohol-related events on the freshers' week timetable!

Hi I'm Sarah! I'm from Belfast in Northern Ireland and I'm starting law in October. I'll second Rob's excitement over the freshers' week timetable and add that it almost makes me forget that after the week of freshers' fun I'll actually have to do some work! How awful! Nah really I'm rather looking forward to getting stuck into the new topic and can't wait to meet everyone :) xo

Hi I'm Claire from Worthing (near Brighton) and I'm starting History. I'm also looking to freshers based fun :)

Hey. I'm Sen and I'll be doing Physics. I'm eager to meet you all. Just as a heads up, if I for some reason don't bump into you, I'm the one who makes excruciatingly cheesy jokes.

Hey, I'm Neshma and I'll be studying Economics and Management. I'm from Kingston, Surrey and I look forward to meeting you all in freshers' week! xx

Hello! I'm Natalie, I come from Pembrokeshire, in the most south-western corner of Wales and I'm going to be studying Music. I'm really excited about coming to Merton - less than six weeks to go! Look forward to seeing everyone in October!

Hey! I'm James, from Newbury, Berkshire and I'll be studying Classics. Look forward to meeting you all in October!

Hi, I'm Yilun from Germany (however odd it may sound) and will be doing E&M. I am much looking forward to freshers week in October!

WOOHOO another Spanish student!! You guys are v. quiet on the ole Facebook group - we were getting worried there weren't any. I'm Sarah, a second year Historian SLASH Linguist. I'll be one of the official Freshers' Week helpers. Looking forward to carrying you home from the clubs!

Hey! I'm Sophie, coming to Merton to do Chemistry and can't wait for Freshers' Week to meet everyone :)

Hey everyone. I'm Dave and i'll be starting French and Linguistics this October. I'm looking forward to meeting you all in Freshers' week!

1. HI !!!! Looking forward to meetting everyone - if I am not hiding away in my room catching up on the reading list I havent yet got round to... Enjoy the rest of the holidays and see everyone soon ps just for interests sake if you go on the oxford website you can follow links to the lecture timetables wahooo bye now x x x
2. David Harries you chump ! How are yuo? Hows the reading list going ? ( I have now read a whole 2 BOOKS ) we need to catch up some time... Not long now eeeeeeeeee ps i also need some help with the forms we have to send off and also to ask what u thought about something anyway yer go on msn some time or message me on facebook.

Hi everyone! I'm Richard, from Shropshire, and I will be starting Physics at Merton this year. I really can't wait to get down to Oxford now, and get to know everyone in the madness of Freshers' week! Hope everyone has had a great summer, and is looking forward to starting as much as I am! See you all soon!

Hi, I'm Heidi and will be doing PPE. Looking forward to meeting everyone :-)

Daisy and Dave - Hello! I'm Vicky, a 3rd Year French and Linguistics student. This implies three things:
1) Being Abroad, I won't be there to help you settle in, or tour you round, sigh. 2) But I might be able to answer your questions
3) Dave? I'm your Grandma. Suzanne has asked me to write to you about the Linguistics side of things (which I'll do ASAP, honest), so if there's anything in particular you'd like to know, just say.

Hi Gran! Yeah it'd be great if you could give me a general idea of what to expect, average weekly timetable etc. Thanks. Where abouts are you staying for your third year?

Hi I'm Esther, from Southampton, starting Law in October. Very excited about meeting you all!

Where are the biologists?
I'm not a parent this year so I don't even know if there are any for sure, but there aren't any here or on the facebook group.
Stop being so shy and retiring and show yourselves!
Btw. Hi I'm David, a fourth year biologist (to all extents and purposes). I come from Liphook in Hampshire, and my hobbies include ventriloquism, circus acrobatics and ice sculpture.

"my hobbies include ventriloquism, circus acrobatics and ice sculpture"
Together or separately?

Hi everyone,
My name is James and I will be studying history. Cannot actually wait to go to Oxford.I would happily go tomorrow since daytime tv is driving me crazy but, of course, I'm reading also (hmm). Look forward to seeing you all a week on Monday!

"Together or separately?"
Simultaneously. Along with water divining and sweeping chimneys.
That's just how talented Merton students are. You don't reach #1 on the Norrington Table without an ability to multi-task.

David!! Stop scaring everyone, or I shall be forced to renounce you as my father!
Hi everyone btw!
I'm Rosie, a second year biologist and, as you may have noticed if you've looked at the beeeaaauutiful entz page on this website, 'wonderous goddess of entz'. Looking forward to meeting you all in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!
x x

Hi David! When are you coming back to us?
There are biologists this year, three girls and a guy again (poor guy).
Hi Freshers! I'm Thomas, another second year biologist. Unfortunately, I'm not a "wonderous goddess of entz" (probably the opposite, actually - whatever that is). I helped out at the interviews, it's great to recognise so many names from then.

It's nearly October (W00t). Hi Sen and Richard, I will also doing Physics. Look forward to meeting you all!

Only one chemist! I'm Mark, I was the Chemistry Helper at the interviews. Looking forward to seeing everyone I met then

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