{"id":7082,"date":"2021-04-16T08:07:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T08:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=7082"},"modified":"2024-06-05T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:04:20","slug":"make-friends-for-life","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/knowledge-base\/make-friends-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Make friends for life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">Going to university may seem daunting at first, and it\u2019s only natural to wonder if you\u2019ll fit in, make friends and feel at home. But many of our students say they stopped worrying about being away from home after induction week \u2013 so let\u2019s see what they have to say, and hopefully, we can put your mind at ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Worried about making new friends?<\/strong> 78% of our students said it\u2019s rarely a problem after induction week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You\u2019ll be joining a diverse, vibrant and connected community of over 10,000 students and staff. It\u2019s an amazing environment to figure out your own authentic direction and collaborate with people to reach your goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"acf-block acf-block--pullquote   align    shape-arrow\" style=\"background-color:;\">\n\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t<p>\u201cThrow yourself in the deep end and just get involved with everything. You\u2019ll make friends with people you never thought you would. It\u2019s what makes the 3 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<strong class=\"is-block has-gotham-bold-family is-uppercase is-size-4\">Tom Hage<\/strong><cite class=\"is-7\">Exercise, Fitness &amp; Health graduate<\/cite>\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"desktop\" overflow=\"visible\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 808 330\" width=\"808\" height=\"330\"><g transform=\"translate(0, 0)\"><defs><path  style=\"stroke-width: 0; stroke-linecap: butt; stroke-linejoin: miter; fill: ;\" id=\"path-1677231225496312994\" d=\"M611.9505742674806 591 C611.9505742674806 591 725.023189523592 426 725.023189523592 426 C725.023189523592 426 612.5425764067494 261.32711169417234 612.5425764067494 261.32711169417234 C612.5425764067494 261.32711169417234 -83.00033101579183 262.9595752133196 -83.00033101579183 262.9595752133196 C-83.00033101579183 262.9595752133196 -83 591.32078208448 -83 591.32078208448 C-83 591.32078208448 611.9505742674806 591 611.9505742674806 591 Z\" vector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\/><\/defs><g transform=\"translate(83.00033101579183, -261.32711169417234)\"><path fill=\"\" d=\"M611.9505742674806 591 C611.9505742674806 591 725.023189523592 426 725.023189523592 426 C725.023189523592 426 612.5425764067494 261.32711169417234 612.5425764067494 261.32711169417234 C612.5425764067494 261.32711169417234 -83.00033101579183 262.9595752133196 -83.00033101579183 262.9595752133196 C-83.00033101579183 262.9595752133196 -83 591.32078208448 -83 591.32078208448 C-83 591.32078208448 611.9505742674806 591 611.9505742674806 591 Z\" vector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t<svg class=\"mobile\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 394.6 832.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 394.6 832.1;\">\n\t\t\t<path d=\"M0,678.9V0l394.5,0.1l0.2,678.9l-197.7,153L0,678.9L0,678.9z\"\/>\n\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going to university may seem daunting at first, and it\u2019s only natural to wonder if you\u2019ll fit in, make friends and feel at home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":129000002721,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"1","footnotes":""},"schools":[],"campuses":[],"subject_area":[],"ht-kb-category":[368],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-7082","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ht_kb_category-prospectus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/7082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7082"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/7082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12226,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/7082\/revisions\/12226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"schools","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools?post=7082"},{"taxonomy":"campuses","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campuses?post=7082"},{"taxonomy":"subject_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject_area?post=7082"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=7082"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=7082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}