Royal Holloway is the university I attended for three years, and over those years I realised many things about it that popped up over and over again. Therefore, I decided to compile a list about it!
I am one of those people who personally despises when people call Founders ‘Hogwarts’, because I don’t think they look anything like each other, and also I’m not sure if I would count Founders as a castle, full stop. Sue me.
I still got lost in Founders in third year. It’s a very confusing building and most of it looks the same, okay? If someone tells you they’ve never gotten lost in there for at least 10 minutes, they’re lying.
Yes, it is Royal Holloway, University of London. No, it’s not actually in London. Please don’t ask me which part of London I live in. We’re in Surrey, okay?
Oh, Egham. You are a tiny town with a sad name, but somehow at the end of my three years I knew I would miss you and your tiny high street anyway. Sometimes less really is more.
A good seat, that is. You guys know what I’m talking about. If you arrive after 10am, you are left with the awful seats, and that is your own fault. Sorry about it
Yes, we won that – can you say instant bragging rights or what?
Egham Hill is both terrible and wonderful depending on your mood and the weather. Many a time did I arrive sweaty and soaked to a lecture because my umbrella was too wide for the narrow pavement. It’s a nice walk otherwise though and will keep you in shape.
Royal Holloway, please, even though I’m gone, I’m begging you – make everywhere card-friendly, for the sake of card-carrying students everywhere.
Only about 10% of the computers actually work, and there is a quiet fight about who gets the ones that do actually work. Just take a laptop.
There is only one clothes shop in Egham, and its demographic is not students. So what do you spend your student loan on, aside from takeout’s and nights out? Online shopping, of course! Confession: I was practically best friends with the local delivery man by the end of the year.
You have to pick a side – you are either Egham, which is closer to Tesco and the train station, or you are Englefield Green, which is cheaper but mostly closer to campus. Whichever you choose, someone will have an opinion on it. (I was and still am Team Egham).
When your SU is literally sponsored by Dominos, you can bet you will be bombarded with advertising material about it every week or so. And, hey, sometimes it does work, but most of the time it’s very annoying.
Oh, you have a car? Great! But you can’t park it anywhere on campus, because we’re already too full! You will also be hard pressed to find a student house with available parking spaces too. Egham is definitely a walking zone.
Royal Holloway hosts a lot of school taster events throughout the year, especially towards the end, so don’t be surprised if you are stared at by a bunch of eager-eyed secondary school students who just can’t wait to get started!
In my three years at Royal Holloway, I can announce with certainty that I met four other people from the North while I was there. Granted, that’s because it’s a Southern university, and a very popular choice for International students, but still. Can’t we solve the North-South divide together?
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