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Starting university was particularly challenging as I had very little idea of what to expect. As the first in my family to go to university and without any older siblings to look up to, I didn’t have anyone to go to for advice. Starting university in 2020, unaware that the country was about to enter a second lockdown, I was unsure how to go about making friends under the challenging circumstances.