Posted by Abdul, studying Economics @ LSE
Hi there Bellerbys friends,
It's been a while now. Over the past few weeks we've been bombarded with work after work and finally after getting a breath fresh air... I'm BACK! Now I spent a few days thinking of what to blog about and I thought Oh! What's the one thing in London that isn't trying to kill me... Passfield! My accommodation/halls/whatever you want to call it.
We all know how we hear stories of university being the best time of your life, but as far as I'm concerned having the "good life" is up to you. The one thing that is of utter importance to enjoy university is organisation, without it you are more or less doomed. Having course works, essays, problem sets, exercise sets every week you have to find the time to fit them in, but even more important is whether you're having a good time and that's where your halls come in.
To be honest I didn't apply for Passfield Hall and I was angry at the school for just chucking me into a twin room after specifying that I wanted a single (something which still baffles me till today) but surprisingly I wouldn't have had it any other way. In total we're about 230 undergrads. We get served dinner, there's a pool and foosball table, a PS3 and best of all, the 230 people that live in the halls.
The residence is fantastic. To put simply, they know how to "Play hard and Work hard", the new LSE motto that I've live by. It took me a while to settle in cause I felt everyone was too "free" and I'm more of a conserved person but once you're able to go out your comfort zone then you kind of feel at home (although my friend says that I get that feeling cause we have a garden/barbecue area). If only someone didn't trip off the fire alarms at 3am, then it would have been the perfect place.
The hall organises weekend trips to the opera, paintballing or just a night in watching movies or playing games. At this point I almost glad I didn't get sent to a single room in another hall cause I'll probably be locked in my room day-in day-out. We recently also had a hall committee elections, which was slightly intense (although I didn't run for anything) but it's just one of the many ways you get encouraged to make a difference and be part of something.
They're even more amazing people around the school (from magicians to math geniuses, you name them) and it doesn't get you down or make you feel as if you are less able, rather you get this drive that makes want to take on new things and explore new places. I guess that's what university should feel like and London only makes these aspirations possible.
Sorry to cut this short but I guess I'll be back again with more news from the London School of Entertainment... lol.
Abdul studied A Levels at Bellerbys College and achieved one A* grade and three A grades.
Another great blog, Abdul! I like your LSE motto :-)
Posted by: Agnes Vinkler | November 23, 2011 at 04:56 PM
Haha, that's how we roll... I came to Bellerbys the other day to visit but couldn't really see anyone cause I wasn't exactly allowed to come in as a visitor :( but I hope everything is brilliant and fun in Brighton.
Posted by: Abdulbasit Abdulrahim | November 23, 2011 at 07:22 PM