Hello unreg user,
As the former Ambassador, Charities Convenor, general dogsbody for New Hall and also a resident for 4 years the biggest piece of advice I can give you is to NOT stay in your room and wait for people to come and find you.
A few people each year complain that they are lonely in New Hall but that is always due to the fact that they haven't attended any of the freshers week events laid on by the committee (all free for residents!!) nor have they knocked on their neighbour's doors and introduced themselves.
Feel free to stick a note in your kitchen introducing yourself and chat to everyone!
When you first arrive you will be greeted by a member of the Resident Assistant (RA) team and a committee member - try and remember their names and you will already know 2 people before you even get to your room! The committee this year are a lovely bunch of people and will usually be found in the common room. Also if you have any ideas on how to improve the events or have suggestions for new events - the committee will always be willing to listen.
You can email the committee in advance on
nhcom@st-andrews.ac.uk
Also if you like the idea of joining the committee and having a say on how the budget is spent on events in hall (and the ball) then join the committee in October (details of elections will be emailed to all residents!)
I had four fantastic years in New Hall - I hope you have a fab time!