Freshers Week + Under 18 Year Olds?

McPooHead

Is it possible for 17 year olds to go to the parties and nights out during Fresher's Week?

Tears in Rain

If you go to a club you're probably going to get ID'd, especially at the start of the year when bouncers know there'll be a load of 17 year olds going around. Also, most places don't accept student ID.

bscm

it may be possible, only if you stick to pubs and get someone else's id... most clubs check id without exception (unless you look well over 21)

Dublin isn't nice to underagers like the smaller towns and most places don't turn a blind eye to being a few weeks/months from your 18th... almost everyone gets id'd and in some places it's passports or age cards only

Tears in Rain

Also, if the worst comes to worst and you find yourself going out with a group of people who decide to club it and you don't have ID, just get one of them with an ID to go in, get a stamp, come back out and give you the ID. To be honest, with the level of scrutiny the average bouncer gives it, it doesn't matter in the slightest if you look completely different, you could probably even be the wrong gender.

boggerbarbie

Thank god someone else is in the same boat as me.. I was staring down the barrel of no social life for 6 months

Risco50

thats a problem that faces me as well, im trying to be optimistic but on the nights out side of things its not looking good haha

Tragedy

Join some of the smaller socs. I didn't go to any freshers week/ents nights out, but joined a couple of socs that had afternoon/evening events that didn't just involve the pub(but that usually ended up in one after).

Saved my social life

languagenerd

You probably won't get into clubs, most only take passports, age cards and driving licenses nowadays. Pubs aren't too much trouble.

You'll be able to go to lots of the daytime/evening events anyway, but I wouldn't bet on the nights out yet . (I was in the same boat when I started)

Groinshot

Find someone who looks like you..

Hollzy

It's so unfair... I know people going to other colleges and their Freshers' Week activities are college organised so everyone can take part. And to be honest they sound a lot more fun than stuff like that traffic light thing as well :S I am annoyed I'll be missing Calvin Harris though! The Academy is really strict, or at least that's what I've been told. All over two lousy months.... Ah, well. We'll find something to do I'm sure...

boggerbarbie

Hollzy wrote: »

It's so unfair... I know people going to other colleges and their Freshers' Week activities are college organised so everyone can take part. And to be honest they sound a lot more fun than stuff like that traffic light thing as well :S I am annoyed I'll be missing Calvin Harris though! The Academy is really strict, or at least that's what I've been told. All over two lousy months.... Ah, well. We'll find something to do I'm sure...

completely agree, it's ridiculous and so unfair


Please please please let someone organise a 'not quite 18 yet' night out... Pleeeeeeeeeease

OrlaB12693

Holly we've been over this! your gonna be coming out disguised as me! xP

Guys, it's not unfair.

Just because the main listed nights out include drinking, doesn't mean that's all that's going on in the college. Just go to something else, it would be crazy for the main fresher's week events to be drink-free or not in a venue, especially when they want you to pay in. There'll be other stuff to go to, it just wont be shoved in your face, you've got to look/ask.

gavmcg92

The 5 night-time events are not the be all and end all of Freshers week. Many other societies will have nights in their respective clubs. From my recollection DU Players had an open mic in the theater and were giving out free cans for all those who were there... no id needed!

This nights-out during Freshers week is merely a facade for all the amazing things that will be present on college. Go in on the 19th, go around all the societies stalls and pick something that suits you. I would recommend joining both The Phil and The Hist. Then go off and find something that you like.

As far as I can remember, all of these socs will be having their own parties. I joined a juggling society last year and spent the guts of a whole night messing around with others while learning how to juggle.

Keep your eyes peeled and don't be afraid to ask people behind the desks in the main courtyard during freshers week about what events they are planning for their members.

bradyle

My friend wasn't 18 till march of 1st year...you'll be grand just get somebody elses really no one really pays attention to them as long as you have something they don't care

Best thing ya can do is if ya have some older sibling...just pretend to be a mature student

Jegger

Freshers week is not all it's cracked up to be, trust me, by the time you're in SS you'll be ignoring the whole week. You'll have plenty of time to go to all the ****ty night clubs and traffic light balls and silent discos during your time here. Also everyone knows the best craic happens in the smaller societies.

gavmcg92

Jegger wrote: »

everyone knows the best craic happens in the smaller societies.

What ones would they be?

Jegger

why the secret ones of course.

gavmcg92

Jegger wrote: »

why the secret ones of course.

So secret that it is only you in a 2ft x 4ft closet :P

Jegger

eh you've lost me, anyway what I meant was that you are more likely to make good friends in the smaller societies rather than the huge societies like the Phil and Hist. To those who can't get into night clubs, you'll probably make better friends in societies than you will in the smoking area of the Purty Kitchen chatting to some guy who repeatedly asks you what course you're doing.

Jegger

Jegger wrote: »

Freshers week is not all it's cracked up to be, trust me, by the time you're in SS you'll be ignoring the whole week.

...that's why it's called "Fresher's Week"?

gavmcg92

Jegger wrote: »

eh you've lost me

Clubs so secret that you are the only one who knows about them :P