I went up a week early, so we had a freshers' week with just the people on my course, where we sat around playing PlayStation, and then another one with everyone else, which was pretty cool.
My room was pretty standard, a box with a bathroom and too much stuff. There were five people in the flat, but because I chose my course really late I was the only first year, so I was pretty much ignored. They were all finishing law and finance degrees so we didn't have a lot to talk about.
I've really enjoyed my course so far. There is a lot more drawing than you'd think for a computer course – making a film starts with drawing, getting everything down as a little sketch. It's really open, which is great, but the amount of work you have to do for something that looks simple is huge.
Performing with the band at the same time has meant a lot of sitting on trains with my laptop and a sketchbook and then running into the computer suite at the last minute. When I tell people I am going to London to do a gig or a photo shoot, often they are not interested, but when they see something I've done, they're like: "Why didn't you tell us about this?" But it's great to have all the people at uni and all the music people – you end up with two really good groups to hang out with.
Top Tip
There will be people with the same interests as you, so go and look for them. It might take longer and more effort, but it's worthwhile. And don't forget your old friends.
Danny Cooper is about to start his second year studying digital film, games and animation at Leeds College of Art. These Furrows's new single, Duke, is out now
