Any other first years not enjoying Lancaster?

Thankyou for the advice I do need to meet people, just got a bit disheartened with it all. I got in to Lancaster too on Access, and as much as I've just whinged about uni, the Psychology departments quite good I think.

Thankyou for the replies and advice, (I'm in Cartmel by the way)

Yeah uni definitley seems like a love it or hate it thing. I hoped I'd love it though, although I did worry that I would end up in a bad flat

I've already tried to make things a bit better, asked to do volunteering and join the societies I was interested in but never got any replies, had personal tutor meetings, and even counselling! flatmates apparently had 3 official warnings yet things seem worse not better, and asked to move off campus with people more my own age but can't because of the accommodation contract, and the list goes on...

I am really homesick, and I have just applied to transfer to universities near to home but I was told that it is rare for people to be accepted into the second year?

I have met a few people who seem nice and are good to chat to but they all seem to stay in groups with their flatmates. Lancaster just reminds me of school where everyone is trying to be popular or whatever, which I'm kind of past that. I get along with chilled out and friendly people more, just can't seem to find any who don't already have a group.


So I'm thinking maybe it's just not the right uni for me, I just don't want to give up incase I don't get accepted anywhere else and end up having to stay for another 2 & 1/2 years.

Xxx

What do you mean by 'never got any replies'. Usually with societies, other than stuff like sports teams, they are happy for you just to show up and see what is going on, and then see if you would be interested. I know as an exec member for a society that it can sometimes be difficult to keep track of which emails you have responded to and which you haven't, and which someone else on the exec has responded to, so don't be shy if you emailed and got no response!
As for volunteering, just pop into the LUVU office- they are all really nice! it looks daunting, them all sitting there at their desks, but it's not, promise!
Oh, and refreshers fair is next tuesday, 4-7 in the great hall, I believe. Gospel choir won't be there- we are all getting too busy with work atm! We are a pretty friendly and very welcoming group though, so if you want to come, just turn up!

Where did you do your access course? I'm hoping they accept it as its my favourite choice after i was unsuccessful at cambridge. How old are you too if you dont mind me asking? If you are a mature student maybe it is a bit more difficult to settle in... I'm a bit worried about that, that i will arrive and everyone is really young compared to me!!

Where did you do your access course? I'm hoping they accept it as its my favourite choice after i was unsuccessful at cambridge. How old are you too if you dont mind me asking? If you are a mature student maybe it is a bit more difficult to settle in... I'm a bit worried about that, that i will arrive and everyone is really young compared to me!!

Hey matty,

im transferring to lancaster next october to study Psych and will be 21 the week before I start so im going to be an oldie too! dont worry about the age thing, at my old uni there was even an 83 yr old! haha

minnie x

I'm curently on a Gap Year but my uni friends experiences have been very hit and miss. My friend at Manchester ended up in a flat full of cokeheads who did awful things to her flat, so her and her friend left and moved into other halls.

I would really recommend joining societies my friends who love uni and hav made good friends mostly met people at societies. Remember flatmates are randoms you put no effort into meeting its luck of the draw.

I'm coming to Lancaster next year after turning Warwick down this year and realising it wasn't the place for me. Can I just ask what 'topshop girls' mean? I'm a bit worried about Lancaster just because at the open day people asked if ~I had gone to private school and said I spoke 'posh'?

I went to Lancaster last year and really didn't enjoy it. After Christmas I ended up coming home nearly every weekend. My flatmates were nothing like me, very cliqueish and 'topshop' sort of girls. I spent virtually every day in my room, I could easily go through a week speaking to no-one there apart from shop assistant's! And I'm not particulrly quiet tbh, I just couldn't get on with those people.

Seems a fair few people are feeling the same as I did about Lancaster, dunno what it is about the place but it really wasn't for me. I'm starting again now, hoping and praying for Manchester

Going through the exact same thing right now unfortunately, but have just applied to Leeds so will hopefully get to transfer. & good luck, hope you get the uni you want

Aww that's rubbish. Hope you get into Leeds, it's a great city. Coming from here to Lancaster was a massive culture shock, couldn't believe how quiet it was, didn't like the social scene and it was just too small for me I think.

Do you get on with any of your flatmates? Thanks, I really want Manchester but I'll be more than happy with Leeds. Plus it means I get more time with the missus

So, does this mean you're likely to be put in single-sex flats/houses?

Because if I have to live with all girls I'll shoot myself.

I hope youve picked up?

I was having just a bad a timne as you last term. But I had joined LURPS and kept at it for the frst term. I didnt make frends straight away, but not everyone does. I have (in the last 6 weeks) made really close friends in the group i play in, (6 other people) and honestly one of them is my best friend, as we are there fore each other a lot.

Stick witht it, and realise it can take a couple of terms to make friends, depending on your luck and ocnfidence. What kind of socieites do you want to join??