Thursday, March 28Royal Holloway's offical student publication, est. 1986

Author: Ellie Darwood

Freshers’ Flu: Myth or Reality?
Opinion

Freshers’ Flu: Myth or Reality?

With Freshers' week only a few weeks away, Ellie Darwood remembers facing the dreaded Freshers' flu. "I’ll be fine. I don’t get ill” - A statement that I found myself repeatedly saying throughout the duration of my first year at university. And was I right? Well, not exactly. All Freshers' (and returning students) are aware of the omnipotence of the dreaded Freshers' flu and the possibility of being bed-bound for the most jam-packed, fun-filled first weeks of university. The constant hubbub surrounding the inevitability of catching the most horrific illness known to party goers consumed my thoughts for not only the first weeks of university but also the week leading to its commencement. I arrived at university equipped with stashes of tissues, gallons of hand sanitiser and enough multiv...