What are your main worries about starting university?
Mine are:
- not knowing ANYBODY at all!
- not being able to understand about my course or lectures :/
- struggling to hear what is being said (I am hard of hearing) and,
- most likely not getting the help I need from DSA to support my studies
What about you?
And why? Hopefully we can all help each other out and give advice on our worries, etc
- not knowing ANYBODY at all!
- not being able to understand about my course or lectures :/
- struggling to hear what is being said (I am hard of hearing) and,
- most likely not getting the help I need from DSA to support my studies
What about you?
And why? Hopefully we can all help each other out and give advice on our worries, etc
(edited 9 years ago)
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I too am worried about not knowing anyone. Also, I have a young daughter so I won't be able to do a lot of the socialising that is involved in student life. :/
Really worried about the work being too much and getting overwhelmed.
I guess the only thing I can say to help is, try not to worry. Remember that everyone else is in the same boat, and likely has the exact same worries!
Really worried about the work being too much and getting overwhelmed.
I guess the only thing I can say to help is, try not to worry. Remember that everyone else is in the same boat, and likely has the exact same worries!
Original post by David B
My main worries are my eating because I'm a picky eater and don't eat a whole bunch of food. < my main and only worry.
Well, what is there to be worried off?
Original post by Alumna
Well, what is there to be worried off?
Nothing really but it's just something I've been thinking about to be honest.
Original post by David B
Nothing really but it's just something I've been thinking about to be honest.
oh, atleast you can cook/buy what you want lol
Original post by Butterfly92
Mine are:
- not knowing ANYBODY at all!
- not being able to understand about my course or lectures :/
- struggling to hear what is being said (I am hard of hearing) and,
- most likely not getting the help I need from DSA to support my studies
- not knowing ANYBODY at all!
- not being able to understand about my course or lectures :/
- struggling to hear what is being said (I am hard of hearing) and,
- most likely not getting the help I need from DSA to support my studies
Yes you won't know anybody but you will meet people immediately during freshers, just act very affable and you'll gain plenty of friends.
Not sure what you mean about not being able to understand about your course, but there will plenty of help by the university and the union, and no doubt you can set up a study group with friends and get advice from your lecturer.
What you could do is record your lectures, if there is anything you don't hear properly you could play it back after, a cheap recorder should be good. The union can help too.
Original post by Alumna
oh, atleast you can cook/buy what you want lol
Yeah that's why I didn't do catered accommodation just in case they served nothing I liked.
I only have 3 worries.
-Failing at making friends on my course AGAIN due to my anxiety
-My anxiety getting the better of me and causing me to miss a lot of uni again
-Falling behind on chemistry modules.
-Failing at making friends on my course AGAIN due to my anxiety
-My anxiety getting the better of me and causing me to miss a lot of uni again
-Falling behind on chemistry modules.
Original post by Halmos
I am an intl. student starting uni. in the UK this fall. Extremely worried about:
- Lack of english fluency impeding social interactions
- Not fitting in because I am transferring directly into second year and most social groups are already formed by then
- not getting a part time job
- Lack of english fluency impeding social interactions
- Not fitting in because I am transferring directly into second year and most social groups are already formed by then
- not getting a part time job
What country are you from and what uni?
Original post by SophieSmall
I only have 3 worries.
-Failing at making friends on my course AGAIN due to my anxiety
-My anxiety getting the better of me and causing me to miss a lot of uni again
-Falling behind on chemistry modules.
-Failing at making friends on my course AGAIN due to my anxiety
-My anxiety getting the better of me and causing me to miss a lot of uni again
-Falling behind on chemistry modules.
I suffer from anxiety too. Try meeting people on here that are going to be doing the same course at the same uni as you, you might meet others that also suffer. This way you can buddy up together, and you'll both be in the same boat.
Hope that helps.
Original post by SammyHam
I suffer from anxiety too. Try meeting people on here that are going to be doing the same course at the same uni as you, you might meet others that also suffer. This way you can buddy up together, and you'll both be in the same boat.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
I tried that last year and not much came of it :/
But thanks though!
Original post by SophieSmall
I tried that last year and not much came of it :/
But thanks though!
But thanks though!
Ah, that sucks.
Really hope it works out for you this year!
Original post by SammyHam
Ah, that sucks.
Really hope it works out for you this year!
Really hope it works out for you this year!
Thank you
you too hope you do great.My main worry is that I'm going to be stuck with people who are really loud at the night so I won't be able to sleep
Other worries are I won't get along with the people there..
I'm actually excited about not knowing no one and making new friends however scared that I might not make friends!
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Other worries are I won't get along with the people there..
I'm actually excited about not knowing no one and making new friends however scared that I might not make friends!
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My worries are:
I suffer from social anxiety so I don't like meeting new people.
I'm dyslexic so I'm not sure whether I'll cope with the work
I'm partially deaf in my left year so I may struggle hearing in lectures.
I don't have any confidence
I don't like public speaking
I suffer from social anxiety so I don't like meeting new people.
I'm dyslexic so I'm not sure whether I'll cope with the work
I'm partially deaf in my left year so I may struggle hearing in lectures.
I don't have any confidence
I don't like public speaking
Original post by Secretnerd123
What country are you from and what uni?
I am from Pakistan, going to Southampton
I will make pathetic friends that i will want to dumb after 3 months or so
I won't be able to afford anything
I will find my course very hard, I end up dropping out or failing
I won't be able to join as many activities and societies as i like because of studying
I won't be able to find a job
I won't be able to afford anything
I will find my course very hard, I end up dropping out or failing
I won't be able to join as many activities and societies as i like because of studying
I won't be able to find a job
(edited 9 years ago)
First worry is missing my offer this Thursday! 
Second worry is getting too homesick. I'm an independent person so do a lot of cooking, shopping and managing my own money without my parents help but for some reason I get really homesick, even when I stay at someone's house. I think it will only last a couple of weeks at the most anyway, because my accommodation will soon be my home.
Third worry is finances - my rent is quite expensive and they keep adding expenses on top. Such as car parking and a TV license if I decide I want to watch TV. My rent installments don't even match my loan installments and sometimes my rent installment takes all my loan. I can just see it being a massive shambles trying to sort out when my loan or scholarship money etc. is coming in and balancing that with my rent installments. It should be fine when I get all my payment information though.
Second worry is getting too homesick. I'm an independent person so do a lot of cooking, shopping and managing my own money without my parents help but for some reason I get really homesick, even when I stay at someone's house. I think it will only last a couple of weeks at the most anyway, because my accommodation will soon be my home.
Third worry is finances - my rent is quite expensive and they keep adding expenses on top. Such as car parking and a TV license if I decide I want to watch TV. My rent installments don't even match my loan installments and sometimes my rent installment takes all my loan. I can just see it being a massive shambles trying to sort out when my loan or scholarship money etc. is coming in and balancing that with my rent installments. It should be fine when I get all my payment information though.
(edited 9 years ago)
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