'The Secret Life Of Students' - What University Under-Graduates Really Get Up To (VIDEO CLIPS)
The Secret Life Of Students Untapped (CLIP)
Caroline Frost— The Huffington Post UK
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What do you think today's under-graduates really get up to?
All will be revealed in Channel 4's new show, 'The Secret Life Of Students', following a bunch of young Freshers as they leave home, venture out into the unknown, learn how to cook, clean, cultivate new friendships and, above all, charge their phones.
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Because student life has changed radically from what you might remember. Smartphones, social networks and microblogging have revolutionised the fresher experience, supercharging the daily drama, goings on and heartbreak of undergraduate life.
Watch our special preview clips above and below...
'The Secret Life of Students' has loaned phones to 12 willing volunteers for the duration of filming, so that these students can contribute some of their own material to the series, covering every moment of drama - drunken misadventures, relationship meltdowns, failed exams - in a fitting analogue for just how integral to student life has become that little device at the end the arm.
'The Secret Life Of Students' begins on Thursday 3 July at 10pm on Channel 4.
Here are 15 things that overwhelm international students when they start at a British University...
15 Things That Overwhelm International Students When They Start University
1. Being called "Love" by cab drivers.(01 of15)
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'ello Love (credit:Grant Faint via Getty Images)
2. The crisps/chips dilemma.(02 of15)
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These are chips. Chips are not fries. (credit:www.labicicletavermella.com via Getty Images)
3. The comfort food.(03 of15)
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Nothing soaks up a hangover like British food! (credit:Image Source via Getty Images)
4. The informality of student/professor relationships.(04 of15)
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Everyone is on a first name basis. (credit:caracterdesign via Getty Images)
5. The excessive use of Barbour jackets, tweed and Wellington boots.(05 of15)
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Are we going pheasant hunting? (credit:knape via Getty Images)
6. The "with all due respect" insult. (06 of15)
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Sarcasm 101. (credit:Deborah Pendell via Getty Images)
7. The obsession with tea.(07 of15)
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Why is there milk in the tea?! (credit:Rob Webb via Getty Images)
8. The beauty of British swear words.(08 of15)
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To name one of the softer ones (credit:danielweiresq/Flickr)
9. The lack of clothing worn in nightclubs in December.(09 of15)
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goodbye tights, hello goosebumps! (credit:Image Source via Getty Images)
10. The british stiff upper lip.(10 of15)
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Displays of emotions are frowned upon ... (credit:Kikishua/Flickr)
11. How unexpectedly accurate shows like The Inbetweeners are.(11 of15)
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Lad behaviour is actually a thing! (credit:Paul Archuleta via Getty Images)
12. How unrealistic your Pride and Prejudice expectations are.(12 of15)
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Not going to happen I'm afraid... (credit:Thalita Carvalho ?/Flickr)
13. The omnipresence of Jack Wills clothing.(13 of15)
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Not sure what the fuss is all about... (credit:crayzeetraveler/Flickr)
14. The accents.(14 of15)
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You thought there was only one accent in the UK? Wrong. On top of Welsh, Scottish and Irish, there are a wide variety of regional accents that wound like completely different languages! (credit:John_ Woodcock via Getty Images)
15. The amazing university experience.(15 of15)
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After some adjusting it will be the best years of your life! (credit:Lonely Planet via Getty Images)